Brooklyn Vegan — Speedy Ortiz at Brooklyn Night Bazaar in February (more by Ebru Yildiz) Bonnaroo happens from June 12 - 15 in Manchester, TN this year, and since we last spoke they've announced the lineup for the Club Stage, which showcases smaller... more info

Stereogum — Later this month Speedy Ortiz guitarist Matt Robidoux will release a new EP from Pony Bones, his warmly lo-fi project with drummer Kate Hanlon. We already heard the first single off PONY BONES II, “Clyfford,” which noisily stumbled into melodies ... more info

Stereogum — Knowing your audience is an underrated skill, but it’s a skill that Boston DIY punks Speedy Ortiz seem to have down pat. During a recent UK visit, the band sat down to record an acoustic in-studio session for NME, and they had the very good sense t... more info

Stereogum — While we all enjoyed watching Speedy Ortiz rise and rise in popularity last year, it’s worth remembering that they are just one project from a prolific group of musicians. Pony Bones is a duo consisting of Speedy’s guitarist Matt Robidoux and Kat... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Speedy Ortiz at BV-SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) SUNY Purchase's annual Culture Shock festival returns this year from April 25-26. The day 1 lineup includes Brooklyn rap trio Flatbush Zombies, R&B boundary pusher Kelela (who plays NYC this week),..... more info

NME — Joanna Gruesome, Speedy Ortiz and Erol Alkan will also appear at Yorkshire festival this August more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Geronimo!, a regular in the Chicago indie rock scene, are set to release their new album, Cheap Trick, on May 13 via Exploding In Sound Records (Porches, Krill). They've just unveiled its first single, the shouty, noisy... more info

Stereogum — On the Record Store Day compilation Faux Real, various DIY punks cover songs by various fictional bands. We’ve already heard Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis taking on Josie And The Pussycats’ “Pretend To Be Nice,” and now the Western Massachuse... more info

Stereogum — One of the many Record Store Day exclusives coming to your local brick-and-mortar shop on 4/19 is Faux Real, a compilation of “faux songs by real bands” featuring Northeast indie titans Potty Mouth, Bent Shapes, and Radiator Hospital covering son... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After a Wednesday night official showcase at the same venue, BrooklynVegan will take over both stages of Red 7 during the hours of noon-6pm each day on Thursday (3/13), Friday (3/14) and Saturday (3/15) of SXSW Music. All three... more info