Brooklyn Vegan — Stagnant Pools at West Fest 2012 (more by Zach Pollack) As mentioned, Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan is taking his former band's 2002 album, Control, on tour this year. That tour hits NYC on November 15 at Music Hall... more info

Consequence of Sound — Revisiting the 2002 concept album on tour. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @roboppy Tickets to Aimee Mann and Ted Leo's shows at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to see Silversun Pickups & Cloud Nothings at Terminal 5 go on AmEx presale... more info

Chorus.fm — *David Bazan* (http://www.davidbazan.com/control-tour/) and his band will be touring (http://www.davidbazan.com/control-tour/) in celebration of the *Pedro the Lion* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/pedrothelion) vinyl re-issues. They will be playing C... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Bazan at ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin Seattle indie rockers Pedro the Lion, who called it quits in 2006, are set to reissue and remaster their discography on vinyl, and it will be out on October 30 via... more info

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Deerhoof feat. David Bazan - ‘No One Asked Bazan To Dance’ from ‘DeerBazan’ 7” (Polyvinyl) Mr. David Bazan is a new one on me but it is definitely love, he has so much heartbreak in his gob it is like so many marbl... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Just about every comment I've read on the passing of 2011 boiled down to "good riddance". Not too shocking, since the internet was built for complaining after all (also - more than a few friends really were struggling), but I'm both surprised and ver... more info

Stereogum — AV Club‘s en pointe Holiday Undercover is back for another round in 2011, and the most recent episode features indie breakouts Wye Oak covering Brenda Lee’s “Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day.” Check out the cover after the jump. (via... more info

KEXP Seattle — Tonight, KEXP presents the Reykjavik Calling showcase, a FREE concert at Neumos featuring Seattle artists paired with like-minded musicians from Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Local performers include Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger, The Long W... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Bazan at ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) David Bazan is on the road and most likely in a town near you in November and December as part of a US tour that kicks off on 11/1 and stretches... more info