Guardian Music — Janet Weiss and Carrie Brownstein join fellow 90s heroines Rebecca Cole and Mary Timony for latest groupSix months after hinting at a new project, two members of Sleater-Kinney have revealed their new band – and it's got terrific indie cred. Drumme... more info

Stereogum — No music just yet, but I imagine the Portland, OR/Washington D.C. quartet Wild Flag will come up with something interesting. The group includes Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss (also of Quasi, of course) with Helium’s Mary Timon... more info

Guardian Music — Indie likes to pride itself on having an enlightened sense of gender relations. But that doesn't stop female audience members from being groped at showsI've often thought that indie kids try to purport a more enlightened sense of gender relations bet... more info

KEXP Seattle — Despite the heat, the 8th Annual KEXP BBQ last Saturday brought out crowds of KEXP listeners for a full day’s lineup of great performances by Quasi, Suckers, The Lonely Forest, The Joy Formidable, Dinosaur Feathers, and Victor Shade. Check out thes... more info

Guardian Music — This month we look at how gloomy Manchester indie could be linked to the expressive ritual cycles of Northwest Coast Indians. Oh, and I try and answer the question you all wanted to know ...If your question wasn't answered this week (I was excited to... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Nilina Mason-CampbellPavement's all-conquering reunion tour continues to roll across the world. And today, the indie deities added new shows in Chicago, Milwaukee, Columbus, and Austin. The band won't announce too many more shows for thi... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-19 Toronto, Ontario - Olympic Island # 06-24 Stockton, CA - Bob Hope Theatre % 06-25 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre $ 07-02 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival 07-04 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 07-06 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje... more info

Pitchfork — We're inching closer and closer to Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial beginning of summer and also the weekend of the Sasquatch! Festival, taking place May 29-31 at the Gorge in George, Washington. (Yes, George, Washington. Ha ha, LOL, etc.) This ... more info

The Music Fix — Digital single announced, plus new video. more info

DrownedInSound — Earlier this year Quasi, featuring Janet Weiss once of Sleater-Kinney, released American Gong. We quite liked it, actually scoring it 8/10. Fair enough, because it is quite fantastical. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info