Instrumental Analysis — Tereu Tereu by Shervin LainezNow that the summer is more or less here, the area is starting to get some great shows during the week. A few bands are stopping through the area with a couple of dates, so whether you are in Philly, Baltimore or DC, you ... more info

Live Daily — Organizers of this year's Monolith Festival are releasing details about this year's lineup via social networking sites Facebook and Twitter beginning today (5/18), and have unveiled Girl Talk and Starf---er as the first pair of confirmed acts. Acts f... more info

The Yellow Stereo — We’ve already went at length about this new project from Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch, but here’s the video for the first single off the self-titled album due out June 23rd in the US.  You can read the full post on the band here. ... more info

The Yellow Stereo — I picked up Akron/Family’s debut a few years back, gave it a few listens and forgot about it, and I’ll confess that I let their other releases slip by unnoticed. But recently I gave the track “River” a listen and it made me realize I was miss... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Brecheisen/WireImage A pair of summer festivals invade the Tracker: The Wanderlust Festival features a mash-up of Jenny Lewis, Girl Talk, Spoon, Andrew Bird and yoga specialists when it comes to Lake Tahoe’s Squaw Valley Resort starting July... more info

JamBase — Wanderlust Festival Lands in Lake Tahoe Yoga, Music, and Spectacular Views Set This Festival Apart From the Rest This summer welcomes a new boutique, three-day experience with the Wanderlust Festival. Wanderlust brings together the world's l... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Gene Ween Band is on the lineup for this year's Mountain Jam, the two-day, jam band-friendly festival taking place in Hunter Mountain on May 29th, 30th and 31st. The Hold Steady, Girl Talk, Rhett Miller, Gomez and many others... more info

JamBase — Austin City Limits 2009 | October 2-4 | Zilker Park | Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2009 event. Set to go down October 2-4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, the festival features 130 bands on 8 stages ov... more info

Stereogum — As festival-lineup announcement season (yes, it's its own season now) continues, the most entertaining game to play with respect to headliners is "What year is this, 1991?" I thought Lolla had it wrapped with their zeitgeist grabbing spread of Too... more info

Stereogum — There's no production timetable, but for the eventual Feed The Animals followup, Gregg Gillis says he may "evolve" beyond party trick cut-ups to "individual songs" that include "actual repetition as opposed to linear structure" and use "some elements... more info