Guards

Osheaga Festival is returning to Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau from August 2-4. This year’s lineup includes The Cure, Mumford and Sons, Phoenix, New Order, Vampire Weekend, Kendrick Lamar, Hot Chip, Alt-J, Beach House, Explosions in the Sky, Big Boi, Baauer, Father John Misty, Disclosure, Frightened Rabbit, Angel Haze, Jessie Ware, DIIV, Guards, and many more…

Field Report at BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)One business leader is prioritizing his mental health over a surging career. Joseph Kennedy, CEO of Pandora, an Internet radio site, announced Thursday that he’s stepping down, even as the company posted a 54 percent jump in revenue…

The above flyer is one of five Warner Sound showcases going down at the Belmont during SXSW this year. We also heard a rumor about another big Flaming Lips show supposedly happening at SXSW this year…

Congratulations are in order for Ra Ra Riot, who released their latest LP, Beta Love, via Barsuk yesterday (1/22). The release was celebrated at Music Hall of Williamsburg last night with Savoir Adore, the first of two NYC shows…

Guards @ NYC’s the Slipper Room, November 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Guards are set to welcome their debut album, In Guards We Trust, on February 5 via Black Bell/Velvet Vision…

DOWNLOAD: Ra Ra Riot – “Beta Love” (MP3) Ra Ra Riot at Prospect Park in 2011 (more by Toby Tenenbaum) As mentioned, Ra Ra Riot will release their new album, Beta Love on January 22 via Bar…

every year between Christmas and New Year’s, we catch up on unposted stuff. This year is no different… 2012 was the year the Slipper Room reopened and new show listing site DoNYC launched…

Guards are gearing up for the release of their debut album, In Guards We Trust, which will be out February 5. A couple tastes from the album are ready to scoop into now — the new single “Coming True” is streamable below, as is the video for “Silver Lining…

SXSW has announced its first round of artists for the 2013 installment of the festival which happens from March 12-17. Among the acts are Mercury Prize winners Alt-J, BADBADNOTGOOD, The Bug, Chris Cohen, Mac DeMarco, Eagulls, Klaxons, Thurston Moore, Marnie Stern, Amon Tobin, White Lung, Why…

On Wednesday (10/17), CMJ was well under way and day parties were widespread across the Lower East Side yesterday (and to a lesser extent, Williamsburg)…