Pitchfork - Tours — 04-27 West Liberty, IA - Secrest 1883 Octoganal Barn *04-28 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom *04-29 Lake Geneva, WI - N1204 *04-30 Monticello, IL - Kalyx Center *05-01 Maquoketa, IA - Codfish Hollow Barn ** wtih Ra Ra Riot, Nethaniel Rateliff, Pe... more info

Pitchfork — Tegan and Sara are evidently proud of their spiky new wave single "Alligator". This past weekend, they announced on their website that they'll soon release a remix album featuring 17 different takes on the same song, which has to be some kind of reco... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Awesome cover of my favorite Ra Ra Riot tune, “Can You Tell”. It was performed by LA singer/songwriter Rachael Cantu. If you like what you hear, check her out on her myspace! She definitely has a voice! more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Dr. Dre, Rage, Veoh • John Mayer Apologizes for “N-Word” • Lady Gaga Salutes Elton John in NYC • Rihanna Unveils “Rude Boy” Video • Axl Rose Lashes Out Over Slash-Ban Rumors • U2’s Mullen Jr. to Guest on Cleveland... more info

Rolling Stone — It’s 5:30 p.m. on a frigid Thursday in Manhattan, and the members of Ra Ra Riot are standing in a cleared-out practice space on West 55th Street. Wes Miles, the band’s singer and keyboardist, in a light green sweatshirt, is holding a large white ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Dominick Mastrangelo, more words by Zach Pollack Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot played to a sold-out crowd at the Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn on Friday (2/5). The Syracuse-based band played an energetic set... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Friday night the Brooklyn Academy of Music opened its doors once again to the fantastic Sounds Like Brooklyn music series with a lineup that seemed like it was handpicked just for yours truly! We have been raving about both Ra Ra Riot and The Antlers... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-29 South Bend, IN - Legends of Notre Dame01-30 Akron, OH - Music02-05 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Academy of Music *02-08 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield #02-09 San Diego, CA - House of Blues #02-11 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre #02-13 Denver, CO... more info

The Late Greats — One week from tonight, LOST returns. The final season. The Duke is pants-wetting excited. Another reason to be excited is former Northern State MC Hesta Prynn is releasing her debut album this spring. produced by Chuck Brody (Lykke Li, J.Lo, Ra Ra Ri... more info

Live Daily — Jay-Z, Muse and the Gorillaz top the roster of acts for the 11th annual Coachella [ tickets ] Valley Music & Arts Festival, which will take over Indio, CA's Empire Polo Field April 16-18. As tipped by LiveDaily's Backline earlier this month, Pave... more info