Troubled Souls Unite — And next in our Sunday Bootleg Series we have.... Okkervil River!Okkervil River puts on a fantastic live show. I've only seen them once, but they managed to blow me away. So check out this show, and next time they come around, make sure you're in att... more info

411 Mania — Thoughts on Animal Collective playing one of the worst gigs that I’ve ever seen, Okkervil River go to school, a new Sunset Rubdown album, Radiohead for festivals, a new Tortoise album and more. more info

Persona Sauna — As part of their 20th anniversary celebration, Merge Records will be releasing SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!SCORE! is twenty tracks by contemporary bands covering songs that span the label’s fruitful two decades of existence. T... more info

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Idolator — A number of things — being in NYC during SXSW week, the request from a friend that I write about some "college bands" during my short tenure here, my complete disenchantment with bands that the kids love (like the previously mentioned Vampire Week... more info

JamBase — Press Here & JamBase Presents: THE GARDEN PARTY In Association with Domino Publishing and Entertainment Weekly JamBase/Press Here Party :: French Legation Museum 03.15.08 by Kayceman If you were in Austin for SXSW over the last three years, th... more info

JamBase — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, DEVENDRA BANHART, ETIENNE DE CRECY THE ORB, MURDER CITY DEVILS, BUSY P AND PLUMP DJs ADDED TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 APRIL 17, 18 AND 19 Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann The Chemical Brothers (DJ ... more info

NME — Fleet Foxes, Explosions In The Sky, Okkervil River, The Broken Family Band and The Dodos have been added to the line-up of the End Of The Road festival. more info

Pitchfork — The North Carolina indie institution Merge Records turns 20 this year, and they're celebrating their anniversary in grand style. As you know, they're putting out a sweet subscription-only box set featuring contributions from all kinds of special gue... more info

Said the Gramophone — The Daredevil Christopher Wright - "Clouds". Said the Gramophone tries hard not to be one of those music-blogs that recommends ten "awesome!!!!!!!" bands each week. Oh sure, we might post about ten different bands - but what we are posting is wonde... more info