The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Def Leppard have said that they are considering not releasing albums anymore.  That the album format is dead.  But I think dead is a harsh term.  The album is just hibernating.  For the moment, everyone is into singles.  The single works better ... more info

Altsounds — ATO Records is proud to announce the release of Nothing Is Wrong, the highly anticipated second album by critically acclaimed Los Angeles-based, Dawes, on June 7, 2011. Nothing Is Wrong is the follow-up to the band's 2009 debut, North Hills (featurin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jonny Corndawg @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Ryan Barkan) "Expecting the usual d-bag bands who take their sweet time getting on stage, I arrived at 9:30 p.m. to find Dawes in full swing with some character on stage with them,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ryan Barkan DOWNLOAD: Middle Brother - Me Me Me (MP3) Jonny Corndawg, Matthew Vasquez, Taylor Goldsmith "There's a singer-songwriter intimacy in many of the songs on Middle Brother, as though band members John McCauley, Taylor Goldsmith and... more info

Guardian Music — Once a vehicle for like-minded stars, these days supergroups allow unlikely friends to indulge their experimental sideI have a tone on my phone that announces the arrival of a new indie supergroup, and it's bleeping a lot at the moment. Appearing to ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Timothy Griffin & Ryan Barkan Deervana by Ryan Barkan I'll always be a Nirvana fan and I'm currently a huge Deer Tick fan (obviously), but I had low expectations for this Saturday night "cover band" show at Lustre... more info

Popdose — It may be a bit too early to call them a supergroup, but according to Ken Shane, members of Dawes, Deer Tick, and Delta Spirit have made a fine debut album. more info

Altsounds — Middle Brother is excited to announce that they will be touring throughout the US in March, beginning in Washington, DC, on March 2 and ending in Austin, TX, on March 19. The band has now added shows in April that will include dates in California fro... more info

Altsounds — Middle Brother (comprised of Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of Deer Tick, and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit) are tempting us even more with a free download of their new self titled track & what can I say, it sounds damn fine. You can do... more info

Rollo & Grady — J. Irvin Dally recorded three acoustic songs for a recent Big Ugly Yellow Couch session. BUYC is an acoustic video session series run out of the Brooklyn apartment of writer Carlye Wisel and photographer/videographer Donald Rasmussen. Previous sessio... more info