Broken West

DOWNLOAD: Jonny - Free EP (Zip) The harmony-laden indie rock Reese's cup that is Jonny -- Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake + former Gorkys Zygotic Mynci singer Euros Childs -- will be touring this summer in support of their debut album that's out April 12 on Merge...

Mac and Britt embrace (Triangle Music) The much anticipated XX Merge Festival took place last week in North Carolina with a five-day (July 22-July 26), Wednesday to Sunday run of shows...

DOWNLOAD: The Rosebuds - Life Like (MP3) The Rosebuds @ the Merge CMJ showcase @ Mercury Lounge The Rosebuds are coming back to NYC to headline Bowery Ballroom on January 16th...

Portastatic @ Sled Island 2008 (more by Rae Holtsabum) It's the "CMJ Artist Lounge at Red Bull Space Presented By Paste, KCRW.com, and indie outlaw...

I scurried over to the sold-out The Grand Theatre to catch most of RZA's set. The Wu-Tang Clan producer/MC performed as his Bobby Digital alter-ego and controlled the crowd with "Long Time Coming" and "Booby Trap" from the just-releasedLP...