Brooklyn Vegan — DOM at BV-CMJ 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The openers have been announced for the free shows happening at Pier 54 this summer. We alreadymentioned that Austra is opening the tUnE-yArDs show on July 14. It was also revealed that... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pier 54 @ a 2010 concert (more by Chris La Putt) One of New York City's quintessential free outdoor concert series, Hudson River Park's RiverRocks marks its 13th season this summer by presenting headlining performances by the sonically-nuanced experi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick - "The Great Smoke Off" (MP3) The Raveonettes @ Emo's earlier this month (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Kino @ Zebulon * Ikue Mori @ The Stone * Kyle Clyde @ The Stone *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Misteur Valaire @ BV Day Party Casiokids @ The Parish Deer Tick @ Terrorbird Media Day Party Catching up a bit. Here's what Dominick saw in Austin on Saturday, March 19, 2011....... 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

Brooklyn Vegan — Marty Markowitz & Beirut & L Magazine staff As you can see in the above photo, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz was on hand at the press conference this morning, as was now-confirmed Northside Festival headliner Beirut. More confirmed artis... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deer Tick @ Webster Hall in 2010 (more by Tracy Allison) today in NYC * It Is It @ Pianos * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * Mikko Innanen @ The Stone * Pretty Good Friends @ Union Hall * Hannibal... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I had an argument with a young friend of mine about the state of music.  He just graduated college and spent many years absorbing a plethora of indie rock bands...many who even I have never heard of.  Our argument was about whether great music was ... more info