Bridging The Atlantic — The spastic opening riff off Sunset Rubdown's Random Spirit Lover will forever be one of the greatest album intros. That, coupled with the deeply experimental-pop that Spencer Krug conjurs in every track has cemented Sunset Rubdown as one of my favo... more info

MVSW — Wilco @ Wiltern Dinosaur Jr. @ Troubadour The Veronicas @ Music Box Sunset Rubdown, Elfin Saddle, Witchies @ Echoplex Raining Jane, Rusty Anderson, Coby Brown, Sweet Talk Radio, Courtney Ariel @ Hotel Cafe Occidental Brothers, The Blasting Company @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Sunset Rubdown - Idiot Heart (MP3) Sunset Rubdown @ Studio B - June 12, 2009 (in our hands) -tons of sound problems. extremely frustrating for the crowd and the band. vocals kept dropping out. -studio b could be blamed?... more info

Rock Sellout — Behind the Music Well, firstly, apparently Spencer Krug is the busiest man in the biz, but then again so was Dave Grohl back in the day and who really care’s who’s been a bizzy, bizzy bee with so many admittedly fascinating collectives ... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Over the years, it’s difficult to say where I stand on the many different projects of Spencer Krug.  Though, If there’s one thing we can all pretty much agree upon, is that he’s without a doubt one of the hardest working people currently wor... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore there is a great show over at Sonar with the great Maps and Atlases.  GREAT.  So Many Dynamos, Fang Island, and Timberwolves open.  Also in town, Liam Finn plays the Lyric Opera House where he’ll be opening for Eddie V... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Pow Wow! - last minute street performance - Northside Day 1 (Maryanne Ventrice) Here we are: the inaugural Northside Festival, the L Magazine's attempt at bringing the spirit of SXSW to Brooklyn. At least that what I... more info

5 Acts — Elfin Saddle is currently touring with Sunset Rubdown. They're playing Sunday night here in DC at Black Cat. If you'd like a shot at winning a pair of tickets, email me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com with "Elfin Saddle" as the subject. Good luck!Elfi... more info

Stereogum — If you haven't yet joined the premature evaluation party for Spencer Krug's latest, listen to Dragonslayer in its entirety at NPR. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Sunset Rubdown album Dragonslayer, in its entirety. Slate lists a collection of first person narratives for your summer reading. The Louisville Courier-Journal previews this year's Bonnaroo music festival. PopMatters intervie... more info