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SAN FRANCISCO
FEATURES: THE DODOS GET BACK TO THE BASICS
The Dodos' Logan Kroeber on trying to create music without external pressures and expectations seeping through, and working with Neko Case on their latest record.

ATLANTA
FEATURES: QUICK AND DIRTY: BLACK LIPS
Atlanta garage punks go big on their new album with superstar producer Mark Ronson, also make a fan out of Ke$ha.

PORTLAND
FEATURES: THE GRAILS: I LED THEE OVERSEAS
Portland post-rock band Grails finds success in Europe before tackling North America.

AUSTIN
VIDEO: AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD - SUMMER OF ALL DEAD SOULS
Those Trail of Dead boys sure do like to get dressed up all old-timey.

MINNEAPOLIS
VIDEO: ATMOSPHERE - SHE'S ENOUGH
The most adorable thing featuring both Slug of Atmosphere and Brother Ali that has ever - and probably will ever - exist.

CHICAGO
FEATURES: WILCO: ASHES OF AMERICAN FLAGS
Wilco's concert DVD proves that the alt-country icons are only getting better with age, which is pretty scary.

PORTLAND
VIDEO: FORBIDDEN FRIENDS - TINY HANDS
The Thermals' Hutch Harris' first single from his solo project reminds us of a radical leftist version of the dude from Blue's Clues, minus Blue.

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No Joy
Ghost Blonde

SOUNDS LIKE: Another lo-fi girl-fronted band that's saved by a shoegaze vibe.

Braids
Native Speaker

SOUNDS LIKE: An ethereal haze with musical interjections - Native Speaker exists in a fever dream state, surrounded by a haze of reverb and punctuated with tribal drumming, clean, bright guitar tracks and pixie-sweet vocals.

The Mercy Now
Self Control

SOUNDS LIKE: Balls out rock and roll.

Tanya Davis
Clocks and Hearts Keep Going

SOUNDS LIKE: In a word: Sparse. In more words: Melancholy, understated grace.

Sasquatch! 2010
George
May 29, 2010

An unforgettable three days of music at the Gorge Amphitheatre, including MGMT, Vampire Weekend, The National, LCD Soundsystem and a grumpy Stephen Malkmus.

Gogol Bordello @ The Majestic Theatre
Los Angeles
May 20, 2009

The world's most successful Gypsy Punk band wowed LA with new material and a few old favourites.

Vivian Girls @ The Middle East
Boston
May 10, 2009

Vivian Girls set the crowd swirling in a cacophonic shoegaze haze.