Brooklyn Vegan — Beto O'Rourke, who's battling Ted Cruz in the Texas Senate race, has also shared a rarity by his old punk band Foss, who counted At the Drive In's Cedric Bixler-Zavala as a member. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Tripping Daisy, the band that Tim DeLaughter led in the '90s before he founded the symphonic pop ensemble/cult the Polyphonic Spree, just played their first show in 18 years on Thursday. The Dallas rockers reunited for a hometown show at Club Dada ah... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Wall Sun Sun From: A Post Apocalyptic WorldI really don't know how to categorise You by Wall Sun Sun it's in a genre all of it's own. If I was to attempt to slot it into a category to give you some idea of their sound I'd call it 60... more info

Consequence of Sound — Drummers from The Apples in Stereo, The Polyphonic Spree, The Old 97's, Deathray Davies from supergroup. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: The Darkness in Austin, 2012 (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... The Darkness, These Raven Skies @ Irving Plaza While the band have... more info

Stereogum — Sweet-and-tart power-poppers Dressy Bessy have just announced that they’ll be releasing a new album called KINGSIZED, their first since 2008’s Holler And Stomp. The upcoming record features a ton of people on guest duty (mostly instrumental), inc... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow. Wow. Wow. This is sooooo good!!!!! JR JR is a duo of two dudes making big pop music that feels indie and cool and as if it were written in the '60s but produced in the mid '80s. They remind us a bit of Junior Senior meets Miike Snow meets the P... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: The Polyphonic Spree at FFF 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) The many-membered and perfectly-named Polyphonic Spree are turning 15 this year, and to celebrate they're going on a tour which will have them playing their... more info

Perez Hilton — This is like the first sunny day of spring after a long and bitter winter! Those Swedes sure know how to make bright and beautiful pop! Urban Cone remind us of the Polyphonic Spree meets The Hidden Cameras with a bit of Junior Senior. We love it! AND... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Joanna Gruesome @ CMJ 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Perfect Pussy, Joanna Gruesome, Potty Mouth, Love of Everything @ Shea Stadium UK... more info