Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Ra Ra Riot - "Too Dramatic" Anamanaguchi Remix (MP3) Ra Ra Riot at MHOW last year (more by Amanda Hatfield) Ra Ra Riot play Seattle's Capital Hill Block Party on Friday (7/22) to kick off a round of dates... more info

Altsounds — *Old Flame Records* is pleased to announce the debut release from *Mathieu Santos.* Limited to a pressing of 300 green vinyl 7-inch records, *I Can Hear The Trains Coming* will be available July 26, 2011. To celebrate the release, Old Flame Records i... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Catering to a myriad of aural tastes,the event's packed lineup -- combined with the free admission -- has cemented its place on L.A.'s summer festival roster. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Those venturing into the well-manicured wilds of downtown Pasadena this Saturday will inevitably encounter what may be the city’s loudest day of the year. Designed as a community celebration for music of all pedigrees, the fourth annual Make Music ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The latest additions... with short reviews... below... after you click Read more » All available for streaming in our SoundStream Player Destroyer - Kaputt Every era has a sound. When considering this, it can be easy to forget that the sound de... more info

KEXP Seattle — Just announced on KEXP, the partial lineup of the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party, held in the very unique neighborhood of South Capitol Hill on the weekend of July 22, 23 & 24. TV On The Radio, Explosions In The Sky, Ghostland Observatory, Thurston Mo... more info

Altsounds — *Ra Ra Riot* have released their new album The Orchard and Altsounds have a track-by-track guide of the masterpiece! The Orchard is the band's sophomore record and as its title suggests, was recorded at a peach orchard farmhouse in upstate New York.... more info

Altsounds — *Ra Ra Riot* have released their new album The Orchard and Altsounds have a track-by-track guide of the masterpiece! The Orchard is the band's sophomore record and as its title suggests, was recorded at a peach orchard farmhouse in upstate New York.... more info

Altsounds — Coming off the heels of entering into the top 5 on the AAA charts this week with Give Me Something, Scars on 45 will again be bringing their upbeat, heartfelt, Brit-pop to North America. Previously touring with One Eskimo and Ra Ra Riot, this time t... more info

Stereogum — A new two-day festival, Music To Know, launches this August in East Hampton, New York with appropriate headliners Vampire Weekend and Bright Eyes along with Cold War Kids, Matt & Kim, Chromeo, Tame Impala, Ra Ra Riot, and M. Ward, among others. Vampi... more info