Nialler9 — Caught these guys at CMJ last year. In truth, I wasn’t hugely impressed by the live show but this is more like it. At SXSW, they were Washed Out’s backing band at a few shows.The video was directed by Yoonha Park. MP3: Small Black – ‘Despica... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Bryan Bruchman Vivian Girls @ Club DeVille "Brooklyn Bowl is gearing up for round two of Local X Local featuring Brooklyn's own indie chick-rockers Vivian Girls, with support from the German Measles. This monthly celebration of Brooklyn art... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Todd Patrick has spent the past decade making his name as Brooklyn's preeminent DIY showthrower, and his approach to booking underground artists in converted raw spaces has inspired a network of 30+ incredible DIY venues-- many of which are run by th... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-12 Philadelphia, PA - Voyeur-Making Time *03-13 Monterrey, Mexico - Festival Nrmal Alianza Francesa *03-15 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *03-16 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn *03-17-21 Austin, TX - SXSW03-25 San Diego, CA - Museum of Con... more info

KEXP Seattle — (Washed Out @ NYC’s Mercury Lounge 3/7) This weekend, Washed Out, Small Black, and Pictureplane kicked off the East Coast leg of a national tour, first with a stop in Connecticut with special guest Tanlines, then with the first of two sold out nigh... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — What's been an exhaustive labor of love these past few months, is finally coming to be an actual reality! SXSW 2010 is a mere week or so away and IGIF is back for our second helping of the (beyond) crazy week of music industry madness. Last year we... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Benjamin Lozovsky When Small Black joined Washed Out on stage midway through the latter's performance, during their first of two shows at Mercury Lounge (Monday, 3/7), they helped blow the French doors wide open on Washed Out's woozy boudoir... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Fan video, directed by Nasty Millionaire, for the second track off of Small Black's self-titled debut EP. Pick up a copy here. more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Erez Avissar Denver's Pictureplane is currently touring, playing dates with Washed Out, Small Black, and Tanlines, and he's also been working on new material for a follow-up to last year's Dark Rift. "Beyond Fantasy" is a new track that may ... more info

Shark Party, CA — All right, you know the drill - 50 best songs of 2009, with one song per album (or else there'd be a hell of a lot less diversity here). Open the links in a new tab to find what I think are the best versions of each track on the net. Now let t... more info