New Music

Gym Class Heroes, ‘The Quilt’ (Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen)

The New Year, ‘The New Year’ (Touch and Go)

Fujiya & Miyagi, ‘Lightbulbs’ (Deaf, Dumb + Blind)

A Wild Weekend at Portland’s Music Fest NW

Bart Davenport, ‘Palaces’ (Antenna Farm)

Common Market, ‘Tobacco Road’ (Hyena)

Okkervil River, ‘The Stand Ins’ (Jagjaguwar)

Kimya Dawson, ‘Alphabutt’ (K)

Calexico, ‘Carried to Dust’ (Quarterstick)

Bound Stems, ‘The Family Afloat’ (Flameshovel)

Check ’em Out: Rahim

Deerhunter, ‘Microcastle’ (Kranky)

Andrew Bird Incites a Babe Riot!

Blitzen Trapper Live at Bumbershoot

Tegan Quin Talks Augusten Burroughs, Playing Without Sara