Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Hockey + Sigmund Droid @ Mercury Lounge 8pm $8My choices for this week were really tough to come by. All summer long we have been pretty much inundated by fantastic live shows and for whatever reason this week is pretty weak and fairly expens... more info

Altsounds — Capitol Records breakthrough dance-rock band Hockey have been making impressive first impressions with music fans, bloggers and mainstream media around the globe with a non-stop touring schedule leading up to the October 6th release of their debut al... more info

Culture Bully — Their music is fun and easy to like and is bringing the band some well deserved attention (more than enough to make up for the lack of national attention Hockey Night got when they were around). more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: New MusicDiscovered and promoted through the miracle of the Internet, Hockey are taking no chances with their sudden unexpected attention.Why the big fuss? Well, the same noises are being made about the Portland, Ore. band as a decade ag... more info

Panormx — Long time since my last post, but now I'm back with these tracks. Enjoy!Hockey - Song Away (Jack Beats "Anger Management" Remix) !!!!Jack Beats - LabyrinthThe Proxy - Think First !!!!Electric Soulside - Porno StarMightyfools - Super Sexy (Original Mi... more info

My Old Kentucky — DFA Records will soon release (this coming Tuesday) the debut 7" from Free Energy. Free Energy was born from the ashes of the once very excellent band Hockey Night (4/06). The 7" is limited to only 350 copies, so grab it Tuesday.MP3 : Free Energy -... more info

Stereogum — From the demise of Minneapolis's Hockey Night comes Free Energy. Guitarist Scott Wells and singer Paul Sprangers are the main Hockey Night dudes to spearhead this new project, a throwback classic rocking quintet calling Philly home and earning consta... more info

NME — Band showcase their debut album to dance-friendly crowd more info

NME — Band hail event as 'world's best festival' more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info