Obscure Sound — Melbourne rockers Shorts effectively channel ’90s alt-rock nostalgia on their new track “Sun Dogs”, the second single off their upcoming EP Something Else. Heavy waves of guitar distortion and melodic vocal nonchalance, in the vein of Dinosaur ... more info

Powerpopulist — We recently bemoaned our not keeping up-to-date on posting fab music we're finding. So let's continue to play catchup on recent, recentish, and not-particularly-recent-at-all finds available for free & legal download, shall we? Ta. waiting f... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Dinosaur Jr., The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Built to Spill, Fishbone, Bayside, Mayday Parade and The Lawrence Arms will perform their seminal albums. more info

Stereogum — Pinact are a Glasgow punk band with major melodic songwriting gifts. On their debut album Stand Still And Rot , those instincts manifested something like Fidlar's shout-along party music slathered in Dinosaur Jr.'s sonic sludge, but it appears they'... more info

Stereogum — What if Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis worked in a office with a bunch of other long-haired businessmen? And then they had to fire him? That's the basic premise behind the new Funny Or Die short "Firing Jay," the latest in a series of Long Haired Businessme... more info

Chorus.fm — The bands that will be playing full album sets at Riot Fest this year can be found below. Two more will be announced in the near future. Dinosaur Jr. – You’re Living All Over Me The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Let’s Face It Built To Spill – K... more info

Stereogum — As if getting Jawbreaker to reunite for the first time in 21 years wasn't enough, Riot Fest Chicago has announced that 10 artists will play one of their albums in full at the festival. Those include Dinosaur Jr. performing 1987's You're Living All Ov... more info

Stereogum — Two years ago, Katie Crutchfield's Waxahatchee project released a truly great album called Ivy Tripp . And yesterday, Crutchfield announced that she'll follow that one up this summer with a new LP called Out In The Storm. Crutchfield recorded the ne... more info

Obscure Sound — Guy Grogan impressed last year with “My Own Way Out“, which showed the one-man-band and Santa Fe-based singer/songwriter as a faithful member of alt-rock’s enduring legacy. With influences like Guided by Voices, Dinosaur Jr, and Jesus and Mary ... more info

Stereogum — Psych veterans Bardo Pond have been alive and kicking for more than 25 years now, and on the lead single from their new album, they sound like a band with something meaningful left to contribute. "Crossover," which opens the forthcoming Under The Pin... more info