Dave Sitek

Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Webster Hall in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) NYC indie rock mainstays Yeah Yeah Yeahs are still on the heels of an awesomely weird new album, Mosquito, for which they played a relatively intimate release show at Webster Hall, which followed two far more intimate benefit shows in the year or so prior at Union Pool and Brooklyn Bowl…

After she spilled the beans on Live with Kelly and Michael back in February, word spread around the internet that actress Scarlett Johansson, no stranger to making music, was starting a Go-Gos inspired all-girl band The One and Only Singles…

CSS @ Metro in 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister) CSS are gearing up for the release of their new album, Planta, which is due out on June 11 via SQE Music…

The Orwells at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned several times, the Downtown Music Festival, which is hitting multiple cities this year, is coming through NYC tonight (5/10) and Saturday (5/11) for shows across various multiple LES venues, including Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom, Angel Orensanz Center, Pianos, Cake Shop, Tammany Hall, Element, Capitale, Rockwood Music Hall and more…

The Orwells @ BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The Orwells have announced that they’ll be releasing a new EP, called Other Voices, on June 25 via East End/Canvasback…

CSS‘ fourth album is titled Planta and will be out June 11 via SQE Music. That’s the cover art above. The Brazilian band, currently a quartet following the departure of Adriano Cintra, made the record in Los Angeles with Dave Sitek…

Captain Murphy’s Steven Ellison in FlyLo formation, 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Daughter @ CMJ 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Paris Combo @ Joe’s Pub * Lukas Graham @ S…

Grizzly Bear are on the cover of the new issue of NY Magazine, which makes two weeks in a row that Brooklyn was prominently featured. Despite making it into Billboard’s Top 10 with their new album, Shields, the band still aren’t making a lot of money…

You’ve already heard more than half of the upcoming Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Just Tell Me That You Want Me (due out 8/14 via Concord, but up for pre-order on iTunes now), which features mostly indie rock bands offering their takes on songs from throughout Fleetwood Mac’s expansive career…

Norah Jones, whose new Danger Mouse-produced album Little Broken Hearts is out now, is playing the Bell House Friday, May 11. Tickets for the Brooklyn show go on sale at noon today (5/8)…