Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Josh Darr "Berkeley, California-bred four-piece band The Morning Benders are the Muhammad Ali of pop-rock: their summery melodies float on leader Christopher Chu's airy vocals like butterflies, but their lyrics sting like bees that've crawl... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Twin Sister reworks a track from their friends/tourmates the Morning Benders: mp3: The Morning Benders :: Mason... Read more » more info

5 Acts — This one's going to sell out! Three amazing acts and it's a Friday night in DC. Tomorrow night at Black Cat - Oberhofer, Twin Sister, The Morning Benders. It's a mainstage show, doors open at 9:00, tickets are $15. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Pitchfork gives the remastered Weezer album Pinkerton a 10.0. Rivers Cuomo talks to Rolling Stone about the album. The Bat Segundo Show interviews author Yiyun Li. Eye Weekly profiles the Morning Benders. Berkeley, California–bred four-piece band T... more info

Totally Fuzzy — VINYL OBSCURITY said... more obscure new wave pop from ROCK FICTION - S/T EP out of San Francisco 1984 just posted at http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Eclectic downloads said... Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (Deluxe Edition) (2004) Rubén González - Chanc... more info

Stereogum — Embarking on their own headlining tour in support of Big Echo, the Morning Benders brought along Twin Sister and Cults for a buzz-filled evening. In addition to the still images, watch the Benders perform a few more stripped-down songs from the sessi... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — La Blogotheque’s Les Soirée De Poche Session’s are usually extended versions of the beauty that Vincent Moon and his team are able to capture. They provide a broader view of a bands live act, putting us right there like we’re a part of the liv... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Morning Benders have been one of the busiest bands this year, and they don’t seem to have any plans of slowing down. They are included on Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home, a compilation album of ... more info

Between Thought and Expression — Norwegian Recycling - Miracles (video) Norwegian Recycling - Miracles (MP3) | mirror Norwegain Recycling makes some great mash-ups, but he's really outdone himself this time, mashing these 16 songs seamlessly: 1. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are 2... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Some people have been asking for mp3′s of the morning benders new song “Virgins” that recently premiered on La Blogotheque. This isn’t surprising, because it’s a fantastic song. They delivered a beautiful session, and it deserves to be hear... more info