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 — Norah Jones is playing the WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden on March 27th. Tickets are on sale (@ 10am). Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck are playing two nights at Madison Square Garden in February. Tickets go on pre-sale... more info

Stereogum — After waxing nostalgic (complete with MP3s) about about the first-wave Slumberland bands I dug in the '90s, it only seems healthy to go outside, live in the present a little, and take a look at the intermingling of old/new that took place at the ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Brooklyn Museum is celebrating their newest exhibit: Who Shot Rock: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present and their Target free First Saturday event this past Saturday celebrated music and photography. Aside from the three indie rock bands that... more info

5 Acts — Come celebrate 20 years of great music from Slumberland Records on Friday night at Black Cat. It's a Mainstage show with doors opening at 8pm. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 the day of the show. However, e-mail me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com b... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — This month’s Target First Saturday party at the Brooklyn Museum (happening this Saturday, November 7) should be a good one because it is promoting the new exhibit: Who Shot Rock and Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present. Aside from some... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 11-11 Bronxville, NY - Sarah Lawrence College11-12 Philadelphia, PA - Pi Lam at University of Pennsylvania11-13 Washington, DC - Black Cat (SLR 20th Anniversary show) *11-14 Brooklyn, NY - Bell House (SLR 20th Anniversary show) #*11-15 Bethlehem, PA ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-31 New York City, NY - 171 Lombardy St. *11-07 Brooklyn, NY - The Brooklyn Museum11-13 Washington, DC - The Black Cat11-14 Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House* with Vivian Girls, Religious Knives, Wooden Shjips more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Vampire Weekend -"Horchata"; For the first single off their highly anticipated sophomore album Vampire Weekend have resorted to a lot of the tricks that propelled them in the first place. Repetition, catchy lyrics, tribal rhythms are in place once ag... more info

Stereogum — Ex-Vivian Girls drummer (and NYC bartender) Frankie Rose recently made the Crystal Stilts an Ex too, starting her own project, the all-girl quintet Frankie Rose & The Outs. Well, almost all-girl: Crystal Stilts guitarist JB Townsend contributes to th... more info