Abeano — Are tweaked celebrity monikers this year’s Crystal? (See: Crystal Stilts, Crystal Antlers, Crystal Castles.) Joy Orbison’s bagged a BBC Sounds 2010 nomination, the club night Orlando Boom! has spent the year wresting Hoxton from th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford DOWNLOAD: The Big Pink - Sweet Dreams (Beyonce Cover) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Big Pink - Too Young to Love (MP3) "We missed the [Big Pink]'s New York debut last June but made sure to be... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Perkins @ Clearwater Fest this summer (more by Chris La Putt) tonight in NYC * Phish @ MSG * The Besties @ Asbury Lanes * Ian McCulloch @ The Studio * Crystal Antlers @ Cameo * Nitzer Ebb @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Antlers @ CMJ 09 (more by Paul Birman) Crystal Antlers are in the middle of their two-night NYC run opening for The Big Pink at Bowery Ballroom (Thursday night) and Music Hall of Williamsburg (Friday). They'll cap it off... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: "Whatever Happened to Rock and Roll (Punk Song)" [mp3] from Live other Black Rebel Motorcycle Club posts at Largehearted Boy Crystal Antlers: "1,000 Eyes (live at KVRX)" [mp3] other C... more info

Rock Sellout — Johnny Bell tearing it up and tearing it down! I have never seen Crystal Antlers before. I only got into them six months ago. I will never forget their performance. Maybe I was won over by singer/bass player Johnny Bell (who I interviewed before the ... more info

Stereogum — Robert Zimmerman's Christmas In The Heart polka gets itself a jolly house party video complete with dancing, drinking, fighting, short shorts, and an empathetic Santa. It was directed by Nash Edgerton, who did "Beyond Here Lies Nothing." Unlike that ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Paul Birman Goes Cube outside Fontana's Goes Cube has scheduled a headlining show for TONIGHT (10/29) at Southpaw with Rumanian Buck, The Unawares, and Elyas Khan. The show is one of two that the band... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Paul Birman Goes Cube outside Fontana's Goes Cube has scheduled a headlining show for TONIGHT (10/29) at Southpaw with Rumanian Buck, The Unawares, and Elyas Khan. The show is one of two that the band... more info

Stereogum — On Thursday at CMJ the xx played the 66th and 67th shows of the week -- one at the Apple Store SoHo, another as the "x-rated" secret guest at the horribly delayed, horribly sweaty Club NME showcase at the Delancey. The sound dudes couldn't get it ... more info