Pitchfork — The nonprofit organization SFOTE is teaming up with a group of artists and musicians to auction off art made out of steel drums. The fundraising event, called "7 Drums / 7 Artists", is designed to honor the Laventille area of Trinidad and Tobago, w... more info

Pitchfork — -- The first single from Superchunk's forthcoming LP Majesty Shredding is called "Digging for Something" and it's out on limited edition, multi-colored vinyl July 13 via Merge. The song features backing vocals from the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle-... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — George Lewis Jr., who records under the moniker of Twin Shadow, is gearing up to release his full-length debut, Forget, this fall on Terrible Records, the imprint founded by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor (who also produced the record). Album track "I C... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Band of Horses @ SXSW (more by Bryan Bruchman) Band of Horses play this Sunday at Williamsburg Waterfront with Grizzly Bear and Karen Elson. That's sold out. On Saturday, Band of Horses are playing as part of Broken Social Scene's... more info

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I Guess I'm Floating — We love us some Lands & Peoples and have for quite awhile, deeming them Hypeworthy in April of last year. They're going to live up to the hype and turn a lot of heads when they release their debut LP via Friends Records. Until then, the young outfi... more info

MTV.com News — He also opens up about his love for indie rock and his one visit to a therapist.By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z on the cover of "Rolling Stone" Photo: Wenner Media Jay-Z is a rapper, a businessman and a husband. We've seen him tear up stages as ... more info

Pitchfork — The folks behind the Lollapalooza festival have just announced the schedule for the three-day marathon, which comes to Chicago's Grant Park August 6-8. And as with any gigantic eight-stage festival, you might need a little help navigating the mons... more info

Pitchfork — Twin Sister photo (right) by George Kalivas Brooklyn's Twin Sister and Canada's Memoryhouse both make hazily pretty dreampop, and both have shown up in our Rising section in recent months. And come August, both groups will link up to tour U.S. clubs... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-21 Hamilton, Ontario - This Ain't Hollywood06-24 Paris, France - Le Point Epherme06-28 London, England - Hyde Park @06-29 London, England - White Heat ^07-01 London, England - Lexington !07-02 London, England - The Social07-04 Brighton, England - ... more info