Rollo & Grady — Bagheera is a trio of musicians from the University of Liverpool. They sound like a cross between the Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear. The band played their 1st live gig in early May and is currently unsigned. “Horizons Lined With Scars” is off the... more info

Stereogum — All of that is true. Also true: With the current expansive fawning over Grizzly Bear it could be easy to temporarily forget about Dan Rossen's Department Of Eagles. It gets more difficult, though, when In Ear Park's title track is soundtracking Soft ... more info

The Quietus — Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Barbican. Hm. more info

NME — Free shows move to East River State Park more info

AngryApe — For a one-off special gig in Autumn more info

The Culture Of Me — Hooray for New York! Hooray for Brooklyn! Hooray for humanity as a whole! The JellyNYC-helmed juggernaut known as the Pool Parties may have moved from their initial home at the McCarren Park Pool (this year reclaiming the Williamburg waterfront... more info

Stereogum — It wasn't so long ago we waved goodbye to Jelly NYC's three-year experiment in filling Williamsburg's McCarren Park, filling its enormous Pool with hipsters, booze, and buzz bands instead of water, leading to the finest free Sunday/undproductive M... more info

JamBase — By: Justin Gillett Grizzly Bear/Here We Go Magic :: 06.22.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA Grizzly Bear It's easy to think that a band best known for crafting lush and finely honed albums might have a hard time transitioning from studio t... more info

Nialler9 — It’s July 1st, the mid-point of the year, a good time to reflect on what we’ve been offered musically so far in 2009. There’s been some stonkers like Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective and Fever Ray but you know about them already. I’ve listed m... more info

NME — Band to play UK capital in October more info