Zee Avi

Old 97s will both double AND triple-up on fans with their alt-country stylings in the coming months. First comes a pair of Old 97's LPs entitled The Grand Theatre Vol One and Vol Two...

Lilith Fair, which has been dormant since 1999, will reform this year for a North American tour this summer. Exact dates and venues are forthcoming, but the ongoing list of confirmed acts is impressive (though they won't all play every city)...

DOWNLOAD: The Yummy Fur - Policeman (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Big Troubles - Freudian Slips (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Adam Green - What Makes Him Act So Bad (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Total Slacker - Demos (mediafire zip) There's a lot of great shows this weekend, but top of the list for me is Scottish cult indie rockers The Yummy Fur who have reformed to play a few shows surrounding a new best-of compilation, titled Piggy Wings, due out sometime soon on What's Your Rupture...

"STREET SCENE, one of the nation's longest running music festivals, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with two full days of music Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29...

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival is taking place this year August 28th-30th at Golden Gate Park. Tickets for the fest go on Visa presale Wednesday, April 15th at 1pm ET, and general sale Sunday, April 19th at 1pm ET...

Camera Obscura in a church @ SXSW (Miss Lady Lee) tonight in NYC * Arkells @ Pianos * Dept of Eagles @ MoMA * Zee Avi @ Mercury Lounge * Black Acid @ Santos Party House * Jay Jay Pistolet @ Sidewalk Cafe * Bloc Party, Longwave @ Terminal 5 * Micachu & The Shapes @ Death By Audio * Camera Obscura, Laura Cantrell @ The Bell House * LadyHawke, Heartsrevolution @ Bowery Ballroom * Golden Triangle, Garotas Suecas @ Mercury Lounge * Grapevine, Apollo Heights, Cale Parks, Autodrone @ Public Assembly "Suitably bloated from our free BBQ and free drinks, some guy from Canadian Radio assured us that Arkells were one of the best upcoming bands from Canada...