Stereogum — The Detroit post-punk outfit Turn To Crime are releasing their second album, Actions, in a few weeks, and today they’ve debuted the title track. It follows up the slapdash “Prince Of Slackers” and sporadic “Light.” Former Awesome Color memb... more info

Stereogum — The off-kilter Detroit rock band Turn To Crime is led by former Awesome Color frontman Derek Stanton, but the trio’s debut album Can’t Love is a far cry from the punk-informed blues-rock of Stanton’s former band. As evidenced by early previews ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Turn to Crime, originally a solo project of Derek Stanton from defunct Brooklyn band Awesome Color, relocated to Detroit and became a proper band. The trio will release a new album Can't Love via Old Flame on... more info

Stereogum — In keeping with their Ann Arbor roots, the Brooklyn power trio Awesome Color kicked out three albums of fiery Detroit-inspired garage rock jams for Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace label throughout the second half of the aughts and toured with the l... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Call of The Wild Brooklyn's Call of The Wild feature an ex-member of Awesome Color, but this trio is on an entirely different trip. The band plays a style of garage that borders on Metallica-style speed metal on their forthcoming... more info

Pitchfork — -- The charity Artists Project Earth is currently holding an online auction to raise money for victims of recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and the Tibet Plateau. Fleet Foxes, TV on the Radio, R.E.M., the Killers, Madonna, Beyoncé, the Kooks, a... more info

Altsounds — Violent Soho have gone from self-releasing their debut in their native Australia to signing to Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label, home to Be Your Own Pet, Free Kitten, Awesome Color and other freak-rockers. Ecstatic Peace! step ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Megafaun Recommended Shows // April 20th – April 25th Tuesday, April 20th Dios @ Troubadour Warpaint @ Occidental College The Kissaway Trail / Phillip Roebuck / Cate Le Bon @ Spaceland Wednesday, April 21st Megafaun / Breathe Owl Breathe / Hi ... more info

Pitchfork — Artist: Awesome ColorAlbum: Massa HypnosRelease Date: April 6Label: Ecstatic Peace Tracklist: 01 Transparent02 Flying03 Oaxaca04 White Cloud05 Vision06 Zombie07 Slaughterhouse08 IOU Notes: Third album from this Brooklyn-via-Detroit garage-psych band,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Garage noise punk band Tyvek is on a tour of the country, and of NY, with psychedelic punk band Awesome Color. The two Detroit bands already played a show on 3/3 @ the Bug Jar in Rochester and then... more info