Tastes Like Caramel — This past Sunday the Williamsburg Waterfont hosted the very first Pool Party of the season! With a few alterations to the layout, the scenic Williamsburg park transformed into an outdoor venue complete with dodge ball and an appearance by Senator Ch... more info

Stereogum — Between the World Cup’s conclusion hijacking the standard operating procedure of most any establishment serving alcohol and space enough for a TV screen, and Jelly NYC’s Pool Parties kick off at the East River State Park, the greater Williamsburg... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford, words by Andrew Frisicano Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof opened the first Pool Party of 2010 with a noisy, fleshy work out of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. The six-piece group smashed through the minimal record, with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Xiu Xiu + Deerhoof @ Donaufestival 2010 (armin r) In April, Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu premiered their joint cover of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at a music festival in Austria. On July 11th (five days from now), the bands will... more info

Stereogum — Noveller is the project of Brooklyn experimental guitarist (and ex-Parts & Labor member) Sarah Lipstate. Last August I posted the powerful looping/droning/whirling “Brilliant Colors” from her No Fun debut Red Rainbows. After that, she joined Cold... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-26 Mexico City, Mexico - Pasagüero %07-14 New Haven, CT - Lily's Pad 07-15 Albany, NY - Valentine's Upstairs07-16 Boston, MA - Temple Sound & Stage07-18 Brooklyn, NY - Monster Island Basement07-25 Chicago, IL - Millennium Park % with Xiu Xiu more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-25 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room $#06-26 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue @$06-27 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium $~06-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Jazzfest at Pyramid Cabaret %06-30 Calgary, Alberta - Central United Church &07-01 Calgary, Alberta - Republik +07-... more info

Pitchfork — Deerhoof photo by Eric Landmark Double bills don't get much artier than this: Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu. The two weird-pop giants, who previously linked up to cover Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at an Austrian festival earlier this year, will hit t... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Indra Dunis Last year, we marked dark and dramatic songstress Zola Jesus as a Rising act. And, since then, she's released an incredible EP (with an equally amazing cover), put together a startlingly good live set, and announced dates with in... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-26 Mexico City, Mexico - Pasaguero %09-30 Ottawa, Ontario  - Capital Music Hall ^10-03 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace ^10-05 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's ^10-06 Cincinnati, OH - The Northside Tavern ^10-07 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop ^1... more info