Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG There are always casualties. Scion Rock Fest 2010 was incredible (review part 1 and part two), but like any festival, there will always be bands that you miss due to travel/scheduling/food/any number of other reasons. One band I... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Chord - "EbMaj9 (descent)" (MP3) Chord (photo by Michael Rhodes) Trevor de Brauw of Pelican will be at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn on August 15th with Chord, his "powerambient" project devoted to dissection of the riff.... more info

Detroit Free Press — If you appreciate a good small-world story, you'll like the tale of the salmon at Sweet Lorraine's in Southfield this summer. It's wild Coho salmon, line-caught near Pelican, Alaska, and shipped directly to the restaurant -- an arrange... more info

Scotsman.com — Robin Williams is back on form in a very black comedy, and although the plotting could have done with a polish, it holds together – unlike an ill-conceived story of birdwatche more info

Scotsman.com — IN World's Greatest Dad (***), Robin Williams gets the best showcase he's had for his comic talents in well over a decade. Thank writer/director Bobcat Goldthw more info

Pitchfork — -- Every year, The Village Voice (full disclosure: my old employer), hands out the Obie Awards, recognizing achievement in off-Broadway theater. This year, Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merrit won an Obie for the music and lyrics he wrote for th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessie Barber, Christopher Mumma Matt Martinez of Landmine Marathon belts it out (by Jessie Barber) While BBG and Kim Kelly were trolling about the blackened stage at Bernie's, getting southern-fried by the Louisiana frighteners Thou, and c... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Hamell on Trial: 2010-03-04, Cleveland [mp3,ogg,flac] "John Lennon" [mp3] other Hamell on Trial posts at Largehearted Boy Patterson Hood: 2010-03-13, Atlanta [mp3,ogg,flac] "Nine Bullets" [mp3] other Patterson Ho... more info

Altsounds — Conservation group SEA SHEPHERD today announced that Zoli Teglas, PENNYWISE front man and Volunteer Music & Outreach Coordinator for SEA SHEPHERD; Kurt Lieber, SEA SHEPHERD board member; and Grace Ko, director of operations for PELICAN RESCUE TEAM... more info

Altsounds — Falling Down ? "Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Hard But Were Afraid to Ask" After a first volume (with Pelican, Knut, Kylesa, ASIDEFROMADAY ...) Falling Down will be back in a few days with a second compilation which will reunite 26 ... more info