The Culture Of Me — With stunning performances from Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof (as “Deer Division”, playing the epic Unknown Pleasures front-to-back and then leaving the stage promptly), Why?, arena-ready Fang Island and Pictureplane (who appeared with sequencer, laptop a... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — This past Sunday the Williamsburg Waterfont hosted the very first Pool Party of the season! With a few alterations to the layout, the scenic Williamsburg park transformed into an outdoor venue complete with dodge ball and an appearance by Senator Ch... more info

Stereogum — Between the World Cup’s conclusion hijacking the standard operating procedure of most any establishment serving alcohol and space enough for a TV screen, and Jelly NYC’s Pool Parties kick off at the East River State Park, the greater Williamsburg... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford, words by Andrew Frisicano Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof opened the first Pool Party of 2010 with a noisy, fleshy work out of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. The six-piece group smashed through the minimal record, with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Xiu Xiu + Deerhoof @ Donaufestival 2010 (armin r) In April, Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu premiered their joint cover of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at a music festival in Austria. On July 11th (five days from now), the bands will... more info

Pitchfork — The Pool Parties are back. After overcoming some political obstacles with help from Senator Chuck Schumer, the promotion company Jelly has scheduled another season of free outdoor concerts in Brooklyn. The series will run every Sunday from July 1... more info

Culture Bully — Headlining the night's show, Deerhoof delivered one of the night's most dynamic performances and left the stage to a well-deserved standing ovation. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-25 Milwaukee, WI - The Cactus Club06-26 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry06-27 Fargo, ND - Aquarium !06-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Royal Albert Hotel @06-29 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigo's06-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Pawn Shop07-01 Calgary, Alberta -... more info

Stereogum — “Acid Reign” is the first single from Violens’s upcoming debut album Amoral. I had to check on the debut part, since we’ve been talking about Violens for a while — they opened for Deerhoof at the Gummy Awards in 2008, around the time they r... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-25 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room $#06-26 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue @$06-27 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium $~06-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Jazzfest at Pyramid Cabaret %06-30 Calgary, Alberta - Central United Church &07-01 Calgary, Alberta - Republik +07-... more info