Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Lou Barlow - Gravitate (MP3) Dinosaur Jr. is playing the last free show of the season at the Central Park SummerStage on Sunday, August 16th with The Walkmen and somewhat newly added opener Saviours (who recently... more info

Chicago Tribune — Where is the music that challenges listeners? Standing in Union Park a few weeks ago, the second day of the Pitchfork Music Festival, the sun low, shadows cree... more info

Altsounds — The Walkmen Announce US Tour With Here We Go Magic Play Guggenheim's It Came From Brooklyn, Central Park SummerStage With Dinosaur Jr., Monolith, Austin City Limits, And Treasure Island Music Festival iTunes Live Session OUT August 11th You & Me... more info

NME — They'll hit the road with Here We Go Magic more info

Culture Bully — My only complaint of the Walkmen's performance is one that I have of its albums; through all its ebbs and flows the band makes great use of its talent, but terrible lack of momentum. more info

Pop Candy — Last weekend the annual Pitchfork Music Festival rocked Chicago and drew some 49,000 fans to Union Park. The lineup included Grizzly Bear, Built to Spill, Beirut, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Walkmen, Yo La Tengo and bushels more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the first show of the Guggenheim's It Came From Brooklyn series on Friday, August 14th are on sale now. They cost a whopping $45 for non-members, and museum members don't do much better with a reduced cost... more info

Stereogum — Now in it's third year, Denver's Monolith Festival has laid out its plan to lure the mountain west region's indie minded music fans to Red Rocks for a noteworthy weekend of bloggable bands. Headlining the two-day festival are Yeah Yeah Yeahs and t... more info

411 Mania — Plus Girl Talk, Of Montreal, Method Man and Redman, Phoenix, OK Go, The Walkmen and tons more... more info

My Old Kentucky — The 2009 Monolith Music Festival at Red Rocks in Denver, CO has just about completed this year's lineup. There are a few more bands that apparently will be added, but most all the big guns seem to be in.As I have said previous, I have discovered, ove... more info