Brooklyn Vegan — Ben Nichols (Lucero) @ Maxwell's (more by Tim Griffin) Seeing that Lucero was about to be in town with a big show at Webster Hall on Saturday night (10/17), and that Chris Denny (last seen on stage with Deer Tick... more info

Rolling Stone — There was a tie for Most Significant Special Effect on Day Two of the Austin City Limits Festival. The first contender was Austin’s own Ghostland Observatory, whose agitated dance music took a back seat to a breathtaking light show. The stage shot ... more info

Instrumental Analysis — What? Oh why yes, I still do, in fact, do these. Lets get to it then shall we.Starfucker - MedicinePhoenix - LisztomaniaAkron/Family - The RiverJohn Vanderslice - Sunken Union BoatDeer Tick - EasyThe Thermals - Now We Can SeeApostle of Hustle - Soul... more info