Rawkblog — Live: Rose Melberg — my hero, Rose Melberg (left; photo by David Greenwald) — played two rare, intimate shows in Los Angeles. News: It was a real Vampire Weekend as the band hit Los Angeles for Halloween; release dates for long-awaited albums fro... more info

NME — But you'll have to be quick to get into their Los Angeles show more info

Rawkblog — Photo by David Greenwald Vampire Weekend are playing an intimate spot tonight and a bigger one tomorrow afternoon (both free!) in advance of their new album, Contra. Space is limited, so RSVP here on the double. I’ll be at Dirty Projectors tonight,... more info

NME Radio — 1. Between now and midday on NME Radio.... ...you can win the race to lunch by sampling musical wonder from people like Johnny Foreigner, Vampire Weekend, Crystal Castles and Passion Pit, plus songs that mark high-points in musical history from the ... more info

Stereogum — It's Tegan & Sara/Vampire Weekend Monday... Sainthood may have a bigger, more forceful band sound, but the Jamie Travis-directed video for "Hell" features the Quin sisters alone in adjoining hotel rooms with their new pompadours, a huge supply o... more info

Stereogum — If you're tired of practicing old folk tunes, Beatles songs, Mel Bay, or whatever, Q TV's new series "How To" With Q features various indie rock luminaries walking you through the guitar parts of some of their popular songs. A series like this is ... more info

Stereogum — Vampire Weekend's very familiar "A Punk" soundtracks a colorful (slow) trip (into the city) across Google Maps in an ad for the HP Photosmart Premium, "the world's first Internet connected printed." You'll have to watch to see how it works, but no... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Vampire Weekend have chosen “Cousins” to be the first single off of their hotly anticipated new album Contra! “Cousins” will be release digitally on November 17th, with a release of a 7 inch on December 15th. I approve of this. This is why: more info

NME — 'Cousins' set to be the follow-up to 'Horchata' more info

Guardian Music — King's College, London"You find us in a period of transition," says Vampire Weekend's frontman Ezra Koenig. He sounds slightly nervous – perhaps with good reason. For one thing, the audience is crammed into a tiny fourth-floor student union ba... more info