Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Western Mass punks Blessed State will release their debut LP, titled Head Space, produced by Justin Pizzoferrato (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Speedy Ortiz) on June 24 via Safety Meeting (pre-order). You've already heard the title track... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dinosaur Jr. @ T5, 2012 (more by Gretchen Robinette) The Julie Ruin had to drop off as headliners of the 2014 Village Voice 4Knots Music Festival , as singer Kathleen Hanna has had a lyme disease relapse. (Feel better, Kathleen!) The fest... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Strokes show at The Capitol Theater go on artist presale today at 10 AM. Tickets for The Offspring's Smash shows at Terminal 5 with Bad Religion, Pennywise and The Vandals are on artist presale now. Password:... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dinosaur Jr at Terminal 5 in 2011 (more by Tamara Porras) Indie rock veterans Dinosaur Jr don't have a tour scheduled at the moment, but they do have a few select festival appearances coming up, and a FREE Converse Rubber... more info

Stereogum — Today New York band Cymbals Eat Guitars announced their third album, LOSE, and from the sound of it, frontman Joseph D’Agostino has a lot to get out. That’s because LOSE was written and recorded (with longtime Dinosaur Jr. producer John Agnello s... more info

NME — Mascis plays a caretaker in new feature film from the 'Submarine' man more info

Stereogum — In keeping with their Ann Arbor roots, the Brooklyn power trio Awesome Color kicked out three albums of fiery Detroit-inspired garage rock jams for Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace label throughout the second half of the aughts and toured with the l... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Reissue label The Numero Group are known for having expert taste and some of the best packaging around. They recently put out a compilation of '70s-era Laurel Canyon songwriter Ned Doheny and last year put out that Unwound box... more info

USA Today Music — If you're a big fan of the band, you'll want this limited-edition hardcover. more info

Pop Candy — If you're a big fan of the band, you'll want this limited-edition hardcover. more info