Pasta Primavera — So here comes the weekend!  Baltimore has some sweet happenings that I thought I’d mention.  The Ottobar has Longwave, Colourmusic, and the Payola Reserve while the Recher Theatre has the Drive-By Truckers.  Down in DC the 9:30 Club has... more info

Rolling Stone — Ben Folds continues to search for the Way To Normal, DeVotchKa spread the gypsy rock and the School of Seven Bells hit the road with Fujiya & Miyagi. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. Ben Folds February 11 - Princeton, NJ @ McCarter Th... more info

Silent Uproar — Beginning tomorrow, DeVotchKa will head out on an eight-week US tour in continued support of A Mad and Faithful Telling. Crooked Fingers will support. more info

Pitchfork — -- They haven't released any music since their 2006 art installation soundtrack and they still don't have any planned, but the electro-acoustic duo the Books will play a few shows in the coming months. -- Denver gypsy-punk journeymen DeVotc... more info

Pitchfork — -- They haven't released any music since their 2006 art installation soundtrack and they still don't have any planned, but the electro-acoustic duo the Books will play a few shows in the coming months. -- Denver gypsy-punk journeymen DeVotchKa are al... more info

Stereogum — That post-Post-War LP we're all waiting for? It's officially yours for the listening over at npr.org, where the Mike Mogis-produced Hold Time's linked up as a track-by-track stream. Therein you shall find Matt reprising his list-topping She & Him pa... more info

KEXP Seattle — On the eve of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Eve itself, DeVotchka kicked out the old year to a full crowd of adoring fans each night at Seattle’s Showbox at the Market. Supported by Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band on Tuesday and Norfolk & Western o... more info

Altsounds — The acclaimed American band DeVotchKa are featured on the worldwide television commercial for Microsoft’s ‘Gears of War 2: The Last Day’, with the glorious song ‘How It Ends’. In response to huge demand t... more info

Altsounds — The acclaimed American band DeVotchKa are featured on the worldwide television commercial for Microsoft’s ‘Gears of War 2: The Last Day’, with the glorious song ‘How It Ends’. In response to huge demand t... more info

Pitchfork — Langerado Music Festival, the perennial early bird on the yearly festival circuit, has announced the initial lineup for its seventh annual event.So far, that lineup includes Death Cab for Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy, Broken Social Scene, Ryan Ada... more info