JamBase — Superfly During Jazzfest 2009 - Initial Announcement! Galactic The first shows of the 2009 Superfly during Jazzfest Concert Series have been announced. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, January 31. Death Cab for Cutie will headline a very spe... more info

Pasta Primavera — After a busy Friday and Saturday for shows, today seems a bit calm.  But in DC there’s a good one at the Black Cat with The Aquarium, Dennis Kane, and The Finish.  Up in Philly Yo! Majesty, The Floacist, and Sgt. Sass play the M Room while... more info

Pasta Primavera — So here comes the weekend!  Baltimore has some sweet happenings that I thought I’d mention.  The Ottobar has Longwave, Colourmusic, and the Payola Reserve while the Recher Theatre has the Drive-By Truckers.  Down in DC the 9:30 Club has... more info

Pasta Primavera — From the rain soaked sidewalks of Baltimore to the flickering streetlights of DC, Deleted Scenes have been the talk as of late with their debut album Birdseed Shirt.   When I first started this lil’ blog, Deleted Scenes were one of the fir... more info

Rock Sellout — The new album from Cut Off Your Hands hit Stateside store shelves yesterday. Didn’t pick up a copy? No worries. The band put together an ecard for you that features a stream of You & I, video links, and the itinerary for their tour with Ra Ra Riot.... more info

Paste Magazine — Last year brought us terrific debut albums from Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Fleet Foxes, Santogold, Bon Iver, Lykke Li, Ra Ra Riot and more. So, who’s on deck for 2009? Here are 10 artists on my radar in the new year, excluding the artists we've given v... more info

Pitchfork — The 2009 SXSW Music Festival, going down March 18-22 in Austin, Texas announced its first round of bands last week, and now they've expanded that lineup to the point where it now takes like half an hour just to read the names of all the bands partici... more info

Pitchfork — The 2009 SXSW Music Festival, going down March 18-22 in Austin, Texas announced its first round of bands last week, and now they've expanded that lineup to the point where it now takes like half an hour just to read the names of all the bands pa... more info

Stereogum — When we handed over the site to Death Cab For Cutie a ways back, Chris Walla BTW'd Telekinesis. After that, Telekinesis, aka Seattle songwriter Michael Benjamin Lerner, was picked up by Merge records, who're releasing his debut Telekinesis! in April ... more info

Pitchfork — The Harvest of Hope Fest is going to be held in northern Florida, and it has a name like a Christian rock festival. The font on the poster makes it look like the Country Bear Jamboree or some shit. The two headliners, Against Me! and the National, se... more info