Brooklyn Vegan — The Thermals, 2012 This press release just came:The Thermals have recently finished recording their sixth LP (title and label TBA) with John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Hold Steady) at Water Music in Hoboken, NJ. Mixing was completed October ... more info

Chorus.fm — Vans (http://www.vans.com) is putting on a series of events in Portland and Brooklyn over the next couple of weeks with live music, video art and giveaways of free customized Vans merchandise. Bands include *Dum Dum Girls (http://www.dumdumgirls.com... more info

Prefix — Photo Gallery of Of Montreal, Jens Lekman, The Thermals and Beach Fossils at McCarren Park (The Heineken Stage). ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/northside-festival-2012-day-2-pics/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis (w/ Andrew Sacher and BBG) Northside Festival HQ Well it's Day 2 of The Northside Festival and as a Williamsburg resident and concertgoer, it did feel like a real festival this year, at least in that I... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you may have heard, Jens Lekman is playing the Northside Festival next week, a big outdoor show that was recently moved to McCarren Park on June 15 with Of Montreal, The Thermals and Beach Fossils. It's his only... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Five shows is now six. Jens Lekman, of Montreal, The Thermals and Beach Fossils performing an all-ages show at the new Williamsburg Park on Friday, June 15. It's what surely will be the headlining event at the 2012 Northside Festival. Entry... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hardly Art is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in early 2007 by Sub Pop Records, Hardly Art is run by two full-time employees and is distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and Sub Pop. The label&#... more info

I Think You're Swell — I had to use the photo above as the opener to this post, I mean, look at that tee — “MOIST FIST”. THEY LOOKED TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL! I am absolutely worn out. Typing this right now is killing me, srsly, but I’m gonna do it. I saw sooooo many ba... more info

Altsounds — Atlanda girl-punk quartet The Coathangers release their double a-side single 'Hurricane'/'Johnny' TODAY! Limited to 300 copies, it is out on hand numbered clear flexidisc through X-Ray Recordings with artwork including a photo taken by The Thermal... more info

KEXP Seattle — My first car was a ’92 VW Jetta and I decided to name her Jonas. She was often personified -– after bravely overcoming a heart-attack (the transmission fell out), she died of a broken leg (axle) back around 2004. Nearly every Friday in high-schoo... more info