Pitchfork — About this time every year for the last five, Seattle's very cool, very non-commercial KEXP has put on a little holiday party to raise a little cash. This year's no different, as the city's Neumos will play host to KEXP's sixth annual Yule Benefit Sh... more info

Pitchfork — About this time every year for the last five, Seattle's very cool, very non-commercial KEXP has put on a little holiday party to raise a little cash. This year's no different, as the city's Neumos will play host to KEXP's sixth an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Steinski - The Payoff Mix (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Steinski - Lesson Two (James Brown Mix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Steinski - Lesson Three (History of Hip Hop) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Shearwater - Leviathan Bound (MP3) DOWNLOA... more info

Said the Gramophone — Buraka Som Sistema - "General". Each of us have busy days, today. I have to wake up, clouds greying through the window, and get out of bed, and write this post, and work, and have a coffee, and call my grandparents, and research lodging & eating in P... more info

Popdose — The first day of CMJ (or the College Music Journal’s Music Marathon, should you prefer to be proper) this year was all about blog showcases, with New York City’s music and pop culture scribes scurrying off to give press to their own, most popular... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — And the music continues… Shearwater, Jens Lekman, and the Phenomenal Handclap Band all played Brooklynvegan’s showacase on Tuesday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Shearwater was the “suprise special guest” which delighted me because I w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Ponytail Ponytail & Passion Pit were a perfect mini-bill all by themselves. Last night at Music Hall (10/21), Ponytail played after Shearwater who played after the Sammies who played after Emmy the Great. The switch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Ponytail Ponytail & Passion Pit were a perfect mini-bill all by themselves. Last night at Music Hall (10/21), Ponytail played after Shearwater who played after the Sammies who played after Emmy the Great. The switch... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by William Kirk; Above: Shearwater Emmy the Great [Music Hall of Williamsburg; 7 p.m.]It takes balls to call yourself Emmy the Great, and Emma-Lee Moss has got 'em. I just wish she'd take 'em out and swing 'em around more often. The London s... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by William Kirk; Above: Shearwater Emmy the Great [Music Hall of Williamsburg; 7 p.m.]It takes balls to call yourself Emmy the Great, and Emma-Lee Moss has got 'em. I just wish she'd take 'em out and swing 'em around more often. The London s... more info