My Old Kentucky — Jay Reatard's first new single, Ain't Gonna Save Me, got me pretty excited for his upcoming release, Watch Me Fall. This second track, Wounded, is a re-hash from Jay's pre-Matador days and is pretty darn catchy - maybe a little too catchy.Watch Me F... more info

Stereogum — The forthcoming Watch Me Fall is Jay Reatard's proper Matador debut. As mentioned when we posted the frantic pop fatalism of "It Ain't Gonna Save Me," making an album for a specific label's inspired some soul searching on the part of the Memphis gara... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Reatard @ the Stuy Town Oval (more by Tim Griffin) Screaming Females tonight in NYC * DANCE * Rubblebucket @ Zebulon * The Feelies @ Maxwell's * Dam-Funk @ Academy Records * Forro in the Dark @ MoMA Sculpture... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — The summer of free shows has finally begun. Today the folks at JellyNYC announced their new lineup of Pool Parties and last night Jay Reatard played a free outdoor show at Music on the Oval, a concert series that is put on at the residential neighbor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt "Wow Tift Merritt's voice is even more spectacular & nuanced in RL than on my iPod. Best river to river performance yet" - Tara Lannen-StantonWhile Jay Reatard was playing a free NYC show in Stuyvesant... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Jay Reatard on at 7:15 over by 7:40 - Jim | July 1, 2009 8:30 PM "Jay reatard shows are usually around 35 minutes played ramones 123 style. they sounded amazing and the scene was hilarious... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Reatard Harlem Shakes @ Southpaw in February (more by Jonny Leather) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Vanilla Ice @ Iving Plaza * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Jay Reatard @ Music on the Oval * Amateur Night... more info

The CatBirdSeat — Cross Country - “Just A Thought” Ganglians - “Voodoo” Cave Singers - “Beach House” Tallest Man On Earth - “Pistol Dreams” Simon Joyner - “Roll On” Spiral Stairs - “Maltese Terrier” Camberwell Now - “Know How” Real Estate -... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — T.V. Smith (born Tim Smith, 5 April 1956, in Romford, Essex, England) is a British punk rock singer songwriter, who was part of the band The Adverts in the late 1970s. Since then, he has played with other bands, as... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Sharon Van Etten @ City Winery 9pm $12This has been a very good year for a couple of the better Brooklyn bands out there. Bands like The Antlers, Here We Go Magic, and now Sharon Van Etten have grown in leaps and bounds with their new release... more info