Brooklyn Vegan — Grizzly Bear @ Coachella 2010 (more by Rachel Carr) Luke Benge: Has it been a wild ride? Since Veckatimest came out things been going pretty ape shit right? Chris Taylor: Ha. It's been such a positive feeling apeshit, there have... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-15 Brooklyn, NY - BAM05-21 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern05-22 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern #05-23 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre #05-26 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre05-27 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre #05-29 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival06-02 Bos... more info

NME — Band will reach the UK in time for ATP appearence with Pavement more info

I Guess I'm Floating — A fellow Kentuckian and writer for We Listen For You, Zach Hart, recently directed a video for Louisville-local band The Pass. While I'm not a huge fan of the band and tend to think there isn't much separating their sound from others occupying simil... more info

Pitchfork — Brooklyn-based lords of troubled solemnity the National are probably coming to your town this summer as part of their worldwide tour in support of the forthcoming High Violet, due out May 10 in the UK and May 11 everywhere else via 4AD. According to ... more info

Stereogum — MGMT hit the Coachella stage playing their generally freakier Congratulations material in relatively human clothing, which prompted me to posit an aesthetic axiom: The weirdness of MGMT’s music is inversely proportional to that of their clothes. GQ... more info

NME — Bands join The Big Pink, The Walkmen and These New Puritans at the Brighton event more info

Pitchfork — What: The Great EscapeWhen: May 13-15Where: Brighton, EnglandWho: Broken Social Scene, Wild Beasts, the Big Pink, the Walkmen, These New Puritans, Surfer Blood, Here We Go Magic, Morning Benders, John Talabot, Sleigh Bells, the Fiery Furnaces, Warpai... more info

Pitchfork — The folks behind Lollapalooza have spent the past week dropping hints about this year's lineup, announcing artists one letter at a time, via a sort of hangman or Wheel of Fortune game. And though it's been fun to hazard guesses about what bands will ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Walkmen last time they played the same venue (more by Jonny Leather) To quote my friend CD (I unfortunately missed the show) who was at the Brooklyn show last night, "Fucking awesome. talk about a talented band. such skilled... more info