Live Daily — With the release of a live concert DVD on the horizon, ska-rock outfit Reel Big Fish will hit the road this spring and summer for a round of co-headlining shows alongside The English Beat. The California-based sextet's journey begins with two late-Ma... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * DANCE * THIS WEEK IN INDIE * Melvins @ Webster Hall * Queensryche @ Nokia Theatre * The English Beat @ Maxwell's * John Zorn Improv Night @ The Stone * Bill Frisell Trio @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Etta James @ New Orleans Jazz Fest 2009 (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) tonight in NYC * Etta James @ BB King's * The English Beat @ Maxwell's * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Local Correspondents Fest @ Bar 4... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — THE BEAT GOES ON: By now you know that Chinese Democracy, the GNR album more than a decade in the making, is very much real. And other than a few high points - it's a just a good album ( - and really, little more.) If you recall, the album was leaked... more info

Persona Sauna — Here is the music from last night's 80s flashback episode of Gossip Girl - Valley Girls. The fate of the spin-off being "undetermined" is such b.s. to get all the GG fans nervous and have them start an early online campaign, I swear.P.S. Brittany Sn... more info

JamBase — KRAFTWERK, ELBOW, MASSIVE ATTACK, FLEET FOXES AT 2009 EDITION Kraftwerk Bestival 2009 will take place at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from September 11-13. This year at Bestival the whole of Saturday on the bandstand will be a... more info

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The Culture Of Me — So there we were, front of the line outside Santos Party House (don't ask how that happened, it's kind of retarded) with our friends Alice and Eileen waiting to get into the venue. Then we got in, met up with rekLES and waited some more. Two h... more info

Time Out, London — Another installment of our free indie, electro and leftfield pop club night, featuring fresh new talent Esser, Gold Teeth and The Beat! DJs more info

JamBase — Signal Path To Perform 2 Nights In Chicago Friday & Saturday, May 8 and 9 at The Beat Kitchen 2100 W Belmont Ave in Chicago, IL Doors: 9 p.m. Show: 10 p.m. Ages 17+ ONLY Tickets: $15 adv, $18 day of show (Special 2 night packages availabl... more info