Well this is exciting news. As you might have known, Los Angeles quartet Silversun Pickups are supporting Snow Patrol on their Australian tour in September. Not being a Snow Patrol fan, nor a stadium rock show fan, I was hoping for a SSPU sideshow. The good news is, it's now happening. They are playing the Annandale Hotel on September 15. Also apparently they have a Melbourne show planned but I don't have any details of that yet.
Tickets go on sale July 26 and more information can be found here.
MP3: Well Thought Out Twinkles
MP3: Lazy Eye

Have you heard the new Sunset Rubdown song?
It is quite fantastic, is it not? "Up On Your Leopard, Upon The End Of Your Feral Days" is currently streaming at Pitchfork.
Speaking of Mr Krug's supremely talented group they are playing Pop Montreal, October 3-7.
Here are some of the artists just announced to play (quite nice I think)-

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
The National
Sunset Rubdown
Magnolia Electric Co.
Fujiya & Miyagi
Black Mountain
Final Fantasy
Caribou
Patti Smith
Half Japanese
Pere Ubu
Oakley Hall
Megasoid
A-Trak
Kid Sister
The Cool Kids
Qui
MSTRKRFT
Chromeo
Ron Sexsmith
Born Ruffians
Chad VanGaalen
Earlimart
The Watson Twins
Tiga
Cody ChesnuTT