Nialler9 — Austra were so brilliant at SXSW I went to see them twice. The Toronto-based band led by Katie Stelmanis are a hugely impressive live six-piece act. Their album Feel It Break is out on May 13rd on Domino. The band play Crawdaddy, Dublin on Saturday J... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nat Baldwin, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber play Black Flag Delicate Steve plays the Minutemen Ted Leo plays Minor Threat Titus Andronicus plays the Replacements Tune-Yards plays Sonic Youth Dan Deacon plays the Butthole Surfers St. Vincent plays... more info

kata rokkar... — As Noise Pop Festival approaches, we are getting more and more excited for what they have in store. Whether it’s Ben Gibbard rocking out the Great American Music Hall or Dan Deacon unleashing epic party jams on the Rickshaw and Independent dance fl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Frisicano, photos by David Andrako I was prepared to be disappointed by the Dan Deacon/So Percussion collaboration on Thursday night. I've seen Dan Deacon several times over the past few years and it's has always seemed like... more info

Abeano — Who? MNDR are two people; Amanda Warner and bandmate Peter Wade. They formed when Warner was “carrying too many bags around NYC” and handed Wade some demos. The name is a playful take on Amanda’s first name; it misses out the A’s an... more info

Impose Magazine — Adventure mastermind Benny Boeldt kicked the Bladerunner dialogue out of the band. Adventure is now the solo project of Boeldt, who is handling all the vocals himself, with some minor help from the pitch controls. A Wham City resident and synth playe... more info

XLR8R — More often than not, Illinois-based culture hub Daytrotter places its focus directly on indie-friendly pop artists and the like, but in this refreshing change of pace, the Baltimore-via-San Francisco outfit Matmos (pictured above), along with fellow ... more info

411 Mania — Dan Deacon's new project sounds rally unlikely but it's legit, Panda Bear news, music from an indie supergroup, Strokes album news, Okkervil River news, and more. more info

Guardian Music — Dylan Baldi may have moved out of his parents' basement, but his garageland rifferama proves he's still a cellar dweller at heartHometown: Cleveland, Ohio.The lineup: Dylan Baldi (vocals, instruments), plus band for gigs.The background: Maybe because... more info

melophobe — Dan Deacon - Wet Wings by forcefieldpr Francis Ford Coppola is making a new horror thriller flick starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Ben Chaplin and Elle Fanning called Twixt Now and Sunrise and guess who’s making the soundtrack! Dan. Deacon... more info