Vivian Girls

Brooklyn Vegan — Harlem @ Union Pool over the weekend (more by Andrew Frisicano) Local Natives will headline Bowery Ballroom on May 6th. Tickets go on AmEx presale at noon. Best Coast & Midnight Masses were added as openers to the April 1st... more info

Stereogum — Based on past experience, New York's All Tomorrow's Parties has become the festival you buy tickets for lineup-unseen. But for those who need to know, ATP just expanded the lineup of bands for this year's Weekend At Kutsher's: Saturday will includ... more info

Live Daily — Indie-rockers Titus Andronicus [ tickets ] will hit the road this spring for a headlining tour in support of the band's sophomore studio effort, "The Monitor." The New Jersey crew kicks off the trek with a March 20 appearance in Austin, TX, as par... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rachel Carr The sold-out event, concisely named "No Cancer!" hoped to raise money for Irene Garcia, the mother of a prominent L.A. scenester who was recently diagnosed with what an event volunteer would only call "an extremely rare... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Abe Vigoda @ The Smell in October (more by Rachel Carr) If you happen to be in L.A. on Saturday, February 7th, "No Cancer: A benefit for our Friend's Mom" will be happening at a "secret" location (e-mail for info,... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Got a great 8'08" long exclusive remix of Massive Attack's 'Paradise Circus' to open up proceedings today. The track is the 7th on their new album 'Heligoland' (out Monday) and features Hope Sandoval. This mix comes from Brazilian producer Gui Boratt... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Lily, Pixie and Florence, this year's Brits should be about Male BondingReading the Brit awards nominations is a depressing affair. The major labels and their well-documented fiscal failings have served up another year's worth of vacuous, real... more info

Powerpopulist — Frankie Rose - Thee Only One mp3 from Thee Only One singleThe founding member of Vivian Girls and sometime member of Crystal Stilts might not be the only one, but this Slumberland release is singularly righteous, ioho.MySpace | eMusic | Amazon | iTun... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — We mentioned Vivian Girls' cover of the Chantels' classic "He's Gone" a while back, after being treated to a special a capella rendition here in Dallas. Next best thing: the group has decided to give away their charming studio version (which was reco... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — January has been a fairly good month all in all. I've started up interviewing bands again, spending some quality time with Alexis Hot Chip, 4/7ths of Los Campesinos, Jack from These New Puritans, Delphic and Vivian Girls too. Gigs have been thin on t... more info