Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Castles @ Mercury Lounge (more by BB) A slightly bizarre scene played itself out at the Firebird [Wednesday night], where Thunderkid, Crocodiles and Spelling Bee were set to play a show. Thunderkid opened, and a crowd of 30 or... more info

Live Daily — Synth-pop act Paper Route [ tickets ] has mapped a busy July on the road supporting the band's debut full-length album, "Absence," which surfaced in April. The tour gets underway with a July 4 appearance at the 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, ... more info

Live Daily — Indie rockers Ra Ra Riot [ tickets ] will divide their summer touring plans between a US headlining run and opening gigs for Andrew Bird and Death Cab for Cutie. The roadwork begins with a solo appearance July 8 in Interlochen, MI, followed by a r... more info

JamBase — TORTOISE ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP "Tortoise, an instrumental five-piece band from Chicago, makes music of elaborate detail, rarely settling for a broad stroke when a sharp inflection might suffice." -Nate Chinen... more info

Guardian Music — Looks like the search engine's techies are Igor beavers when it comes to celebrating 20th-century classical music …Happy birthday, Igor! You know you've pricked the popular consciousness when you become the subject of a piece of Google-artistry... more info

JamBase — Lions (Austin, TX) U.S. Summer Tour / New Album For Fall Release Lions Lions will kick off their Summer tour on June 12 with a show in their hometown of Austin, TX at Emo's. A majority of the setlist during the tour will consist of material off... more info

My Old Kentucky — On July 14th, MOKB Presents... Dead Confederate + Bad Veins at Radio Radio! Get your tickets NOW and save!(photo by d.Evans)MP3 : Dead Confederate - Start Me LaughingMP3 : Dead Confederate - Tortured Artist Saint (live at The 40 Watt)MP3 : Dead Conf... more info

JamBase — Mars Volta members keep it in the family: Zechs Marquise see release of debut album via Rodriguez Lopez Productions and announce tour Days after playing the Bonnaroo festival in The Mars Volta alongside his brother Omar Rodriguez-Lopez,... more info

Live Daily — Indie-rockers Starlight Mints are set to hit the road for a month-long headlining tour behind the band's impending new studio release, "Change Remains." The Oklahoma-based group launches the outing with a run of Midwest dates, beginning June 4 in Kan... more info

Perez Hilton — Los Angeles billboard staple, Angelyne, was spotted leaving a drug store in Beverly Hills on Tuesday and getting into her pink Pontiac Firebird. But, the (how old is she?) beauty looked less than thrilled to have her picture taken. Aren't media whore... more info