Brooklyn Vegan — The Weeknd @ MHOW, April 2012 (more by Bao Nguyen) Saint Etienne today in NYC * Sadhana @ The Stone * The Weeknd @ Terminal 5 * Willie Nile @ Joe's Pub * Melvin Seals & JGB @ Brooklyn Bowl... more info

Guardian Music — DaddyPig gives us his choices from last week's threadThis week's playlist has been selected by Tim Sanders, who goes by the username DaddyPig.Telephones both connect and frustrate; disembodying us even as we whisper into each others' ears. Earth's or... more info

Guardian Music — Forget the are-they-aren't-they thing – Child Actor are cousins. But the melodies and concentration on affairs of the heart place them in the Dare/Rumours lineage, with an added R&B twistReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Boston.The lineup: Se... more info

Guardian Music — The former Sex Pistols lead singer is bringing his band to the Split Festival to the delight of music fans, new guest blogger James Hunt reportsFormer Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Lydon will be on stage this weekend at Sunderland's Split Festival.Lydo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @sarajanedempsey Tickets for the James Blake show at MHOW go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the Divine Fits and Cold Cave show at Webster Hall go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the recently added Swans... more info

Prefix — UK alt-dance trio Saint Etienne have announced a string of worldwide dates this fall. The four-month jaunt includes ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/saint-etienne-announces-first-north-american-tour-/68737/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, a Q&A with lead singer Sarah Cracknell. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @edroste Tickets for the James Blake show at MHOW go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets for the Divine Fits and Cold Cave show at Webster Hall go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets for the recently... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Saint Etienne's Words and Music is my current contender for Favorite Album of 2012, a joyous, danceable love letter to pop music that is easily the band's best outing since 1997's In Good Humor. The record is... more info

Guardian Music — This French singer-songwriter is in thrall to the Beatles, sunshine pop and French melodyHometown: Paris.The lineup: Melody Prochet (vocals, instruments).The background: One of the albums being talked up as an autumn highlight is the forthcoming one ... more info