NME — The Scottish band bring some sax-synth goodness to the screen Franz brought their new-look line-up to NYC for the first time, but sounded as good as ever as they treated the island to indie anthems 'Michael', 'Do You Want To' and 'Take Me Out'. ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring an appearance from no wave pioneer James Chance. more info

Stereogum — Have you seen Franz Ferdinand live lately? It fucking rules. Seriously. Last year, the band played my sleepy Southern college town, and I was not prepared for them to be as good as they were. They were lithe and energetic and had hits for days, hits ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Priests are currently in California where they just played weekend 1 of Coachella. They've got an official Coachella Side show tonight (4/18) at Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown, and will play weekend 2 on Saturday (4/21). After that, P... more info

Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: Portugal. The Man (Kimmel; 4/17), Franz Ferdinand (Colbert; 4/18), Snow Patrol (Colbert; 4/19), Ice Cube (Corden; 4/17), and Jason Aldean (Ellen; 4/16). more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Franz Ferdinand are currently in NYC, having played their first of two Brooklyn Steel shows on Sunday night (4/15), as part of their Always Ascending tour... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Franz Ferdinand, Once and Future Band, The Nels Cline 4, Rick from Pile, and more Monday show options. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Bodega joins Franz Ferdinand's tour, also Jill Scott, Buster Poindexter, Get Up Kids, Broken Social Scene, Martin Courtney, and more just-announced tours. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grizzly Bear, Witch Mountain, Annie Hart (Au Revoir Simone), Major Murphy, Oneohtrix Point Never, and more just-announced tours. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Scottish outfit to visit Nashville, Asbury Park, and Chicago in support of new album Always Ascending. more info