Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens, who should stop being so lazy and put out Welcome To New Jersey, Fuggedaboutit! already, will play his first proper US show in two years at the Lips-curated All Tomorrow's Parties on 9/12. (He's at Pop Montreal a week prior.) Also add... more info

NME — Crystal Castles, Sufjan Stevens also join lineup more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sufjan Stevens w/ Clogs @ BAM in February (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) We are extremely excited to announce the addition of Sufjan Stevens to the ATP-curated Saturday lineup. Stevens, who will be releasing Run Rabbit Run (a re-arrangement of... more info

Culture Bully — Photo coverage of Shellac, Bear Claw and Three Second Kiss at Minneapolis' Varsity Theater (06/25/2009). more info

MVSW — Femi Kuti, Santigold, Raphael Saadiq @ Hollywood Bowl Shellac @ Echoplex Circle Jerks @ Key Club “Grand Ole Echo” w/ Steve Casper, Dave Gleason, Nicole Gordon @ Echo Trevor Garrod, Amy Correia, Christopher Fairman @ Hotel Cafe SEN DOG @ Roxy more info

NME — Explosions In The Sky, Shellac, Tortoise for December bash more info

MVSW — Chairlift @ Getty Center Constantines, Crystal Antlers, I Was King @ Echo De La Soul @ Galaxy Theatre Julie Doiron, Jen and Abby, Aaron Beaumont and The Petrojvic Blasting, Soul Puppet, Whitton @ Hotel Cafe Shellac, Arcwelder @ Echoplex Indio Bait ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Steve Albini's band Shellac captures his penchant for antagonistic noise squalls, but puts it in a dark, byzantine framework. On records, it's stark enough to kill, and live they're equally harrowing. Echoplex, 1152 Glendale Blvd., Echo Park. 8 p.m... more info

Totally Fuzzy — e. said...klaxons - myths of the near future (2007)http://www.lado-e.blogspot.comFrisian said...On Frisian’s Other FavoritesBlue-Eyed Soul/British Invasion;Zoot Money - Welcome to My Head [1969, Vinyl]Musical;Do Re Mi, 1960 Cast [1961]Singer-S... more info

Guardian Music — Louis Pattison reveals why Jarvis and the Manics want the Albini effectThe thing that every popular musician fears most - apart from some Mark Chapman-like stalkerfan that's broken into their home and is panting in a cupboard clutching a rusty shiv -... more info