Big Apple Music Scene — Yellow Bird Project is presenting this show at the Housing Works Cafe with Elvis Perkins performing live and a DJ set by Ra Ra Riot. It’s to celebrate the release of their awesome Indie Rock Coloring Book, which will be on sale, along with cool T-s... more info

Altsounds — Montreal's Yellow Bird Project is partnering with like-minded non-profit organization Housing Works for a special event of music and charity. On Wednesday, September 2nd from 7-9 pm, Yellow Bird Project will present a performance by Elvis Perkins as ... more info

NME — Performance is at Housing Works Bookstore on September 2 more info

Live Daily — By 11:30 a.m. on Sunday (8/9), Chicago temperatures already were pushing 90 degrees. Despite the heatwave, fans packed into Grant Park for the final day of Lollapalooza 2009. The lineup for the finale included acts such as The Killers [ tickets ],... more info

Stereogum — Lucky, a magazine about shopping, is documenting Allie and Becca's tour wardrobe and beauty regimen this week. Find out how they get their hair so shiny! more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Friday is perfect! All the bands I wanted to see are lined up together on the same stage. The only bummer is I probably will have to miss Ra Ra Riot now, but Fleet Foxes and The National would have to be my first choice. Saturday is a win just becaus... more info

MVSW — Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards @ The Greek Theatre Sara Lov, Two Sheds, Big Organ Trio @ The Mint The Ringers, The Yelling @ The Viper Room Mix Master Mike, Nola Darling @ Viper Room (After Hours) The Sound of Philadelphia with The O’J... more info

Pasta Primavera — It’s hard not to be sucked into Discovery aka Wes from Ra Ra Riot and Rostam from Vampire Weekend.  Allstars collaborations like that garner a lot of attention and a lot of listens.  Their new LP, LP (out July 7th via XL), is pleasing to the ... more info

Said the Gramophone — Discovery - "It's Not My Fault (It's My Fault)". Discovery's debut album, LP, initially appears to be a masterpiece. Its surges, snaps and blips press all my juicy summer buttons, recalling Len, Miracle Fortress and (inevitably) Daft Punk's Discove... more info

Stereogum — To recap: Rostam from Vampire Weekend and Wes from Ra Ra Riot joined laptops and R&B predilections, invited their buddies Ezra and Angel for a couple of tracks, and turned out a really fun summer LP. We happen to love summer, fun, and LPs. We also lo... more info