JamBase — What's been in our boombox this week, chronicled in about 50 words… Crippled Black Phoenix: 200 Tons of Bad Luck (Invada) The UK post-rock supergroup featuring the members of such psychedelic metal machines as Mogwai, Bad Wizard and Gong... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Taking a break from, well, taking a break, to finally offer up my recording of what ended up being Mogwai's last North American performance of 2008 (and just two days before the U.S. release of "The Hawk Is Howling"), up in the Catskills during the f... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I like my pop music shiny. Yes, there is a place in my heart for the distorted bliss of MBV, the sweaty drip of old blues guitar, and the way Mogwai suddenly go VERY LOUD. Heck, I think I even prefer Bandwagonesque to Grand Prix. But when it comes to... more info

MVSW — Mogwai, Dead Meadow  @ Orpheum Doves, Wild Light @ Wiltern The Brian Travis Band record release, Karma, The Brendan Hines, The Jane Does, Megan Jacobs @ Hotel Cafe Grouch & Eligh, Afro Classics, Rootbeer @ Key Club Soulive @ Key Club more info

Stereogum — Twilight Sad worked up a nice, icy wall of noise on their cover of Joy Division's "Twenty Four Hours." Returning from their U.S. tour with fellow gentle feedbackers Mogwai, the Scottish quartet has some post Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters mater... more info

Culture Bully — Everyone's sonic threshold was tested (in a good way) by the Glaswegian five-piece, who created a massive, beautiful landscape of sound and were tight and focused all show, even with the inherent celebratory distraction of it being guitarist Stuart B... more info

JamBase — Words by: Andrew Bruss | Images by: Julian Furtak Mogwai :: 05.01.09 :: Wilbur Theatre :: Boston, MA Mogwai :: 05.01 :: Boston, MA Mogwai's performance at Boston's Wilbur Theatre gave fans a solid set of tunes that leaned heavily on their l... more info

My Old Kentucky — Everyone get excited!!! MOKB has another gig poster contest to unleash on you guys. This artist, like all of the other artists we have featured, is a great one. I am happy to present to you, Kevin Tong.Kevin Tong lives in Los Angeles, California and... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Blue Roses: "I Am Leaving" [mp3] from Blue Roses other Blue Roses posts at Largehearted Boy Mogwai: 2006-10-08, Amsterdam [mp3,ogg,flac] "Acid Food" [mp3] other Mogwai posts at Largehearted Boy The Soundtrack of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "that group up front was obnoxious. the girl tried to dance with me during 2 Rights, when I politely declined she took it upon herself to aggressively plough into me every chance she could. I loved... more info