Consequence of Sound — LA indie-rockers are back with their first fresh recording in two years. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Frank Turner/Against Me!, Coheed/Mastodon, Mavis Staples, Local Natives, Mudhoney, Heart, Nitzer Ebb, Glen Hansard, Haruomi Hosono and more NYC-area shows on sale. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Kid Congo Powers, Dead Rider, the Lost '80s Tour, Dead Leaf Echo, Oozing Wound, and more tour-related news. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — New music from the indie rockers is coming next month. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The annual fest returns takes place in Kalamazoo, MI on September 22 & 23. Continue reading… more info

KEXP Seattle — Los Angeles indie band Local Natives are celebrating the 5-year anniversary of the release of their sophomore album Hummingbird today. They’ve done a few different things in its honor including launching a Tumblr dedicated to the album and sharing ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Beck has shared a new (but not first) cover of The Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting For The Man,” off The Velvet Underground and Nico. The song is for Spotify’s “Music Happens Here” series, which has previously included songs from Loca... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Local Natives are currently in-between records which gave Kelcey Ayer some time to release music on his own as Jaws Of Love. It’s a lush and highly personal album full of the ballads that you could often find on their records, but with a deeper exp... more info

Chorus.fm — Paramore have announced that Local Natives, Judah & the Lion,Mewithoutyou, Now, Now, Halfnoise, Mija, and comedians Jordan Rock and Ryan O’Flanagan will be joining them on the next Parahoy cruise. more info

Stereogum — Today, hundreds of musicians in over 200 cities around the world are playing intimate house shows as part of Give A Home, a charity event organized by Sofar Sounds and Amnesty International to combat the global refugee crisis. Artists participating i... more info