All About Jazz — Hold on to your hats! The Second Annual Blackout Festival Tribute to Fred Anderson of Chicago's Velvet Lounge fame, begins 8:00PM at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 and is the highlight of a three day Birthday Benefit Festival Tribute to... more info

Chorus.fm — *Junius* (http://www.myspace.com/junius) will kick off their tour later this week so head to the replies for the dates. more info

Rolling Stone — The Band: Junius The Buzz: Breathtaking Boston metal band pulls off a perfect hybrid of Neurosis and the Smiths, striking a stunning balance of brutality and beauty. Their latest album, The Martyrdrom of a Catastrophist, is a concept record about cat... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Ilya Blokh, photos by Jason Jamal Nakleh Mike Armine of Rosetta with ppl rocking the f out. Saturday (12/12) brought Tombs, Junius, Irepress and Rosetta to The Studio @ Webster Hall for a somewhat bizarre cross-section of heavy... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Tombs at Cake Shop (more by Samantha Marble) As previously discussed, Tombs will do battle with Rosetta, Irepress, and Junius at the Studio @ Webster Hall today (Saturday, 12/12, tix here), but that isn't the only show scheduled... more info

Altsounds — The tireless and ever-touring bearded men of *Junius* have just released their new record, *The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist,* on *The Mylene Sheath.* Preparation for the long-awaited album began in 2006, with month-long writing/recording sessions in... more info

Chorus.fm — A trailer for *Junius* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/junius)'s new album, The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist, can be seen in the replies. more info