ContactMusic — Rockers Screaming Females have scrapped a series of upcoming dates to allow singer Marissa Paternoster to recover from viral infection... more info

KEXP Seattle — After a busy week of Decibel Festival, we are back with a whole new selection of shows for you to enjoy. Monday night, we start with Firewater and Bad Things at Crocodile, and also Stephen Marley, Spragga Benz, and Jo Mersa at Showbox at the Market.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Japan post-rock favorites Mono played a pair of NYC shows as part of their US tour, hitting Le Poisson Rouge on 9/14 followed by Glasslands on 9/15. Pictures from Friday (9/14) are below. Chris Brokaw of... more info

Chorus.fm — Today we're going to make your Thursday epic by bringing you a new track from *Capsian* (http://absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=27001)'s upcoming album. Brighter than the band's earlier releases, Waking Season combines the soni... more info

Consequence of Sound — Nearly as triumphant as it sounds. more info

DrownedInSound — Post rock at its best, by bands like Mono, has something about it that can elevate the everyday into the sublime. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Rita Ora, On tourAs anyone aware of that little-known recording artist Rihanna will already know, Jay-Z sets the bar quite high when it comes to choosing a protege. Their backgrounds are very different (Rita Ora comes from the former Yugoslavia and w... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to listen and watch *Mono* (http://monoband.com/) score an epic, 12-minute journey through Iceland's landscapes during the midnight sun. more info

78s — Europas hoher Norden durch die Augen eines Chinesen und die Ohren von Japanern. «Legend: A Journey Through Iceland» heisst das 12-minütige Video einer Reise durch die isländische Mitternachtssonne, das die japanische Post-Rock-Band Mono auf dem Y... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Mono with Wordless Orchestra in 2009 (more by Teppel) Japanese post rockers Mono will release their new album, For My Parents, on September 4 via Temporary Residence LTD. They recorded the album with the Wordless Music Orchestra... more info