Pitchfork — Photo by Norman Wong If you didn't notice, Canadian masters of scruff Broken Social Scene are back this year. And they're not half-assing it. They'll spend the summer on the road in support of their just-released Forgiveness Rock Record, mostly over... more info

Pitchfork — With rents and crowding and subway service interruptions, living in New York City can be a massive pain in the ass. But one of the great reasons to live in the city is the wealth of outdoor concerts that come to town every year-- and a lot of them ar... more info

All About Jazz — A LOVELY SUMMER OF MUSIC IN PROSPECT PARK Sonic Youth The schedule for the Celebrate Brooklyn! 2010 Season at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, NY has been announced. You can check out the full schedule here. The season begins with Norah Jo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Anthology Film Archives "Return to the Pleasure Dome", a benefit concert event for Anthology Film Archives with a Life Achievement Honor for Kenneth Anger Featuring Technicolor Skull (Kenneth Anger and Brian Butler), Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, The Virgin... more info

NME — Acts will play Brooklyn's Prospect Park Bandshell this summer more info

NME — Turner Prize winning artists will also play live more info

Altsounds — Violent Soho have gone from self-releasing their debut in their native Australia to signing to Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label, home to Be Your Own Pet, Free Kitten, Awesome Color and other freak-rockers. Ecstatic Peace! step ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sonic Youth @ Battery Park in 2008 (more by Jason Bergman) The schedule for Celebrate Brooklyn series in Prospect Park hasn't been announced in full yet. But three free shows that have are Congolese band Konono #1 on July 17th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — people watching Sonic Youth in Battery Park (more by Jason Bergman) The 2010 River to River series of free summer shows in NYC is slowly being announced. As previously mentioned, Genesis member Steve Hackett is playing Rockefeller Park, the Bang... more info

Guardian Music — China's underground scene is making noise music so feral that it will have you running for your chillwave collectionAway from China's mainstream rock scene – where shoe brands spend their budgets building tour buses to take the country's equiv... more info