Stereogum — Well before the lineup trickled its way out, the Sasquatch! site's streaming player hosted a playlist stocked with tons of Pavement. So you're not surprised that the band with the fat pockets will headline a night at the beautiful Gorge Ampitheatr... more info

MTV.com News — My Morning Jacket, Wale, Kid Cudi, the National also join three-day festival in Washington May 29-31.By Kyle Anderson Vampire Weekend Photo: Francois Guillot/ AFP/ Getty Images Even though the terrible winter weather still grips most of th... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Not only did the Sasquatch Festival folks avoid annoying the world by not unveiling acts in their lineup every six minutes, their bill even beats a somewhat lackluster Bonnaroo. Perhaps 'Roo set their bar too high with past festival lineups or swung... more info

Stereogum — Added incentive for bands considering relocating from Texas to Brooklyn: If Kings Of Convenience happen to cancel their scheduled appearance on Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Fallon happens to discover and fall in love with your song after using the SHAZ... more info

Stereogum — It's been a minute since we've heard from Pattern Is Movement, last seen jamming with the Roots and D'Angelo at Brooklyn Bowl late in 2009, or turning in another of their inspired covers (check their Daytrotter version of "Crazy In Love," and their t... more info

Jimi Hendrix is in fine rock form in 'Valleys.' Or check out the downloadable freebie 'Ascending Melody' by the Dirty Projectors. ... more info

USA Today Music — Jimi Hendrix is in fine rock form in 'Valleys.' Or check out the downloadable freebie 'Ascending Melody' by the Dirty Projectors. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Back in 2005, an earlier iteration of the Dirty Projectors released their concept album The Getty Address, which Pitchfork's Jason Crock called "a modern opera about post-9/11 America, the destruction of our natural wilderness, the confrontation betw... more info

Altsounds — Following the success of her debut album, Bird-Brains, and her jaw-dropping shows whilst on tour with Dirty Projectors late last year, 4AD are releasing monumental lo-fi R&B jewel from Tune-Yards, ‘Real Live Flesh’ on February 8th. ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The 2010 edition of Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN, has an interesting mix of indie and avantgarde, often joining forces on stage. Noteworthy events: Band on a Can performing the legendary Terry Riley composition In C (Riley also appears solo -... more info