Culture Bully — Omaha's Cursive brought a "very special guest" along with them to their First Avenue gig, and the unannounced (but not so secret) performance by local hip-hop luminary P.O.S. proved to be the evening's highlight, as the emcee stole the show from the ... more info

Chicago Tribune — Cursive: The Omaha quartet returns with another blast of boisterous anxiety, "Mama, I'm Swollen" (Saddle Creek). Tim Kasher has been pumping up the theatricality in his writing lately, perhaps coinciding with his Hollywood screenwriting aspirations,... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Iron Maiden apparently has filed a lawsuit against a comic book creator for his Iron and the Maiden book. What, was someone else using ZZ and the Tops? :: Cursive has some west coast dates in June. :: In case you ever doubted her taste or credib... more info

Pasta Primavera — The next few days are relatively calm for shows, but there are some QUALITY ones in the area that you might want to consider attending.  Here in Baltimore the Ottobar has a great event with MC Lars, Entertainment System, Pash, and Club Scout.  ... more info

Radio Exile — It’s not even two hours since I posted that Cursive was “everybody’s favorite Saddle Creek band (with apologies to Tokyo Police Club and none to Bright Eyes…sorry Conor…” and I’m already being forced to recant. No, not because... more info

Radio Exile — Everybody’s favorite Saddle Creek band (with apologies to Tokyo Police Club and none to Bright Eyes…sorry Conor, I still haven’t forgiven you for Digital Ashes!) is hitting the road! Touring behind their critically acclaimed sixth album Mama, ... more info

Rock Sound — Tim Kasher tells Rock Sound that he is already working on the follow up to 'Mama, I'm Swollen'. more info

JamBase — THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL MAY 14, 15, 16 2009 - BRIGHTON 4th YEAR OF EUROPE'S PREMIER NEW MUSIC EVENT 3 DAYS / 34 VENUES / 300 OF THE WORLD'S BEST NEW BANDS Evan Dando With a deserved reputation for unearthing the music scene's most excit... more info

5 Acts — One week from tonight Cursive will be returning to Black Cat. It's a mainstage show with opening acts Andrew Wright and Man Man. Doors open at 8:00 and tickets are $15 in advance / $17 day of show. To celebrate their return to DC, I'm giving away a ... more info

JamBase — WEREWOLF ROMANCE WITH A CHOCOLATE CENTER Possibly the most wonderfully strange new age torch song in some time, Man Man's "Rabbit Habbits," the title cut from their latest album, has a swell new video, which features Charlyne Yi from Knocked Up, Mar... more info