Brooklyn Vegan — Dan Deacon @ Merkin Concert Hall (more by David Andrako) The Vivian Girls show at 285 Kent takes place four days before the space hosts green-skull-wielder Dan Deacon, who'll join Moss of Aura, Janka Nabay, and Friends. Advance tickets for... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Vivian Girls at Emo's (more by Tim Griffin) Vivian Girls recently completed a round of dates with Black Lips, which included stops at Webster Hall and Emo's, and are now out on the West Coast with No Joy. At the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Black Lips - "Modern Art" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: WIN WIN - VICTIM featuring Blaqstarr (Black Lips Remix) (MP3) photos by Tim Griffin [Black Lips] took the stage with their typical energy of 100 firecrackers and ripped into "Sea of Blasphemy",... more info

Guardian Music — This dream-pop duo's feedback-heavy sound is like a smudged, hazy snapshot of the shoegaze ageHometown: Montreal/LA.The lineup: Laura Lloyd (vocals, guitar), Jasamine White-Gluz (vocals, guitar).The background: "Shoegaze" is one of those scenes or so... more info

Addict Music — The pioneers of girly garage-pop, blunt fringes and lazy harmonies return. more info

DrownedInSound — This week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring works from the likes of PJ Harvey, Roll The Dice, Vivian Girls, Connan Mockasin, Deerhunter...and then some! Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Totally Fuzzy — Formed in New York in 2003 by Brad Hargett and J.B. Townshend, the Crystal Stilts were a multi-influenced indie rock band that released its first work -- some singles and an EP -- in 2004 on the Feathery Tongue label. The first single, "Shattere... more info

DrownedInSound — It doesn't profess to be anything it's not. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Impose Magazine — I've spent the last few years telling people that "oh yeah, I like the couple of songs by Vivian Girls that I've heard," but then I'd quickly change the subject because I didn't want to admit that I actually hadn't listened to that many of their reco... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Each Note Secure interviews Cassie Ramone of the Vivian Girls about the band's new album, Share the Joy (out April 12th. The Christian Science Monitor offers a literary cat quiz. Mix Position interviews singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. Tom Tom ... more info