My Old Kentucky — The Twilight Sad often draw comparisons to greats like My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, Interpol and The Cure. Other reviews naturally lump them in with fellow Scottsmen like Arab Strap and Josef K. All can be true in various ways, but no matter... more info

Altsounds — *Frightened Rabbit* return with a brand new single ‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’ released through FatCat on 16th November, a primer for the band’s forthcoming and as yet untitled abum, expected in Spring 2010... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Tuesday night's Twilight Sad show was just like Friday night, there was just more if it. There was more space for the sound to fill, more shaved heads, more singing along. All three bands... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Southpaw Friday (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Digital Primitives @ Zebulon * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Tanya Morgan, Black Sheep @ SOB's * Tune-Yards, Dragons of Zynth @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Dominick Mastrangelo The Twilight Sad If it was possible The Twilight Sad have gone even darker on their new record Forget The Night Ahead (Fat Cat). Yet what was evident on Friday night at Brooklyn's Southpaw... more info

5 Acts — It seems like I've been waiting for this show for sooooooo long. I only wish Frightened Rabbit were playing too. Doors open at 8:30 and tickets are $14.We Were Promised Jetpacks - 9:00Brakes - 10:00The Twilight Sad - 11:00We Were Promised Jetpacks o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I've known about tonight's (10/2) Southpaw show for a while, but I only just realized that it wasn't part of our original set of announced tour dates that did list Tuesday's Bowery Ballroom show with the same lineup of Twilight... more info

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

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The World Forgot — I do apologize for the lack of posts during this past week.  I really must apologize.  But I fear I was busy scoring tickets to see the upcoming Sufjan Stevens mini tour (yes, I’ll be there in Bloomington to see him play), galavanting about t... more info