Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Vampire Weekend introduced a unique mix of pop, reggae and African rhythms on its self-titled debut, and the quartet delivers an even richer musical landscape on its second CD. more info

Live Daily — Indie rockers Vampire Weekend [ tickets ] have lined up a spring headlining outing in support of the band's forthcoming second album, "Contra," which is due in stores next week. Friday (1/8) on-sales are set for Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Albert... more info

MTV.com News — Performance features songs from their debut and from Contra, due Tuesday.By James Montgomery Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig performs for "MTV Unplugged" Photo: MTV Vampire Weekend's Contra doesn't hit stores until Tuesday, but it's already... more info

Nialler9 — As we all hear Contra via web streams this week for the first time (hear it below at the bottom of the post), thoughts turn to how this album will translate live compared to their first album seeing as it lacks a teeny bit of the buoyancy. Pretty ... more info

Guardian Music — Vampire Weekend have been derided as preppy imperialists trading in African culture – but appearances can be deceiving. Paul Lester meets the New York quartet in CaliforniaVampire Weekend are being mobbed in California. By teenage girls. In a ... more info

The World Forgot — I’m so done caring about this band that I don’t even care that you don’t care either.  At all.  I do however find this fresh remix by Miike Snow to be perfection.  I would care if their next album was going to sound more like this and ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Vampire Weekend (http://www.absolutepunk.net/vampireweekend)* recently did live studio sessions (http://music.aol.com/video/cousins-sessions/vampire-weekend/bc:60669397001) for AOL Music (http://music.aol.com/video/cousins-sessions/vampire-weekend/b... more info

Silent Uproar — Vampire Weekend have announced a full North American tour throughout March and April in support of the forthcoming Contra. Stream the album and find the tour details on MySpace. [myspace.com] more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Got the 4th Vampire Weekend song performed on the excellent Pitchfork.tv series, Juans Basement. I am used to the auto-tuner on the album version, but I am not used to it live! Hopefully it will sound even better when I see the boys at United Palace!... more info

My Old Kentucky — We're falling hard for Burnt Ones, so much so that we're hosting a FREE! show tonight at Locals Only featuring them and another up-and-comer, Holy Ghost Canyon. Don't forget, Burnt Ones will also be playing MOKB & Laundromatinee's big Local Music Gi... more info