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

Perfect Porridge — Manchester Orchestra’s new album, Mean Everything To Nothing, is my new favorite evening commute disc. The Atlanta band’s sound has the raw authenticity of early Cursive, the southern emotive turmoil of Raleigh’s Annuals and enough youthful na... more info

Altsounds — *Cursive* make a long awaited return with the release of *'Mama, I'm Swollen*' on June 1st. It's *Cursive* at their best, evident during recent performances at SXSW and on the David Letterman show: YouTube - Cursive - From The Hips (Live on Letterm... more info

Pasta Primavera — Nebraska’s Cursive have just released their first video from the dynamic album Mama, I’m Swollen for the track “From The Hips”.  This video, directed by Michael Grodner, had me smiling from the get go.  A song about the struggles of rel... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Indie-rock act Cursive [ tickets ] will continue its spring trek of the US behind its recently released album, "Mama I'm Swollen."... continued more info

Perfect Porridge — Check out Cursive’s Michael Grodner-directed video for “From the Hips” off their new album, Mama, I’m Swollen. Cursive play Minneapolis’ First Avenue on May 8 with Man Man. more info

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The Culture Of Me — The first video from Tim Kasher and co.'s most recent effort, Mama, I'm Swollen, finds Cursive in familiar visual territory, full of lip syncers, subdued color palettes and the potentially humdrum ennui of daily life as a sucker. The song itsel... more info