411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Odd Future and Bowerbirds. Also, I've got new downloads and music videos featuring La Sera, Vaura, Shearwater, and Miracle Fortress. Plus, I'll give you a new artist to keep your eyes on and music recommendations worth ... more info

Nialler9 — Highlights:  Richter Collective & Popical Island Christmas parties, Night of the Machines 2, Motor City Drum Ensemble & xxxy,  Not Squares, Twinkranes and Magic Pockets, Rarely Seen Above Ground, The Rubberbandits Christmas Carols, Ulrich Schnaus... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Forest Fire Thursday, we're in the thick of it now and maybe some of us are already frazzled. Which might explain why this picks post is shorter than yesterday's. Also, we're starting to see a lot of... more info

Altsounds — *Miracle Fortress aka Montreal's Graham Van Pelt* has announced details of the second single to be taken from this year's stunning sophomore full-length *'Was I the Wave?'* alongside details of a UK/EU tour in December. Built around warm electronic t... more info

Altsounds — Montreal-based musician and producer Miracle Fortress (aka Graham Van Pelt) has released a brand new remix of fans and friends Snow Patrol's lead single "Called Out In The Dark," now available to post via SoundCloud. Van Pelt's remix is the newest ... more info

Altsounds — Montreal-based musician and producer Miracle Fortress (aka Graham Van Pelt) has released a nostalgia-inducing new video of 8mm-style footage taken from his North American summer tour (and a lot of basketball playing), using stand-out single "Misca... more info

Stereogum — Miracle Fortress, the Montreal synthpop group led by Think About Life’s Graham Van Pelt, has a new video for “Miscalculations,” a twinkling sigh of a song from their Was I The Wave? album. The video collects Hipstamatic-style footage from the b... more info

DrownedInSound — Graham Van Pelt’s latest record is less tethered, more willing to soar and glide. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Altsounds — Montreal-based musician and producer Miracle Fortress (aka Graham Van Pelt) has offered two more tracks, "Seabird" and "Tropic of Canada," from his collection of unreleased bonus singles available for free mp3 download here... more info

5 Acts — Miracle Fortress will be opening up for Junior Boys at Black Cat tomorrow night. E-mail me (5actsblog at gmail dot com) with the subject "Tracers" for a chance to win a pair of tickets. Contest ends tomorrow at 3:00 pm ET. more info