Big Apple Music Scene — Japandroids at Pitchfork Music Festival 2009, Image: Devorah Klein Some good indie shows at some good small venues are coming up in the next few weeks, including Junior Boys at The Bell House on Halloween (!!): Rain Machine (with Kyp Malone of TV on... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I found Jeans Wilder via Woven Tones, via Best Coast... but I promise you JW is way, way, way better than that Strokes-ified Wavves wannabe, so listen up. There's not much info on these guys -- I do know they've released a few cassettes and 7's (and... more info

Stereogum — In its sixth year, Fuck Yeah Fest had the explicit intention of benefitting California's state parks, and implicit intention of scaring away media outlets afraid of things with "Fuck" in the title. (Well OK: this year did bring the family friendly... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The line-up for the third edition of Le Guess Who? in Utrecht, The Netherlands has been confirmed. The Festival for Underground Pop focuses on below the radar acts and artisans. Le Guess Who? November 26-29 Tivoli & Tivoli De Helling Utrecht, The ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Coathangers - Toomerhead (MP3) Coathangers @ Pianos CMJ08 (more by Faith-Ann Young) The Coathangers are going on tour this October with Japandroids (who will come to NYC on Sept. 24th with Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band). But before those... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Grizzly Bear (feat. Michael McDonald) - "While You Wait for the Others"; Last we saw Michael McDonald he was tormenting the staff at SmartTech in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Never did we think we'd find something he did musically cool, but for whatever r... more info

Stereogum — Thee Fair Ohs are a UK trio who seem to be into puns. Judging from "Summer Lake," they're not into wasting time. After lulling us with a 25-second drum roll, tambourine, and pretty arpeggios, they barrel into one of the most immediate (and addictive)... more info

Stereogum — Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for money to... more info

My Old Kentucky — So...MOKB can be a little slow on festival coverage...sorry about that. If you missed P4K Fest Day One, you can check it here. We'll have our Day Three coverage up as soon as possible along with our Lollapalooza 2009 coverage....-------------------... more info

411 Mania — Thoughts on Bruce Peninsula’s wonderful debut album, the death of Les Paul, Patrick Wolf acting like a douchebag, new Guided By Voices DVD, a Smell DVD, new free music for download from Radiohead, Bon Iver side project Volcano Choir, The Nat... more info