The City and I

Philly's Mercury Girls made a year-end mix (listen), playing NYC shows this weekend w/ Expert Alterations, EZTV & more

Philadelphia’s Mercury Girls won the battle over use of their name (Toronto’s Mercury Girls are now called Pavilion). With that settled, look for a 7″ out early next year on venerable indiepop label Slumberland…

Des Ark playing shows with Pygmy Lush after opening for Hop Along (dates & 'Everything Dies' LP stream)

Des Ark are opening for Hop Along and Radiator Hospital at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on Saturday (12/12) (which is sold out), and after that they’ll be playing more dates of their …

tix on sale: Duran Duran, Death Side, Murder City Devils, Ben Folds, Logic, Carly Rae Jepsen, A$AP Ferg, Best Coast, more

Logic sold out his Terminal 5 show and added another for April 4 at the same venue. Tickets are on sale now. Pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen, who appears on virtually every critic year-end list this year, is playing Termina…