The Harlequins

L.A. art punks French Vanilla touring East Coast in July (3 NYC shows)

Los Angeles quartet French Vanilla make skronky feminist art punk that delivers its message emphatically on the dancefloor.

What's going on Monday? (Panda Bear, Yacht, Courtship Ritual, "Rawk Hawks," YOU, Startalk Live! & more)

Panda Bear @ Warsaw in May (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Cincinnati festival Bunbury Music Festival 2013 lineup & tix (MGMT, The National, Belle & Sebastian, Yo La Tengo & more)

Cincinnati, OH festival Bunbury Music Festival is returning for its second year from July 12 – 14, 2013. The lineup was just announced and it includes MGMT (who were also just announced for Firefly Music Festival), The National (who were also just announced for Bonnaroo and have a huge Brooklyn show coming up), Belle and Sebastian and Yo La Tengo (who just announced a tour together, which includes a Prospect Park show), Camera Obscura, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Savoir Adore, Bear Hands, Oberhofer, We Are Scientists, Chairlift, Cake, Tegan & Sara, Tokyo Police Club, Devotchka, Those Darlins, Buffalo Killers, Sky Ferreira, and m…

SXSW announces first round of 2013 artists

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…