More good news coming from the Siren Festival camp… Spank Rock, Japandroids, Bear Hands, and Future Of The Left have been added to Siren’s bill. Already announced are Built To Spill, The Raveonettes, Frightened Rabbit, Grand Duchy, Monotonix, Micachu, and The Shapes. Sounds like there’s still a few more acts to be announced…we’ll let you [...]

The sweatiest festival on earth, the Siren Music Festival, is this Saturday in Coney Island…here are set times: And yeah, you read correctly…Ted Leo will be spinning tunes all day at the Main Stage. The band we want to see most? Ra Ra Riot. These guys have gotten so good from all the touring they’ve [...]

The day couldn’t have been more beautiful for Siren yesterday… I got there early with plans on splitting before it became a mobscene, and I’m glad I did based upon the amount of sunburn I discovered on the F back to Manhattan. Of all the bands I saw, my favorite was The Twilight Sad, whom [...]

Here’s the set schedule for the Siren Festival, on July 21: That’s a long day. I’m counting on The Black Lips to give me a second wind to take me through to the Dolls’ set. Black Lips – “Stranger” mp3 Voxtrot – “Kid Gloves” mp3 We Are Scientists – “Inaction” mp3 Cursive – “Sucker & [...]