Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Paul Birman, words by Klaus Kinski & Black Bubblegum Aaron Turner of Isis Isis, assisted by Chi-town's Pelican and local heroes Tombs, hit up Irving Plaza on June 2nd as part of a larger tour for the ex-Boston,... more info

Rock Sellout — Our friends at Insound are allowing us to serve up a Pelican T giveaway. Soundscreen Design has just released their ‘Summer 2009 Collection’ which features original designs from 3 different design studios.To help get the word out, Insound offere... more info

Stereogum — The syrupy, psychedelic Kanye and Ed Droste-approved pop duo Blind Man's Colour is the project of 19-year-old Floridians Kyle Wyss and Orhan Chettri. Their proper debut Season Dreaming is out 8/18 via Kanine, but we debuted the smeary, tropical se... more info

Buzzgrinder — Birmingham's We Have Signal has been around for a few months now, and it looks like the show is hitting its stride. If you need proof, you can easily check the clips of reputable acts like Parts and Labor, Pelican and Fiery Furnaces. Or you can just... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Black Bubblegum Genghis Tron Live at Europa, 3/27/09 (more by Justina Villanueva) Pelican and Tombs have been added to select dates of the previously mentioned Isis tour including the currently on sale show at Irving Plaza on June 2nd.... more info

Idolator — This week marks the 15th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death in 1994. You could argue that Cobain's suicide was a generation of late-twentysomethings and early-thirtysomethings' version of the JFK assassination... and pretty much remained our defining... more info

Altsounds — What makes up a chord? The answer, of course, is two or more notes that sound simultaneously. For guitarists *Trevor de Brauw (of Pelican), Kyle Benjamin (Unfortunaut), Jason Hoffman (a.k.a. Anatole), and Phil Dole (of X-Bax),* that definition must... more info

Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the week's biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Crack The Skye, the new album by Atlantan metallers Mastodon: • "But the ambitious vision and vivid execution of Crack the Skye don't fee... more info

JamBase — GUILLERMO SCOTT HERREN AKA PREFUSE 73 ANNOUNCES NEXT TWO RELEASES IN THREE-ALBUM CYCLE: DIAMOND WATCH WRISTS & SAVATH Y SAVALAS Prefuse 73 As previously reported, Guillermo Scott Herren will kick-off a three-album release cycle under his vario... more info

JamBase — Russian Circles to Debut New Material on Mini Spring Tour Russian Circles Chicago's illustrious instrumental trio, Russian Circles, will emerge from Midwestern hibernation for a quick jaunt through the Midwest/East Coast before heading back into t... more info