Stereogum — Matisyahu has apparently been receiving nasty messages from disappointed fans suggesting he should stop touring in the wake of recent lackluster performances… And now it appears the roots-reggae artist has reached his boiling point. In Woodlands, T... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Empress Of plays Saturday at Central Park SummerStage, a free show with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Klaus Johann Grobe. Continue reading… more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — One of the most talked-about bands in the alt-punk underground two years ago was Greenville, South Carolina's ISLANDER. This year the band returns, and it's jaw-dropping to see an entirely new crew surrounding Mikey Carvajal for his band's sophomore ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — CILVER's video for the song "I'm America" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Patrick Kendall, who has previously worked with THEORY OF A DEADMAN, SEVENDUST and MEGADETH, among others. "'I'm America' is the anthem for unification," says CIL... more info

Stereogum — Our Song Of The Summer poll is closed and the votes are being tallied. Very exciting. Which 311 song will make the cut? What if no one makes the cut? We’ll find out next week. Until then… THIS WEEK’S 10 HIGHEST RATED COMMENTS #10 Elvis vs. Shar... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Using her feminine wiles and KGB skills, Nina Sergeevna (Annet Mahendru) forges an emotional bond with a scientist forced to develop stealth technology for the Soviets on “One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov,” Episode 311 of “The Americans”... more info

Stereogum — I can’t be the only person who read Kelefa Sanneh’s recent New Yorker piece on New York hardcore and thought, “Goddam, I need to listen to more hardcore.” The big problem there: Turnstile, the one current band mentioned in the New Yorker piec... more info

Mercury News, California — Steel Pulse, Ziggy Marley, Rebelution, 311, more set for three-day festival. more info

Popdose — Funk rock gets a bad rap because of the way it’s been misappropriated by frat-friendly bands like 311 and Sublime,.. more info

Chorus.fm — *311 (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/311/)*'s album artwork for their album Stereolithic, can be found in the replies. Submitted by TheRealJohnOC more info