Mercury News, California — On 'Now We Can See,' San Jose natives Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster of the Thermals achieve new levels of pop accessibility and sonic clarity -- albeit in a concept album about death. more info

MVSW — The Prodigy @ Palladium The Thermals, The Shaky Hands @ Troubadour Sun Kil Moon, Mia Doi Todd @ El Rey Jens Lekman, Tig Notaro @ Echo Carina Round, Allie Moss, Ian Axel, Rene Thomas, Mel Dillon @ Hotel Cafe Moe @ Roxy Oh Darling @ The Fold(Silverlake... more info

Altsounds — The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival is proud to announce the addition of Final Fantasy, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bowerbirds, and Michael Columbia to the Saturday lineup and The Thermals and Killer Whales to the Sunday bill. The Pitchfork Music Festival has... more info

Quick Before It Melts — “The Thermals have always been about celebrating negatives and positives in unison. If the world is going to hell, if we’re gonna die, if we can’t get laid, we’re still gonna have a good time. We think Now We Can See is our best record yet.â€... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore don’t miss a super show at the Metro Gallery with Impossible Hair and Austin’s The Great Nostalgic.  Also in town are the still-churning B-52s who play Rams Head Live.  Down in DC the Black Cat has a great show with The... more info

Stereogum — There are some great things about seeing a band like the Thermals. For one, you know you're gonna see at least twenty of your favorite The Thermals songs in one night. And even at a less-than-sold-out show that was a late-add to a pair of sold-out gi... more info

Pasta Primavera — Philadelphia is jam packed with great shows tonight.  Animal Collective plays the Electric Factory while The Thermals and The Shaky Hands play Johnny Brenda’s.  Also Wye Oak and Pomegranates perform at Kung Fu Necktie while The Ghost Is Danci... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Thermals @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Fresh Bread) tonight in NYC * Les Paul @ Iridium * Noisettes @ Pianos? * Etta James @ BB King's * Alice Smith @ Mercury Lounge * White Rabbits @ Other Music *... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — One of my all-time favorite bands, The Thermals, are in town. They played two shows this weekend at Bowery Ballroom and are at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight. Last I checked, tickets were still on sale. I had the privilege of seeing them on Satu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Fresh Bread The Thermals played a kick-ass show, as usual, last night at Bowery Ballroom (5/9). It was their second night in a row playing the same NYC venue, and on Monday they play the city one more... more info