Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Steinski - The Payoff Mix (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Steinski - Lesson Two (James Brown Mix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Steinski - Lesson Three (History of Hip Hop) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Shearwater - Leviathan Bound (MP3) DOWNLOA... more info

Said the Gramophone — Buraka Som Sistema - "General". Each of us have busy days, today. I have to wake up, clouds greying through the window, and get out of bed, and write this post, and work, and have a coffee, and call my grandparents, and research lodging & eating in P... more info

Popdose — The first day of CMJ (or the College Music Journal’s Music Marathon, should you prefer to be proper) this year was all about blog showcases, with New York City’s music and pop culture scribes scurrying off to give press to their own, most popular... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — And the music continues… Shearwater, Jens Lekman, and the Phenomenal Handclap Band all played Brooklynvegan’s showacase on Tuesday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Shearwater was the “suprise special guest” which delighted me because I w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Ponytail Ponytail & Passion Pit were a perfect mini-bill all by themselves. Last night at Music Hall (10/21), Ponytail played after Shearwater who played after the Sammies who played after Emmy the Great. The switch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Ponytail Ponytail & Passion Pit were a perfect mini-bill all by themselves. Last night at Music Hall (10/21), Ponytail played after Shearwater who played after the Sammies who played after Emmy the Great. The switch... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by William Kirk; Above: Shearwater Emmy the Great [Music Hall of Williamsburg; 7 p.m.]It takes balls to call yourself Emmy the Great, and Emma-Lee Moss has got 'em. I just wish she'd take 'em out and swing 'em around more often. The London s... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by William Kirk; Above: Shearwater Emmy the Great [Music Hall of Williamsburg; 7 p.m.]It takes balls to call yourself Emmy the Great, and Emma-Lee Moss has got 'em. I just wish she'd take 'em out and swing 'em around more often. The London s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Thor It went Emmy --> Sammies --> secret guest Shearwater. I've seen the Austin band a bunch, including at my official showcase at SXSW earlier this year, and this Music Hall of Williamsburg performance was... more info

Idolator — Like a shy loner whose mom pressures her to go to the middle school dance and socialize with her classmates, I have been thrust into this year's CMJ coverage. Of course I'm always delighted when Maura is generous and crazy enough to grant me a press ... more info