Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Lia Ices @ Bowery Ballroom "The sweetest white lie of the CMJ Music Marathon came from the folky songwriter Lia Ices, leading her band at the Lower East Side club Pianos on Thursday night. While half... more info

Guardian Music — Like some weird hybrid of Red Hot Chili Peppers and MGMT, these brothers of invention mix melodic majesty with cosmic funkHometown: Miami.The lineup: Michael John Hancock (vocals) and Brian Robertson (keyboards, drum machines).The background: ANR pro... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Freelance Whales break into song while waiting for that confounded L-train (more by Ryan Barkan) Freelance Whales are hitting the road two weeks from today for a string of dates with Minature Tigers. The tour which kicks off on 11/5... more info

Guardian Music — (Static Tongues)Twenty-one-year-old Alan Palomo, aka Neon Indian, is one of the forerunners of the oddly named chillwave genre that emerged late last year and has been the talk of music blogs ever since. Chillwave – or glo-fi, dream-beat, hypnag... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dom @ Governors Island (more by Chris La Putt) If you haven't heard, Dom, the ginger-fronted guys from Worcester, Mass., recently signed a deal to release an EP on Virgin/EMI label Astralwerks (release date TBA). The band will be opening... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neon Indian @ Governors Island, August 2010 (more by Chris La Putt) "The Levi's brand and Urban Outfitters are bringing Boston music fans a free concert with a twist - a show by Neon Indian powered exclusively by generators in... more info

Undercover, Australia — Indie stars laud Phil Collins unironically on a Norwegian TV show. more info

Stereogum — Norwegian TV show Lydverket did an interview with Phil Collins, prefaced by interview clips with Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo, Sleigh Bells’ Derek Miller, and Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder talking about their love for Genesis and Collins. Watch: (via ... more info

Stereogum — Fresh off their appearance on  Kimmel, Phoenix resumed their victory lap tour, playing to a full house in San Diego. Neon Indian made for a fitting opener summoning otherworldly sounds via his Roland Juno-6 synthesizer and Moog Theremin. more info

Stereogum — Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo stopped by Sirius Radio XMU for an interview with Jake Fogelnest and to play a couple of tracks. He played a new song called “I Really Didn’t Need You Anyway.” Palomo said it was rough and would undergo many changes ... more info