The Girls at Dawn

“The thing about ‘Doolittle,'” said Santiago, the band’s guitarist, “is that it’s still as fresh today as it was when we recorded it. I loved it then and I love it now…

Surfer Blood swung by the A.V. Club in Chicago, to take part in their “Undercover” series. The Florida-based band tackled the Pixies staple, “Gigantic” with some help from their friend; Sarah Baldwin (drummer of The Girls At Dawn)…

Crocodiles are ready to be criticized. The San Diego group takes much of its aesthetic — black leather, bubblegum melodies, violent guitar effects — from the Jesus and Mary Chain, and playing shows like the one it did Wednesday night at New York City’s Mercury Lounge, the group does the squalling neo-neo-’60s-pop thing without apology…

“The new location is a pristine secluded beach area called Raptor Point, at the North end of the main (decommissioned) runway of the abandoned airport, right on Jamaica Bay…

DOWNLOAD: Fergus & Geronimo – Girls with English Accents (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fergus & Geronimo – Harder Than It’s Ever Been (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall – Girlfriend (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall – Caesar (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Royal Baths – Nikki Don’t (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Eternal Summers – Pogo (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rayon Beach – The Memory Teeth (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Dog Day – Synastry (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Dog Day – Wait it Out (Mp3) DOWNLOAD: Deerhunter – Revival (ZIP) DOWNLOAD: Versus – Invincible Hero (MP3) DOWNLOAD: How to Dress Well – Ecstasy with Jojo (MP3) Wild Beasts @ Lollapalooza 2010 (more by Josh Darr) Just like the August bounty of tomatoes, corn and zucchini that can be currently found at your local farmer’s market, we looking at five extremely fertile days of live music, much of it free. Take a…

DOWNLOAD: White Wires – Pretty Girl (MP3) DOWNLOAD: White Wires – Ha Ha Holiday (MP3) DOWNLOAD: White Wires – Did You Forget My Name? (MP3) I think the single best SXSW 2010 performance by a band I hadn’t seen before had to have been Canadians The White Wires, who I caught at the Trouble in Mind party at the Longbranch Inn (my vote for Worst Bathroom at SXSW 2010)…

There’s a lot going on this weekend but the show I’m most excited about this weekend is The Wedding Present who are in town performing their 1989 classic Bizarro in its entirety…

DOWNLOAD: Golden Triangle – Jinx (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Golden Triangle – Neon Noose (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Sandwitches – Back to the Sea (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Title Tracks – Every Little Bit Hurts (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pretty & Nice – Tora Tora Tora (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pretty & Nice – Tora Tora Tora (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – Hey You (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – Super (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – Let’s Go (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – TV Guide (MP3) March is consistently one of the most insane months for shows, due to nearly every band being on tour thanks to SXSW. The fl…

DOWNLOAD: Harlem – Friendly Ghost (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Christmas Island – Bed Island (MP3) DOWNLOAD: North Highlands – Sugar Lips (MP3) It’s a good week in New York for lovers of no-muss-no-fuss garage rock — there’s a lot of it in town…

Darius Jones @ New Languages Fest in Sept (more by Andrew Frisicano) tonight in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB Theatre * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Darius Jones Trio @ Roulette * Rev…