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

MTV.com News — Pavement, Faith No More, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend also on the bill.By James Montgomery Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Coachella has always been seen as the least traditional of the big U.S. music festival... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are now on sale for the Les Savy Fav, Antlers, Vivian Girls, Rain Machine, Ra Ra Riot, Anti-Pop Consortium shows coming to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.... more info

Shark Party, CA — 14. Discovery - LP A left field side-project from Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij & Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles eschews guitars in favor of ragged synths & shifting time scales. Like most experiments, it's not entirely successful (the "I... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival has been a big hit the past two years, with performers like Beirut and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. This year’s lineup includes Les Savvy Fav with openers Vivian Girls (January 29) Rain... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Antlers @ MHOW (more by Tim Griffin) As just posted, The Antlers are playing a show with Ra Ra Riot at BAM in February. That comes after their headlining gig at Bowery Ballroom, which is now sold out. Shortly... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Les Savy Fav rides the ladder at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more) "Launched in 2007, Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival (formerly known as Brooklyn Next) is BAM's annual showcase of the some of the most innovative music coming out of... more info