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Dum Dum Girls working on third album, playing NYC and LA in January; SISU will be here for CMJ (dates)

DDGs @ T5, CMJ 2012 (more by Gretchen Robinette) It’s been a little over a year since Dum Dum Girls released the excellent End of Daze EP. Their third album has been in the works for a while now, with much of the recording happening this past spring in LA with usual suspects Richard Gottehrer and Sune Rose Wagner behind the boards…

NYC's Aputumpu Festival starts tonight (Computer Magic, Eula, KNTRLR, Dickpic, Speedy Ortiz & more)

Computer Magic @ Bowery Ballroom, 9/8/12 (more by Erik Erikson)The Aputumpu Festival is a musical showcase featuring more than two dozen rising Brooklyn-based bands comprising the backbone of the burgeoning Brooklyn music scene…

What's going on Thursday?

Unknown Mortal Orchestra in Brooklyn last month (more by Jonathan Bernstein) today in Chicago * Finch, The Almost @ Metro * Low @ Saki Records (Free; In-store) * Robbie Hamilton, Mazes @ Hideout * Day Joy, Esta Vivo, Wilshire @ Empty Bottle * Dar Williams @ Old Town School of Folk Music * Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen, Wampire @ Lincoln Hall * Autumn Owls, The End of America, American Wolf @ Schubas * The Crystal Ark, Gemini Club, Shuteye, Echodroides @ Elbo Room * American Opera, Paper Thick Walls, Giants In La Mancha @ Abbey Pub * Swearwords, The Directionals, Warm Ones, The Laureates @ Beat Kitchen * Bigcolour, The Peekaboos, She Speaks In Tounges, Rainbow Gun Show @ Subterranean Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen, and Wampire play Lincoln Hall tonight…

SXSW announces third round of bands for 2013 Fest (Vampire Weekend, Frightened Rabbit, TOY, The Thermals +++ more)

Frightened Rabbit @ T5, Nov. 2010 (more by Lionel Bergeron) SXSW has just announced another round of bands for the 2013 edition of the annual music festival that will happen March 12 – 17…

SXSW announces even more artists (Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, Thermals, Clutch, Rockie Fresh, Waxahatchee, more)

Vampire Weekend in Brooklyn in 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) SXSW already revealed one round of artists, then a second, and now they’ve just revealed a third announcement which includes Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, The Thermals, Black Lips, Camera Obscura, Merchandise, Clutch, Rockie Fresh, Baauer, Bleached, TOY, Waxahatchee, Bleeding Rainbow, Count Bass…

Maserati and Majeure are going on tour, playing the Bottle

Maserati’s As seen on BrooklynVegan, Maserati and Majeure are teaming up for a fall North American tour. The adrenline-filled post rock four-piece, Maserati, are touring in support of their recently released Temporary Residence Limited-album, Maserati VII, which contains all the usual ingredients: an eclectic mix of driving dance rhythms, arena-rock guitar riffs, and psychedelic textures…

Santah streaming forthcoming EP (listen here), playing release shows at Township & The Burlington

DOWNLOAD: Santah – “Teeth” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Santah – “Indigo” (MP3) Chicago’s Santah are gearing up for the release of their new EP, You’re Still a Lover, which is due out on October 16 via Saki (it’ll serve as the record shop’s first release)…

CMJ 2012 initial lineup announced

The full list of artists confirmed for the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon so far is below…

the Notorious B.I.G.'s "GREATEST HITS,"

“Bad Boy Records has announced the upcoming release of the Notorious B.I.G.‘s “GREATEST HITS,” a 16-track compilation honoring the extraordinary life and career of the late, great hip-hop legend…
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