Rolling Stone — The lowdown on six acts blowing up in 2009: Drake, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Little Boots, BLK JKS, Avett Brothers and Florence and the Machine. Get the stories behind their epic rises, plus video and tunes: exclusive streams of Drake’s... more info

JamBase — WE GO UNPLUGGED AS OUR THOUGHTS WING NORTHWARD This morning we find ourselves thinking of back porches and non-amplified stages, acoustic music on the brain as this year's Northwest String Summit gets underway. Our faithful scribe Sarah Hagerma... more info

JamBase — TIME TO GET SOME SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOES A distinctly summery feel permeates this week's mini-mix. The music on our stereos and in our tiny, white ear-buds shifts as temperatures rise, the humidity and sunshine steering us towards tunes fit for ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Coney Island - July 3, 2009 (setusthebomb) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Deicide @ BB King's * Allen Toussaint @ Joe's Pub * BLK JKS @ Weeksville Heritage Center * Oumou Sangare, Les Nubians, Asa @ Summerstage * The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Coney Island - July 3, 2009 (setusthebomb) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Deicide @ BB King's * Allen Toussaint @ Joe's Pub * BLK JKS @ Weeksville Heritage Center * Oumou Sangare, Les Nubians, Asa @ Summerstage * The... more info

Stereogum — Eclectic Johannesburg, South Africa psychedelic/progressive rock quartet BLK JKS released the Mystery EP on Secretly Canadian in early March and have a full-length, After Robots, due on the same label this fall. The nine-track collection was produced... more info

MVSW — Wale ft. Lady Gaga ~ “Chillin” It’s nice to see DC hip hop getting some play! Empire of the Sun ~ “Standing On the Shore“ Sera Cahoone ~ “Baker Lake“ Yo La Tengo ~ “Periodically Double or Triple”(mp3) BLK JKS ~ “Mololatladi”... more info

JamBase — BLK JKS FULL-LENGTH DEBUT AFTER ROBOTS TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 8 BLK JKS BLK JKS' highly anticipated full-length debut After Robots will be released September 8 on Secretly Canadian. Following the March release of their MYSTERY EP and return... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: BLK JKS: "Molalatladi" from After Robots (out September 8th) other BLK JKS posts at Largehearted Boy Budos Band: "The Proposition" [mp3] from Budos Band EP (out June 23rd) other Budos Band posts at Largehearted..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Two nights in a row at Irving Plaza and a free show in Brooklyn over the summer did seem like a lot, so it's not too surprising that..."Due To Scheduling Issues, Femi Kuti Regretfully Has Canceled The Wednesday, June... more info