Rolling Stone — On day two of SXSW, you could see the mechanisms of the hype machine in full effect. The current crop of buzz bands (the xx, Surfer Blood, Bear In Heaven) packed their rooms wall-to-wall. However, bands who had their moment but still release excellen... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Cellphones chime as everyone chases the nebulous next thing. Sometime after midnight Wednesday, the Florida band Surfer Blood took the stage on the rooftop of a club on Sixth Street in Austin, bashing out high-spirited power punk in a bid... more info

Pitchfork — It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the Austin sun while taking in too much BBQ and trying to catch dozens (hundreds?) of the world's finest and/or most breathlessly hyped new bands. But that was an entire year ago. Which can only mean one ... more info

Addict Music — Also added to the bill today are Blood Red Shoes, The Slits, Everything Everything, Surfer Blood, Egyptian Hip Hop and Detroit Social Club. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-15 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar ^&03-16 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory &%03-18-20 Austin, TX - SXSW03-21 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit03-23 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress $03-24 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland 03-26 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hi... more info

Pitchfork — For a large version of this poster, click here. Graphics by Erez Avissar Pitchfork is throwing two big parties in Austin, Texas on March 19 and 20. Come hang with us! We've once again teamed up with our friends at the Windish Agency to present the fi... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Golden Ages day job consists mainly of the looping, ambient and kinda directionless music that so many stoned slackers are climbing the Hype Machine charts with these days. It's all fairly pleasant but I kinda feel like Memory Tapes et al have one gr... more info

Altsounds — Appropriately enough, for a band named *Surfer Blood*, the West Palm Beach quartet’s maiden voyage to the UK in February bore witness to scenes of absolute carnage: venues were packed to the rafters, rabidly expectant audiences lined up arou... more info

Gigwise — Including appearance at Camden Crawl festival... more info

NME — Hotly-tipped US act and mates of The Drums hit the road this May more info