Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Natural Child - Hard Workin' Man (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Natural Child - Yer Birthday (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Miracle Fortress - Miscalculations (MP3) Happy Summer everybody. Before we get into this week's recommended shows, I hope you've ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ume at CMJ 2010 (more by Chris La Putt) "How could I have not known about Ume? An Austin trio fronted by a whirling dervish of a singer guitarist who in the standard PR band head shot looks like she... more info

Altsounds — Ume—pronounced ooo-may— is an Austin-based power trio recently named one of the nation's top unsigned bands by Rolling Stone Magazine. Praised for their passionate mash-up of melodic hooks and raw, unadulterated power, UmeÂÂ�... more info

Impose Magazine — As per tradition, the evenings opening festivities began at Benders with Craft Spells, an energetic performance from Ume and some electro sass from the Frail, who were kind enough to open with the intro to Waka Flocka's "Hard in da Paint." Then at th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pete's Candy Store photos by Amanda Hatfield, Crash Mansion photos by Jessica Amaya, Pianos & Mercury Lounge photos by Chris La Putt, words by Rachel Kowal Oh Land @ Rebel NYC (more by David Andrako) You've been following the CMJ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt Ume ended up playing more than one CMJ show afterall. Pictures in this post from a Relix Mag party for their new Keith Richards issue that took place Wednesday at Touring Company in NYC (440... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nada Surf at The Bell House (photos by Kurt Christiansen) Nada Surf will headline the Paradigm CMJ Showcase at Mercury Lounge in NYC on October 22nd. This is a really small venue for the band, and limited tickets are on... more info

Discobelle.net — Swedish artist Daniel Adams-Ray used to be 1/2 of Swedish rap phenomena Snook (together with Oskar Linnros) before they parted ways a few years back, here’s his latest solo single “Dum Av Dig” in a breakfilled, stuttering techno remix by Umeå ... more info

ContactMusic — Bestselling author JUDY BLUME's grandson has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenage girl.Elliot Blume-Pickle, 18, is alleged to have attacked a 17 year old last... more info

My Old Kentucky — SXSW TODAY! We hope to see you at the “Eastbound & Found” SXSW day party. This year MOKB teamed up Sweet Leaf Tea, Car Toys, Chromewaves, Dos Lunas, Knuckle Rumbler, Ultra8201, You Ain't No Picasso, Yours Truly and Ziegenbock to bring you... more info