Guardian Music — Dum Dum Girls, On tourIt's much more pleasant to be in an indie band in 2010. In 1986, you had to be heartbroken in a rainy northern town, then play the resulting songs in student unions. For the likes of Best Coast, Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls, the... more info

DrownedInSound — California's Dum Dum Girls may have been floating around the LA underground scene for a couple of years now, but it's only recently that they've come to the attention of a wider audience both Stateside and here in the UK. Read the full story o... more info

Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)There's a photograph of Jaill in the booklet accompanying their second album, in which singer Vincent Kircher wears a jumper emblazoned with an oversized teddy bear – not a picture of a teddy, but the invitingly tactile, furry skin of one.... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-22 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Valkhof Affaire07-23 Paris, France - Glazart07-24 London, England - 1234 Festival07-25 Sheffield, England - Tramlines Festival07-26 Newcastle, England - The Cluny07-27 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire07-28 Manc... more info

The Music Fix — The ladies bring their girl-group/punk-rock attack to these shores. more info

Guardian Music — Kurt Cobain loved them, so did Rough Trade and a generation of bands, but the Vaselines split before their debut album was released. Twenty years later, they are releasing their secondThere can be no greater boost for a struggling indie band than hav... more info

DrownedInSound — France's premiere music festival La Route Du Rock is back for 2010 with a stellar twentieth-anniversary lineup. The Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, Foals, Liars, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Owen Pallett and many more play three idyllic stages in French coa... more info

DrownedInSound — France's premiere music festival La Route Du Rock is back for 2010 with a stellar twentieth-anniversary lineup. The Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, Foals, Liars, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Owen Pallett and many more play three idyllic stages in French coa... more info

Rollo & Grady — We have two pairs of tickets to give away to R&G readers for Dum Dum Girls and Crocodiles tomorrow night at the Echo. Please email us at rollogrady@gmail.com to claim the tickets. The winners will be notified via email. For further show info (click h... more info

Guardian Music — Anyone for Tennis? Yes, please, if it involves fuzzy, aching chords topped with stories of sailing around the US east coastHometown: Denver, Colorado.The lineup: Alaina Moore (vocals, keyboards), Patrick Riley (guitar).The background: Anyone for Tenn... more info