Guardian Music — Who's playing, where, and when? All you need to know about this summer's British festival seasonWhat? Isle of Wight festivalWhen? 11-13 JuneWhere? Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of WightWho? Friday sees Jay-Z return to the festival scene after a triump... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Sara Jaffe has opened for acts like Norah Jones and Midlake, slowly but surely making a name for herself. She is only 24 years old, and sure to have plenty left to give. She released an EP called Even Born Again back in 2008, and now she is working o... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-31 Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre04-01 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge04-02 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse04-03 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle04-04 Washington, DC - Black Cat04-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel04-07 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom04-08 New ... more info

NME — The band will also play Latitude Festival more info

Rolling Stone — Who: Pastoral rockers from Denton, Texas, who first broke through with their 2006 track “Roscoe,” on which the group’s classic-rock-loving frontman Tim Smith sang about life in the 1800s. “I don’t do too well in the present,” he says. �... more info

Stereogum — The second show of Midlake’s The Courage Of Others support tour brought a good bit of Denton, TX (openers Matthew And The Arrogant Sea also hail from the UNT homebase) and a 90 minute headlining set to Southern California’s Solana Beach. Not a se... more info

Chorus.fm — *Midlake* (http://www.myspace.com/midlake) will kick off a month long North American tour this upcoming May in support of their just released album The Courage of Others; check the dates in the replies. more info

Rollo & Grady — Galactic Recommended Los Angeles Shows – March 2nd – March 6th Tuesday, March 2nd Backyard Tire Fire with Old Californio @ The Mint Wednesday, March 3rd El Perro Del Mar with Taken By Trees @ Troubadour Midlake with Matthew and the Arr... more info

Live Daily — Texas indie-rockers Midlake [ tickets ] have extended their forthcoming spring tour behind "The Courage of Others," marking the band's first US outing since 2007. Beginning March 1 in Tucson, AZ, the rock quintet will hit clubs and theaters across... more info

Guardian Music — This unplugged chamber-folk sextet will appeal to those who like Beirut (the band, that is, not the bomb-torn Middle Eastern city)Hometown: Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York.The lineup: Nona Marie Invie, Marshall LaCount, Todd Chandler, Jonathan Kai... more info