Consequence of Sound — Before Karen O, there was Challenge of the Future. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Best known for her work as half of the sibling duo the Fiery Furnaces, singer and songwriter Eleanor Friedberger has been a rock outlier since her band burst out of the same '00s New York scene as the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Over the following d... more info

Impose Magazine — On Friday, May 17th, The Great GoogaMooga, a mixture of music and food culture, returned after a rocky start last year to Brooklyn's Prospect Park. The event was scheduled to be a three day affair but the final day was cancelled due to weather. ... more info

Starpulse — An upcoming Kansas music festival set to feature Fun., hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs has been cancelled because of low ticket sales. The Kanrocksas Music Festival, which was ... more info

Consequence of Sound — It's strange that in just 10 short years, an ostensibly modern era can feel so seperate. There's a generation of people who can now say they've grown up with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the anointed New York early-2000s indie-rock scene had a defiant, excit... more info

Topix — Over on our sister blog Fork in the Road they've got a pretty thorough recap of Friday's Great GoogaMooga. more info

Consequence of Sound — Watch Tom Petty, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The announcement came only as four snare drum hits, but fans knew instantly who was headlining FYF Fest this year. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, MGMT, TV on the Radio, Deerhunter, and Beach House. more info

KEXP Seattle — Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ have released the video for the title track off of their new album, Mosquito. It literally shows a disturbingly large mosquito feeding on a little boy before it gets squished. It’s pretty cringe worthy. [Pitchfork] The video for ... more info