XLR8R — Yes, it has been over a year since Matthew Dear unleashed Black City on the world, and, yes, its twisted, dark dance-pop still stands as one of the Ghostly artist's most accomplished works to date. If you needed a reminder of this fact, then th... more info

Nialler9 — A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend gigs in the comments. This post gets a lot of hits every week. Highlights this week include gigs f... more info

XLR8R — Moogfest is coming: The three-day celebration of the "father of the synthesizer," Robert Moog, has just announced its initial lineup. Not content to merely meet the expectations of revelers who basked in the glow of last year's festivities, this... more info

XLR8R — Nicolas Jaar should be no stranger to XLR8R readers. The NYC-based techno producer released Space is Only Noise, his excellent debut LP, back in February, and has been busy running his Clown and Sunset imprint and touring ever since. It's safe t... more info

Guardian Music — Mystery, moodiness and eastern-influenced hip-hop prove to be a winning combination for this London-based trioAs any band with a MySpace will tell you, mystery is key. If it's a choice between a cheesy photo, an enigmatic shot of a skyline or a stock... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Winnie Cheung Matthew Dear The Drums A few nights after they played a show with Craft Spells and Beach Fossils at Music Hall of Williamsburg, which was right after they played a show at Mercury Lounge, The Drums... more info

DrownedInSound — The past few weeks he's been touring round Europe with his band as special guests of Interpol, and it was at their penultimate UK show in Leeds where DiS caught up with the elegant performer known as Matthew Dear post-soundcheck. Read the ful... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Drums @ Brooklyn Bowl in 2009 (more by Oren Loloi) The previously mentioned Drums show happening at Mercury Lounge on April 7th with iO Echo (io Echo's first-ever NYC show) is sold out, but you can catch the band... more info

XLR8R — After being originally brought into the Ghostly/Spectral fold for his excellent remix of Matthew Dear's "Little People," the UK-based producer Mark E is set to release his first proper artist album via Spectral Sound on May 16. read more more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tom Tom Club @ Brooklyn Bowl in 2010 (more by Ryan Barkan) Tom Tom Club have just one upcoming show, and that is the one happening tonight, 1/12, at Irving Plaza. Matthew Dear, in full band format, is opening that... more info