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Courtney Barnett, The Preatures, Cub Sport, Bored Nothing & more Australian artists here for CMJ, playing free Aussie BBQ

Holy crap there are a lot of Australian bands playing CMJ 2013. And almost all of them will be at the annual Aussie BBQ, which happens at The Delancey all day and night Saturday (10/19)…

Dune Rats working on new EP, coming to the US for tour (download a song & watch them smoke weed in its video)

DOWNLOAD: Dune Rats – “Red Light, Green Light” (MP3) Speaking of Australia, Brisbane fuzz rock duo Dune Rats (aka Danny Beus and BC Michaels), who were one of Andy from Cake Shop‘s “21 Amazing Experience of 2012”, surfaced with two EPs in 2011, Sexy Beach and Social Atoms, and they’re planning to follow that with another EP, titled Smile, and eventually a debut full length at some point this year…

Swedish band Urban Cone playing U.S. shows (dates, streams)

Indie Current: Is there any meaning behind the name Urban Cone? Urban Cone: We’re all from the centre of Stockholm, living the “city” life…

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…

Saint Lou Lou drop off US shows; replaced by Ski Lodge & Heavenly Beat (who also play w/ Night Moves)

Swedish/Australian twin duo Saint Lou Lou were set to go on a US tour with Urban Cone which would hit NYC on January 24 at Mercury Lounge and January 25 at Glasslands…

Takka Takka released an LP, playing NYC w/ Pattern is Movement (album stream, MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Takka Takka – “These Broken Chairs” (MP3) Takka Takka at Littlefield in 2011 (more by Samantha Marble) Last month (11/20), Brooklyn’s Takka Takka released A……

check out Paradise (Nedelle Torrisi of Cryptacize), playing two NYC shows this week

Nedelle Torrisi, who is one half of the Asthmatic Kitty-signed Cryptacize and has sung with Sufjan Stevens, Saturday Looks Good to Me and others, has a new musical project called Paradise and her first single under that name is out this week on Thin Wrist Recordings…

Other Lives played Bowery Ballroom w/ WIM & Lucius (pics); Radiohead played Florida (setlist & video of 2 new songs)

“Other Lives‘ sound is lush and rich, full of varied but precise instrumentation. Each member seamlessly switched from violin to guitar, trumpet, keyboard, bells, cello, percussion, harmonium etc…

King Krule, Little Red & Trash Talk are True Panther labelmates, playing CMJ shows & stuff (dates)

Archy Marshall, who previously operated under the Zoo Kid moniker, now records as King Krule. He’ll release a self titled EP under the name on November 8 via True Panther…