Impose Magazine — On June 1st, Ariel Pink performed at the Empty Bottle in Chicago as stop on his tour. Photographer Ben Pegram attended two shows on the same night and provided these images from Pink's performance. See more images from this post. more info

Impose Magazine — John Dwyer isn't a deconstructionist in the mold of Tim Presley (White Fence), Ty Segall or Ariel Pink, savants who meticulously overlay genres and eras in endlessly surprising ways. Glib as it may seem, the Thee Oh Sees mastermind could be better de... more info

Pitchfork - Album Reviews — Insofar as anything about Devendra Banhart was ever considered "underrated," the man rarely got enough credit for his sense of humor. He was often called "playful" or "mischievous," or some other lightly stepping compliment that aligned more comforta... more info

Chorus.fm — *Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti* (https://www.facebook.com/arielpinkshauntedgraffiti) has announced US tour dates. Head to replies to check them out. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-09 Monterrey, Mexico - Festival NRML03-23 Santa Ana, CA - Burgerama Festival05-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge05-18 San Diego, CA - Casbah05-20 Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Library05-21 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel05-23 Portland, OR - Wonde... more info

Impose Magazine — Other than the blitzkrieg of festival event news and showcase flyer bombardments, the week brought us strange brews and kernels of inspiration. Top news tells us that Azealia Banks covered the Strokes' "Barely Legal" amid tweets of her working wi... more info

Impose Magazine — News has come from Mexico about a huge music festival in March. Festival NRMAL 2013 features many worthy musicians, most notably Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Trash Talk, and the group Brujería, responsible for one of the most-banned record co... more info

NME - Radar — Foxygen singer Sam France sits in a New York dressing room scoffing Fizzy Worms. He’s rattling off the band’s extensive back catalogue. “‘Electric Sun Machine’, ‘Cat Food Dog Food Motor Oil’, ‘The Jurassic Explosion Philippic’ – t... more info

Impose Magazine — The Primavera Sound Festival's annual winter edition, Primavera Club, began on Thursday, December 6th with shows in both Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. Impose photographer Celina Bordino photographed the Barcelona edition and captured performances ... more info

Guardian Music — Pub gigs, stadium shows and everything in between – tell us about live music you've seen latelyHave you been to see any live music in the past few days? If so, how was it? We'd like to hear about your gig-going, good or bad, impressive or disappoin... more info