Guardian Music — New Young Pony Club, DJ James Yuill and stoner storyteller Howard Marks will be at Festibelly (27 Aug, The New Forest, Undershore, Lymington), where you can also catch singer-songwriters getting feisty during the annual Folk Off …Mystery Jets, the ... more info

Altsounds — NEW YORK, (May 2011) – *MTK: Music To Know Festival* presented by BingTM announces daily line-ups: *Saturday August 13: VAMPIRE WEEKEND, Matt & Kim, Tame Impala, M. Ward, Tom Tom Club, We Are Scientists, Francis and the Lights, Suddyn*, and ... more info

Altsounds — MTK: Music To Know Festival presented by BingTM announces daily line-ups: * Saturday August 13: VAMPIRE WEEKEND, Matt & Kim, Tame Impala, M. Ward, Tom Tom Club, We Are Scientists, Francis and the Lights, Suddyn, and* *Nicos Gun**.* * Sunday, August... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — M. Ward (mreo by Tracy Allison) In addition to his previously discussed appearances that include a sold-out Bowery Ballroom and supporting Sonic Youth at Williamsburg Waterfront, Kurt Vile & The Violators will open for the great M.Ward at a show... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — alternate headline: Vampire Weekend headlining Hamptons Music Fest, go figure Vampire Weekend @ Coachella 2008 (more by Ryan Muir) MTK: Music To Know Festival announces its inaugural line up headlined by Vampire Weekend on Saturday, August 13th and B... more info

Stereogum — A new two-day festival, Music To Know, launches this August in East Hampton, New York with appropriate headliners Vampire Weekend and Bright Eyes along with Cold War Kids, Matt & Kim, Chromeo, Tame Impala, Ra Ra Riot, and M. Ward, among others. Vampi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Ladies and gentlemen, Merrill is performing at the..." That's as much introduction as we're given before Merrill Garbus herself yanks away the microphone and starts the show. The second album by tUnE-yArDs is defined from its opening seconds by fal... more info

Stereogum — She & Him have a few songs on the soundtrack for the upcoming Winnie The Pooh film. Disney posted this teaser and interview with the band. M. Ward only appears in the background though — Zooey Deschanel probably looks a little more child-friendly. ... more info

Pop Candy — One of the saddest parts about last year's South by Southwest was hearing that Alex Chilton had died at age 59. The singer/songwriter was scheduled ... more info

Guardian Music — Indie fans have much in common with foodies, from seeking out the rarest material to stressing about the means of productionDear Wendy,Is food the new indie rock? Rachel R, via email As rock has recently been declared dead by Paul Gambaccini, many ar... more info