Guardian Music — With their tinny three-chord rumbles, punk-grrrls Jessica and Jennifer Clavin conjure the rude and rudimentary spirit of 77Hometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Jennifer Clavin (guitar) and Jessica Clavin (bass).The background: Bleached are for fans of (... more info

Guardian Music — Get out your Chelsea boots and anoraks – the C86 revival is upon us. AgainHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Faith Holgate (vocals, guitar), Lois McDonald (guitar), Anna Donigan (bass), and unknown drummer.The background: There has been a lot of web ... more info

Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)What's been heralded as a bold step into the unknown for Frankie Rose isn't quite the giant leap one might have expected. After serving in the forward regiments of the Brooklyn indiepop army – with Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts,... more info

Impose Magazine — Boston's Girlfriends are a noisy pop punk trio comprised of Andy Sadoway, Ben Potrykus, and Supriya Gunda. Since 2009 the band has been playing basements, bars, and clubs in their hometown as well as around the country, touring with acts like Wee... more info

Stereogum — Ramshackle, tough-to-Google Montreal garage crew Each Other have a new single coming out next month. Below, download one of its two songs: The fresh-faced basher “Sit Still,” which has the same sugar-rush simplicity of first-album Vivian Girls. E... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Babies @ Cake Shop - 2/6/2012 (more by Jessica Amaya) 285 Kent, the most difficult venue to keep track of in terms of who is playing, is hosting a show TONIGHT (Thursday, 2/9):===| THURSDAY 2/9 @ 285 KENT AVE... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Since striking out on her own, Frankie Rose has sounded like a woman on a quest. The onetime member of Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls' self-titled 2010 debut (made with her touring band, the Outs), found the former queen of Brooklyn lo-fi making... more info

Stereogum — Vivian Girls’ Katy Goodman is learning to code in Ruby and, for the sake of the exercise or probably just for fun, she made a text-based Choose Your Own Adventure game. Instructions: Directions for Mac OSX: 1. Download the file! Right click and sav... more info

Guardian Music — A Zelig of the Brooklyn indie scene, Frankie Rose has appeared in this column with three different bands. Now she's gone solo …Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Frankie Rose (vocals, instruments).The background: Frankie Rose wins the award for most ap... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — New single from Vivian Girls‘ Katy Goodman, taken from her forthcoming La Sera full-length Sees... Read more » more info