melophobe — California: I hate you. You get all of Animal Collective to yourself. Portland: Starfucker loves you. Need proof? Scroll down through these tour dates and see that they have scheduled THREE shows for you this year. In a ROW! As far as these other l... more info

melophobe — Not sure if you all even pay attention to this small paragraph before scrolling through tasty tour dates, but here goes! After sharing two installments of tour dates, I saw myself in another position to post an accumulation of dates, primarily for th... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — La Sera is the side-project of Vivian Girls member Katy Goodman. She’s releasing her s/t debut album on February 15 via Hardly Art. Here’s a really nice track from the album called, “Devils Hearts Grow Gold”, that she’s giving away for free... more info

Stereogum — Last week when we posted a new track by the Babies, the project of Vivian Girls’ Cassie Ramone and Woods’ Kevin Morby, we also reminded you about another VG spin-off, Katy Goodman’s La Sera. In case your memory was getting hazy, here’s “Dev... more info

Abeano — One Mix Yesterday, Tri Angle records announced that they’ll be releasing the debut album of Tom Krell aka How to Dress Well and to celebrate the fact he’s made a new mix for Altered Zones. “Was super hyped on this music all year. Love... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Here’s another track from the irresistibly ramshackle debut full-length from Vivian Girls + Woods collab... Read more » more info

Powerpopulist — La Sera - Never Come Around mp3from forthcoming LPNever Come AroundonHardly ArtThis gorgeous song by Vivian Girls bassist/singer Katy Goodman's new band, La Sera, has us eagerly anticipating their debut album, which is supposed to come around in Febr... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Smiths Reel Around the Fountain A collection of Smiths demos that circulated on the web this week offered a reminder of what a phenomenon they were: a band who emerged... more info

Impose Magazine — In our continuing survey of what 2011 will hold for us, let us glance together at the tour dates and track previews that will shape the pop consciousness of our humble new tomorrow. More fun than reading a Wiki-leaked cable about Prince Andrew’s ma... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Here’s the charmingly wheels-off little opener from the forthcoming self-titled debut full-length from Vivian Girls... Read more » more info