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

DrownedInSound — Last year, Jamie Stewart’s solo shows proved that less can be (frighteningly, excoriatingly) more, because one man onstage – screaming, gibbering, and sweatily gurning – is far more disturbing than any frontman you care to name, throwing shapes... more info

Pitchfork — Five years ago, Baltimore's art-damaged Wham City collective started running their Whartscape festival at the same time as Artscape, a gigantic free arts festival that takes over Baltimore every summer. This year, though, the Wham City folks have ... more info

Stereogum — Last night at the Donaufestival in Lower Austria, Jamie Stewart collaborated with labelmates Deerhoof on a complete run-through of Joy Division’s 1979 debut Unknown Pleasures. Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier is sort of an honorary Xiu Xiu member, so ... more info

XLR8R — Legendary musician, performer, filmmaker, and queer-core queen Vaginal Davis will be hosting Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart (among many) as part of her upcoming performance piece at PS 122, "Speaking from the Diaphragm". read more more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Huy Ngo Art-pop provocateurs Xiu Xiu have been involved in plenty of mind-boggling and arguably disgusting body-horror art projects lately, from giving away t-shirts written in real blood to the vomit-centric video for "Dear God, I Hate Myse... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — At the tail end of last week, music blog Get Off the Coast dropped their Eskimo Taco mix for free download (you can grab it here). The compilation includes a never-before-heard cut from Rising act Dom, as well as up-and-comers such as Banjo or Freako... more info

Guardian Music — Often associated with school music rooms, the glock has grown up with a generation of indie-pop musicians and avant-garde auteurs. Just don't call it a xylophone ...What is it? Tiny hammers, tiny strips of metal, and a sound that can sooth or shatter... more info