Big Apple Music Scene — Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival has been a big hit the past two years, with performers like Beirut and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. This year’s lineup includes Les Savvy Fav with openers Vivian Girls (January 29) Rain... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-11 Haverford, PA - Haverford College12-12 Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio *01-14 Brighton, England  - Freebutt01-15 Oxford, England - Jericho Tavern01-16 Birmingham, England - Academy 301-17 Manchester, England - Deaf Institute01-18 Liverpool, En... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Les Savy Fav rides the ladder at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more) "Launched in 2007, Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival (formerly known as Brooklyn Next) is BAM's annual showcase of the some of the most innovative music coming out of... more info

Altsounds — Los Angeles-based Best Coast, aka *Bethany Cosentino* (BC) and *Bobb Bruno* (BB), are pleased to announce their first outing up the Pacific Coast. Beginning in *San Diego*, *CA *on *February 4th*, Best Coast will be providing main support for *Vivian... more info

Stereogum — All those "girl group" references make even more sense after the Vivian Girls' cover of the Bronx-born Chantels' 1957 single "He's Gone." Remember, the Chantels are on the 2010 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominee list. It's good to be the Chantels. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-18 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland ! 02-04 San Diego, CA - Casbah ^02-05 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar ^02-06 Los Angeles - The Smell ^02-08 Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place ^02-09 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill ^02-11 Portland, OR - Holocene ^02-1... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — For the latest "Tunnelvision" clip, Ray Concepcion captures three songs ("Never See Me Again", "When I'm Gone", "Tell the World") from Vivian Girls' July show at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art. more info

Pitchfork - TV — captures three songs from the gals' July show at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art. more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Meet Wetdog, Britain's answer to Vivian Girls, who will be releasing their sophomore LP, Frauhaus!, at the end of this month on Angular. "Tidy Up Your Bedroom" is a concise, lo-fi garagey number with surf guitars, a pounding rhythm, and a little orga... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-03 Miami, FL - The Ice Palace12-04 Mexico City, Mexico - Pasaguero12-05 Monterrey, Mexico - TBD12-11 Haverford, PA - Haverford College12-12 Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio ** with Yellow Fever more info