Stereogum — Katy Goodman is a red-haired human being who, as Kickball Katy, plays bass in the Vivian Girls, and who, as La Sera, also makes solo music. Recording under her own name for once, Goodman has contributed a cover of “What She Said” to a new tribute... more info

Stereogum — Ali Koehler, the former Vivian Girls drummer who left that band last year to join Best Coast, has now parted ways with Best Coast. On her Twitter last night, in what I have to assume is some sort of subliminal dig, Koehler posted, “Cat’s outta th... more info

Guardian Music — Once heavy on the hillbilly, these southern girls have ditched yee-haws and ukuleles to be a power-pop propositionHometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee.The lineup: Jesse Darlin (guitar, bass), Kelley Darlin (bass, guitar), Nikki Darlin (guitar, bass), Li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Vivian Girls / Widowspeak @ Knitting Factory "Here's a shocker: Widowspeak live sound pretty much exactly like their record. Meaning: awesome. And if you didn't already know they'd covered Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" as a B-... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — CYHSY @ Littlefield in August (more by Ryan Barkan) Deerhoof in Boston in 2010 (more by Benjamin Lozovsky) Vivian Girls @ Emo's in May (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * comedy @ Union Hall * The Bad Plus... more info

Guardian Music — Meet Brooklyn's freshest, sassiest girl-fronted group. Our new favourite band. Till next week, anyway …Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Samantha Urbani (vocals), Lesley Hann (bass, percussion, backing vocals), Nikki Shapiro (guitar, keyboards, percus... more info

DrownedInSound — This week's content-themed Spotify playlist from the past seven days, featuring tracks from Vivian Girls, Viva Brother, Blood Orange, Casiokids, Wu Tang Clan and a few more. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — This week's Spotifriday playlist featuring tracks from Vivian Girls, DOOM, Ringo Deathstarr, Mogwai, Ane Brun and then some. Click here to listen to it. 1. Vivian Girls - 'Take It As It Comes' Now, let it be said that is obviously isn't one of Vi... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — This week’s show was extra long, given that I filled in for the DJ with the show after me. Four hours in a radio station is a long time! Thus this week is cut into two different blocks, as one four hour mp3 is a bit insane. I played a bit m... more info

Impose Magazine — While our civic leaders debate our national debt ceiling, the HuffPo reinterpreted Amy Winehouse's passing as an abstract lesson for small business entrepreneurs, Noel Gallagher proved High Flying Bird a flying bummer that only served to bolster ... more info