This just in: Sonic Youth have announced a few summer dates, and the Flaming Lips will opening these shows. Just thought you should know.

Maritime are currently lining up some June dates in continuing support of We, The Vehicles. They will also be recording four songs for Daytrotter (to be featured on said site June 4th) which is built on a very cool premise. Currently, the band is recording a track for a Snailhouse tribute CD.

Google has made the new Pearl Jam video for "Life Wasted" available on Google Video as a free download under a Creative Commons. If you'd like to keep a copy on your hard drive, you can grab it until this Wednesday. Don't forget the Aunt Pearl's boys are also out on tour.

Philadelphia's The Roots will release Game Theory on August 29th through Def Jam. You can currently hear the first single "Don't Feel Right" over on Giant Step. You can also grab a demo version of "Please Don't Go" over at their official website.

The forthcoming release from Tilly and the Wall, Bottoms of Barrels, is still slated for a May 23rd release on Team Love but now we've got some further details for you. Check out the tracklisting and a rather hefty tour schedule below and snag an mp3 of "Bad Education."

Eclectic nu-folk artisian Devandra Banhart is taking himself and his glorious beard on the road. Be sure to check them both out.

Has it been mentioned that We Are Scientists are still out on the road in support of their wonderful debut With Love and Squalor? It's a damn shame if it hasn't been because not only is their album a joy to listen to, they are quite fun to see live. Add to that fact that they'll be touring with Matador Records The Double and you've got yourself a perfect formula for a good time.

The upcoming Secretly Canadian full-length debut from Catfish Haven has been dubbed Tell Me and will be out this Fall (we heard 9/12, but you never know this far out). In the meantime, they are getting prepared for a June tour with Stephen McBean's Pink Mountaintops crew.

The lineup for this years iteration of the Austin City Limits Festival has been announced. You can find all sorts of information on ticket prices and showtimes over at the official site or just check the more for the massive lineup of the September 15-17 festivities. Expect to see the likes of Wolf Parade, Tom Petty, Massive Attack, The Flaming Lips, Phoenix, and more than you could ever possibly see in three days.

Midwesterners Whirlwind Heat just released their latest album Types of Wood this past Tuesday. The first single "Reagan" is available for download right here and you can catch a video for it on the bands official site.

Sub Pop's Chad VanGaalen will release Skelliconnection on August 22nd. The sophomore release was culled from over 100 home-recorded tracks.

The upcoming Phoenix release, It's Never Been Like That, is slated for a May 23rd release. That's less than a week away. If you haven't heard "Long Distance Call" yet you can hit up their MySpace page for a preview. And if you're feeling daring, a pre-order of the disc from Newbury Comics will score you a bonus CD with two live tracks.

It appears that Animal Collective have released a white label 7" featuring "Purple Bottle" (from their album Feels) with the b-side featuring the bands version of Nirvana's "Polly." The run is limited to 500 pieces so we suggest you contact a friendly record store and see if they'll save you a copy.

The new album from Keane, Under The Iron Sea, is still slated for a June 20th release but we've got a stream of the first single "Is It Any Wonder?" available in our Downloads section.

Looks like The Raconteurs are heading out on the road in support of their forthcoming full-length album, Broken Boy Soldier. It's a quick trip and tickets will go extremely fast - so get them while you can.

Foo Fighters will be doing a small acoustic tour focusing on songs off their second disc of In Your Honor. However, in traditional Foo Fighters fashion the band is making sure it's no snooze-fest and will be bringing along four additional musicians to flesh out the sound. Violinist Petra Haden, keyboardist Rami Jaffee, percussionist Drew Hester and guitarist Pat Smear will temporarily join the band for the outings.

mewithoutYou recently finished recording their follow-up to Catch for Us the Foxes with producer Brad Wood. There are no release details as of yet, but we'll keep you updated. As you know, there are still a few dates left on their tour with Thursday.

To let everyone know about No Disassemble, Slow Runner are sharing a bill for a few weeks with The Sam Roberts Band and The Damnwells, and maybe even some more. Check the dates...

A couple years ago Bjork released a series of box sets covering her live performances, her singles, and more. Now she's gearing up to release Surrounded on June 27th - another box set comprised of DualDisc versions of all her previously released albums - Debut, Post, Homogenic, Medulla, Vespertine, Selma Songs, and the soundtrack to Drawing Restraint 9 - with the CD side featuring the regular audio, the DVD side featuring 5.1 remastered surround sound versions and the videos from that particular album. So if you've always meant to buy those Bjork albums but just never had the time, here is your chance.

It feels like it's been too long since Bloc Party played around North America. Who needs time to write and record a new album when faces could be rocked off? Not Bloc Party. Check the dates and be sure to demand previews of new songs at the show.