*MP3: Condo Fucks - "What Cha Gonna Do About It" Call it clever, call it a stunt, call it what you will, but it is Yo La Tengo after all. Here is the first single from the Condo Fucks (Yo La Tengo) EP that just dropped on Matador yesterday, which will be out on March 24. It's super raw, super hilari...

The Pitchfork Music Festival is starting to roll out the acts playing Chicago's Union Park July 17-19, with the slate for Friday night—where bands will play setlists chosen by ticket buyers—being announced. The lineup is loaded with indie's elders: Built to Spill, Yo La Tengo, Tortoise (...

Image: Amazon If you haven’t heard of it yet, get ready to be really excited. Dark Was The Night is a compilation being put out to benefit the Red Hot Organization–an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. This album will ...

2009! Ett helt underbart musikår framför oss, eller? Det visar sig. En månad har gått och dagensskiva.com har blivit fler på redaktionen. Här är de nyas, och de gamlas, val för det bästa i januari. Foto: Hilda Carlsson Jonathan Johansson Efter att ha matat singlarna En Hand I Himlen och Inn...

Amanda Palmer in Berlin, Germany, October 2008. Image: Newscom Aside from all of the previously mentioned New Year’s Eve shows, some late night ones have been added. Amanda Palmer & The Danger Ensemble will be playing a 2 a.m. show at the Bowery Ballroom (after Patti Smith). Tickets go on ...

I'm running late, and I have to book it to the mainstage to interview Women, so I'll keep it brief (PS: Jon, that's where I'll be all day... my phone is out of juice though). Caught Yo La Tengo fully plugged in last night, they were way more Sonic Youth-like than I expected, but that's a good thing....

Hello from Calgary. I decided that I'm going to do all the recap stuff for Sled Island on the fly, and I'll just upload some photos when I get home, so if you're killing time at work today (*high five, Neil), this one is for you. After 11 hours of driving and zero sleep the night before, we picked u...

While the contents of the Juno soundtrack have probably made little difference to most Idolator readers' lives (unless you didn't know about the Moldy Peaches and, honest to blog, cried when you finally heard "Anybody Else But You"), there are at least three people who might be upgrading their furni...

All Tomorrow’s Parties, which has curated amazing festivals for the past eight years, is finally bringing a lineup to New York–and it’s amazing. It’s curated by My Bloody Valentine (who have just announced a full-blown tour) and ATP and takes place Sept. 19-21. The weird thin...

Okay, I know I just did a list yesterday…but things are slow here around the holidays and lists are all the rage at the end of the year…So, I present my 2007 Top 15 Best Shows in New York (that I saw…which obviously makes this a very biased list:) Honorable Mention ( It was hard to...