As mentioned a few times, Liars are here this weekend for two shows: a sold-out one Saturday (5/18) at The Met's Temple of Dendur, and then Sunday (5/19) at Le Poisson Rouge with Doldrums (relocated from Brooklyn Masonic Temple, tickets). To plug these shows, Liars are offering up two new songs as a free download. One of those tracks, "I Saw You From The Lifeboat," has a video as well which you can watch below.

In addition to the NYC shows, Liars will be heading to Europe for a tour that includes a stop at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain. All dates are listed below.

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by Fred Pessaro

Queens of the Stone Age have posted the video "My God is the Sun," the latest single from ...Like Clockwork and one of several videos/snippets released by the band. Check that out below and order yours via Matador.

QOTSA have a limited number of US dates scheduled thus far, but will play Made in America, Austin City Limits and select other dates. All other tour dates, and those videos, are listed below.

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Converge at Decibel, 2013 (more by Shaun Regan)

Converge will team with Meek Is Murder, Trenchfoot and Dead Serious at Saint Vitus on May 25 and tickets are on sale. The show is part of a weekend that will see the Massachusetts hardcore quartet also head toward an appearance at Maryland Deathfest, joining names like Bolt Thrower, Infest, and more. All dates are listed below.

Speaking of Maryland Deathfest, the festival recently announced the cancellation of Gehenna "due to pressing legal matters" and the addition of Ringworm. Tickets are still available for Maryland Deathfest.

Dates below...

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As mentioned, Kylesa will release their new LP Ultraviolet on May 28, another expansion on their already ever-changing sound. Begin their new chapter by streaming the LP in full below care of Metal Hammer.

Kylesa are currently in the midst of a US tour with Blood Ceremony, White Hills and Lazer/Wulf that will hit Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 14th (tickets). All other dates are listed, along with the album stream, below.

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Looks like we have openers for Vampire Weekend's show at Barclays Center in September. That's a double dose of Dev Hynes associated pop. Tickets are still available.

The Lemonheads @ Mohawk in Austin, 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)

The Lemonheads will be going on a short Northeast jaunt in July and those dates include a couple in the NY area: Knitting Factory on July 24 and The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ the day before (7/23). Tickets for the Knit show just went on sale, as did tickets for the Wonder Bar. All dates are listed below.

The Lemonheads released a split 7" with the Misfits for Record Store Day this year, which included their version of "Skulls" on one side and the Misfits original on the other. You can stream it below.

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photos by Sachyn Mital

Matthew E White @ Bowery Ballroom, 5/13/2013

Last night at the Bowery Ballroom, he was given a lot more space, but he brought a much smaller band along for the ride. Opening with the soft, aching "Will You Love Me," it was quickly apparent that this wasn't going to be a night of horn-and-string-filled chamber pop. Instead, White and his band ripped into the louder sections of the song with a gnarled guitar part and a country-tinged swagger. The group has been touring this material for a while now and like any adventurous, talented group of musicians, it's obvious they take a certain amount of glee in finding new wrinkles in them, stretching solos out into new shapes and trying out new arrangements just for the hell of it. That playful tendency grew even more apparent as the group jumped into "Steady Pace," a brisk whirling dervish of a track from the record. At one point White and bassist Cameron Ralston even did some coordinated dance moves, shuffling back in forth with shit-eating grins on their faces. - [CMJ]

Matthew's North American tour is over now and he'll head to Barcelona next weekend for Primavera Sound. He's got a few other festivals (like Bonnaroo) on the summer docket, plus an upcoming European tour. All dates are listed, along with more Bowery pics, below.

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Deradoorian @ Our Heart Ached for Syria SXSW 2013 benefit (more by Tim Griffin)

As mentioned, Nightlands tour will hit NYC at the end of the month for a show at Mercury Lounge on May 29. The night has become more enticing as Deradoorian will be opening and promises to debut a few new songs. Tickets are still available. Her only other show at the moment is opening for Animal Collective at Washington DC's 9:30 Club on June 10.

Nightlands, meanwhile, have added a few shows since we last posted about them -- including a stop at North Carolina's Hopscotch Music Festival -- and all dates are listed below.

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by Bill Pearis

Not content with just two bands, Vivian Girls/La Sera singer Katy Goodman has formed Books of Love with Hush Sound's Greta Morgan. Please don't confuse the duo with '80s synthpop band Book of Love. (You probably won't, though they still exist.) Of the union:

While hiking past the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, friends Katy Goodman and Greta Morgan were struck with the idea to record a song together: A song about physics and love, science and romance, space and time. Have you ever felt the lovesick pain of falling for someone from a different dimension? We have too.

The next morning, the girls recorded "Space Time" in Greta's tiny rehearsal space in Glassell Park. While "Space Time" may not be a hit in this dimension yet, the song is topping charts in many others. The girls have plans to tour the Andromeda Galaxy this summer, appear in Bode's Galaxy this Fall, and make an appearance at the Omega-Palooza Festival to break up the 2.9 million light-year long trip home.

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Chairlift @ Capitale, Feb. 2013 (more by Dylan Johnson)

As mentioned, Bear in Heaven are playing short film showcase Tropfest which happens in Prospect Park's "Nethermead" on June 22. Since that post, the full line-up was announced: Chairlift, Bear in Heaven, Ghost Beach and People Get Ready will perform, and Neon Indian will DJ. Free tickets are still available.

Meanwhile, Chairlift will play DJ, strangely enough, also in Prospect Park's Nethermead this Friday for GoogaMooga. between Flaming Lips and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Chairlift's Caroline Polachek provided vocals on Ice Choir's track, "Everything is Spoilt by Use" and you can check out the recent video for that song and more tour dates below.

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