KEXP Seattle — After tremendous success last year, the second annual Heineken City Arts Festival has announced their lineup. This year, the three-day fest will take place October 20-22, 2011, and will feature headlining acts Ryan Adams, Robyn, Built to Spill, Cryst... more info

Powerpopulist — We love Sweet Bulbs' name. . .and music.Many thanks to the gracious bloggers for making these earable. Click below to go to their blogs.The Parting Gifts - Keep Walkin' - Austin Town HallThe Jameses - Caribou - Raven Sings the BluesDeerhoof - Hitch H... more info

Altsounds — Right now, Yuck are poised to have an incredible 2011. After a year spent building a deeply smitten and devoted fanbase with limited edition singles, cassette EP's and gigs supporting the likes of Dinosaur Jr, Dum Dum Girls and Built to Spill, th... more info

Powerpopulist — We're continuing to work our way back through our long list of unposted yet highly pleasing songs. This third set runs the gamut from present day to a year or more ago. You can find the first set here and the second here. Many thanks to Insound and I... more info

Bradley's Almanac — I've gone on record as saying last month's Built To Spill show out on Cape Cod was my favorite of the year so far, and in the time since nothing has topped it (although last week's Superchunk/Versus gig and Sunday's Come reunion show came damn close)... more info

Guardian Music — What happened to all the moshing at indie shows? The indie professor reckons it's down to people protecting their iPhones ...I grew up on a diet of live gigs around the north-west – the Stone Roses, the Happy Mondays, the Fall, New Order, etc. The ... more info

Bradley's Almanac — It's fitting that more than a few Doug Martsch-penned lyrics are about dreams, because this particular Built To Spill show still feels like a vivid one. On a hot early-August evening on the hook of Cape Cod, after a dark drive down a Lost Highway-li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris Gersbeck DOWNLOAD: Built to Spill - Three Years Ago Today (live on the boat) (MP3) "Hopefully this boat isn't built to spill, yuk yuk yuk" - Matthew Conover Built to Spill played a BV-presented show on a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Built to Spill @ Siren Fest 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Al Green @ BB King's * Mat Maneri @ Barbes * Bambi Kino @ Bowery Electric * Kato Hideki @ The Stone * Ray Anderson... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Built To Spill @ MHOW in 2009 (more by Chloe Rice) Built to Spill have announced a US tour that will keep them on the road from the middle of September until late November, but first they'll play the handful... more info