Big Apple Music Scene — On sale now: The XX (DJ set) and VHS or Beta (DJ set) at (le) Poisson Rouge on January 2. Tickets The Drums and Surfer Blood at Bowery Ballroom on January 13. Tickets Julian Casablancas at Terminal Five on January 14. Tickets Prefuse 73 at Music Hal... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-22 New York, NY - The Fillmore at Irving Plazza10-23 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe 10-24 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club10-25 Huntington, WV - Vclub10-27 Virginia Beach, VA - The Jewish Mother10-28 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre10-29 Asheville, NC - Ora... more info

XLR8R — Taking its lead from the 2003 documentary film of the same name, Afro-Punk is a community based around outsider music, film, art, and skateboarding. Their annual festival, which premiered in 2005 in Brooklyn, is ground-zero for the "multi-cultural" m... more info

All About Jazz — JJ Grey and Mofro Announce North American Tour Dates With Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi Followed By Two-Month Co-Bill With Shooter Jennings JJ Grey and Mofro JJ Grey and Mofro, the Jacksonville, Florida-based swamp, blues, rock, funk, and soul b... more info

JamBase — JJ Grey & Mofro Announce North American Tour Dates With Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi Followed By Two-Month Co-Bill With Shooter Jennings JJ Grey & Mofro JJ Grey & Mofro, the Jacksonville, Florida-based swamp, blues, rock, funk, and soul ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Janelle Monae @ MHOW in April (more by Tim Griffin) This summer Afro-Punk, BAMcinematek and Toyota will present the 5th annual Afro-Punk Festival, taking place July 3rd - July 8th, 2009 in the heart of Brooklyn, NY. The festival is... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight DC has a pair of solid shows, the first being Neva Dinova playing thos salty tunes at DC9 with McCarthy Trenching.  The other DC happening ia a fine show at the Rock and Roll Hotel featuring Portugal, The Man, Earl Greyhound, and Wintersle... more info

My Old Kentucky — Mmmmm....you smell that? We've got a fresh new session over at The Laundromatinee today. Three songs and videos from Earl Greyhound. Here's the video for their yet-to-be-released Oye Vaya... Head over to The Laundromatinee to catch their in-stu... more info