Other dates

• Obamarama Benefit @ Bell House on Friday, October 17 by jinners

  "Labels: antipop consortium, cassettes won't listen, dirty on purpose, dragons of zynth, eugene mirman, french kicks, obamarama benefit, takka takka..."

• A Black Gold Rush by Obscure Sound

  "Making a career as a touring musician who plays on and off for a variety of talented artists can be great. Apart from making a steady income by playing music, the benefits can be found in both the experience gained and connections made from the individuals they are constantly surrounded..."

• Our Favorite Songs of 2008 So Far… by The Yellow Stereo

  "We’re a few weeks late  - okay, a month - with our mid-year songs lists, but i’ve finally gotten off my lazy ass to get this up.  This has been an annual thing since the blog has started, so it would be wrong to just completely forget about it.  Anyways,..."

• Swimming-French Kicks by oceans never listen

  "There are great bands (eg. Spoon), there are bands that make you feel great to exist (Wolf Parade), there are bands that get far too much publicity (The Vines). Then there are bands that continually fly under the radar. Minus Story would be one, Aloha would be another. French Kicks..."

• Wrongkong - Kanada-Nürnberg-Connection by Bhlogiston

  "Im Gefolge von Newcomern wie Crystal Castles ist es derzeit nicht schwer, mit der Kombination von clubfähiger Musik und indiemässigen Verwurzelungen in Kanada Aufmerksamkeiten herauszuarbeiten. (Da wird doch diese Combo hier in direkter Nähe zu Arcade Fire gestellt. Ausserordentlich. Die Fehleinschätzung.) So geschen mit Wrongkong (was ein angestrengter Name). Ich..."