Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Stilts @ MHOW in April (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * DANCE * The Feelies @ Maxwell's * Paleface & Levy @ The Living Room * Firecracker @ Hammerstein Ballroom * Sharon Van Etten, Angel Ocana @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Hatcham Social - So So Happy Making (MP3) London's Hatcham Social are direct musical descendants of Orange Juice, Echo & the Bunnymen or, more recently, Clearlake: scratchy but melodic, with an occasional flair for the melodr... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: So Cow + Free Energy @ The Bell House 7:30pm $5I have yet to catch the wave on either of these much blogged about bands. Maybe Monday evening will be my opportunity to see what all the fuss is about. It's either that or I rest up after a busy... more info

Stereogum — Mike Miko are a fun live band, so they wisely made a fun live video for We Be Xuxa's "I Got A Lot (New New New)." Speaking of which: Much of the current DIY or lo-fi or "shitgaze" (or whatever) crop is peddling something downcast ("thoughtful") a ... more info

Guardian Music — You wait ages for a New York band steeped in C86 British indie and then two come along in the same Singes Club!The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult FrictionThis four-piece from Brooklyn, who recorded their debut album in Baltimore, a... more info

Pasta Primavera — Crystal Stilts really won me over with the Love Is A Wave 7″ released via Slumberland.  Now that sweet  little track has some moving images to go along with it.  Army Of Kids directed this video for the track and it’s a journey back in t... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Suckers - "Easy Chairs"; A surreal video for a surreal song works pretty well. Of course we've seen the technique used a thousand times before, which dampens it a little but doesn't completely take away the charm of it all. Overall it's a damn solid ... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Love is a Wave" by Crystal Stilts from the "Love is a Wave" 7" directed by Army Of Kids. more info

MVSW — Crystal Stilts ~ “Love is a Wave” “Love is a Wave”(mp3) I saw this on Pitchfork this morning and had to share it. The video may just be a series of collaged clips and images, but it fits the song really well. more info

Stereogum — Crystal Stilts' "Prismatic Room" video featured grainy footage of the band hanging out alone and with friends. For the upbeat post-Alight Of Night stomper "Love Is A Wave," the mood's set via a collage of grainy (and less-than-grainy) found footage, ... more info