Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: The Slits, The Sundelles, + Sisters @ Highline Ballroom 7pm $15 [tix]Amid all the hoopla surrounding the reunions of bands like Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, The Vaselines, Mission of Burma, etc., etc., some of reunions have been los... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Nic Shonfeld All that the Brakes from Brighton need is an appreciative audience capable of handling a full frontal attack of fast garage rock, with a few country songs thrown in as a breather (including the Johnny Cash classic Jackson). Rock ... more info

Stereogum — Well, this had to have been the the best thing to attend on so many levels. Background: Jennifer Bertrand, a friend of Frank Black's wife Violet Clark, has a son named Winston, a ten-month old born with "two rare and complex malformations called l... more info

Guardian Music — Like the Kylie and Jason of extreme noise terror, this boy-girl duo combine poppiness with total sensory overloadHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Alexis Krauss (vocals) and Derek Miller (guitar, production).The background: Sleigh Bells were one of the ... more info

5 Acts — Tomorrow night Mew is opening up for Pixies at DAR Constitution Hall. This is night #2 for Pixies here in DC and tonight's show was SOLD OUT, so better get your tickets fast if you don't have them already.Mew on MySpaceMew on The Hype Machine more info

411 Mania — Check out a song that didn't make the broadcast... more info

Topix — The Pixies played the first of two sold-out gigs at Citi Wang Theatre. The full album concert concept that has become so popular in the past few years is on one level a gimmick to help juice catalog sales and draw out those less inclined to see a gro... more info

Guardian Music — At a time when nu-metal and dad-rock ruled the airwaves, the Strokes' rewired rock'n'roll with irresistible songs, inventive guitars and arty arroganceMore top 10 albums of the decadeThe impact of the first Strokes album was immediate and dramatic. B... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Screaming Females @ Above the Auto Parts Store in October (more by Leia Jospe) tonight in NYC * Louis CK @ Caroline's * Robin Williams @ Town Hall * Bebel Gilberto @ Hiro Ballroom * Pixies @ Hammerstein Ballroom (late... more info

Stereogum — A couple of weeks ago the Pixies brought "Here Comes Your Man" to Conan. Last night Doolittle's seminal opening track, was of the band's own choosing. Then, for a web-only exclusive, Jimmy "Fresh Prince Neil Young" Fallon's viewers Tweeted their v... more info