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

Guardian Music — Last time was all about avian anthems. Now we want to canvass your votes for this week's candidatesIt would be fitting, though impossible, to reduce the last thread to a tweet. After the relative disappointment of the previous week it was full to bur... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo "[Quasi] played for about an hour, running through most of the catchier songs from [new album] American Gong, including "Everything & Nothing At All," "Black Dogs and Bubbles," "Rockabilly Party," and "Laissez le Bon Te... more info

KEXP Seattle — What better choice on 4/20 than to feature the stoner rock jams of JEFF the Brotherhood? The Nashville duo of Jake and Jamin Orrall — neither named Jeff but definitely brothers — stand apart from other bluesy rock pairings, like The Black Keys, T... more info

CNN Showbiz — Tired of sleepy indie rock? Quasi might be your answer. more info