Fantastic Weapon — Watch Out For Rockets kind of sounds like the name of some crappy "emo pop" band, like "Eye Alaska" or "We The Kings" - while I dono about their name, one thing's for sure - they are not a crappy emo pop band. WOFR falls into that vein of stuff that'... more info

My Old Kentucky — This March 23rd, Port O'Brien will once again roll into Indianapolis to give you one of the best shows you'll likely see this year. If you were at either of the previous two MOKB Presents shows with them, you know I'm not pullin' yer leg. Today the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Portugal. The Man - The Dead Dog (MP3) Wasilla, Alaska, exports Portugal. The Man are releasing a new record, American Ghetto, March 2nd on Equal Vision. The band will tour with Port O'Brien and NY's The Dig in support... more info

Altsounds — Have you heard of The Dig? You may have by now because they've scored a spot on tour with The Editors and The Antlers. Literally right after that tour, they head out with Portugal. the Man and Port O'Brien, so you might say that The Dig are having a... more info

Stereogum — Fresh off a hailed Brooklyn-debut-as-Brooklyn-residents, San Fran transplants the morning benders release this cameo-packed live take on Big Echo's opening track "Excuses," filmed by the Yours Truly crew back in the band's Bay Area home. Some brief w... more info

Live Daily — Experimental alt-rock outfit Portugal. The Man [ tickets ] has worked up a late-winter/early spring tour of North America as the group continues to back a pair of 2009 studio sets and a forthcoming new album, "American Ghetto." The new round of da... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-22 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light10-23 Atlanta, GA - Criminal Records10-23 Atlanta, GA - The Earl10-24 Nashville, TN - Exit In10-26 Houston, TX - Rudyards10-27 Dallas, TX - The Cavern10-28 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr.10-30 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts11-02 ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 11-03 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios (with Oregon Ballet Theater)11-04 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios (with Oregon Ballet Theater)11-05 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios (with Oregon Ballet Theater)11-06 Kennewick, WA - Red Room11-07 Belling... more info

5 Acts — I'll already be in NYC preparing for CMJ, but if you're going to be in DC and would like a chance to win a pair of tickets for Sea Wolf at DC9 on Monday night (10/19/2009), email me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com with the subject line "Sea Wolf." Sho... more info

Stereogum — When first posting "My Will Is Good," I mentioned threadbare's back and forth between introspection and cathartic pop was inspired by the death of Cambria Goodwin's younger brother. It's unclear how much that influenced this Raul Fernandez-directed v... more info