Matador Records, in conjunction with MySpace Music, is excited to announce the celebration of its 21st anniversary at the Palms Desert Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, from October 1-3. As a three-day festival showcasing a vast array of talent the label has worked with throughout its storied lifespan, Matador at 21: The Lost [...]

Pavement have lined up a bunch of NYC shows lined up for September.  Here they are for you luck New Yorkers: Sun Sep 19, 2010 @ Williamsburg Waterfront w/ Jenny and Johnny Tue Sep 21, 2010 @ Rumsey Playfield w/ Thee Oh Sees Wed Sep 22, 2010 @ Rumsey Playfield w/ Times New Viking Thu [...]

RCRD LBL is hosting a download of Motion City Soundtrack’s acoustic rendition of the Pavement classic “Cut Your Hair.” Head here to download the track.

When Pavement announced that they would be reforming, no one was too surprised that this reunion didn’t include original drummer Gary Young. After all, Young was an infamously poor drummer, and his erratic behaviour included drug and alcohol abuse and allegedly threatening Stephen Malkmus with a gun. But the band have apparently put aside their [...]

Motion City Soundtrack covered Pavement’s “Cut Your Hair” for the AV Club.  Here it is: Motion City Soundtrack covers Pavement

Last Vegas Weekly is reporting that Matador Records will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a three-day festival in Las Vegas to be headlined by Pavement. The event is looking to take place October 1st to 3rd at Pearl at the Palms and other likely participants include Sonic Youth who will be nearby that weekend. Check [...]

Louisville, KY’s Wax Fang just inked a deal with Absolutely Kosher.  To celebrate they’ll be touring the U.K. in May.  They were also selected by Pavement to play the All Tomorrow’s Parties. Our sincerest congratulations go out to our southern neighbors.

Pitchfork Music Festival has announced its latest lineup additions.  Here is the current lineup: Friday Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, El-P Saturday LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Raekwon, Titus Andronicus, Bear in Heaven, Freddie Gibbs, The Smith Westerns, Dâm-Funk Sunday Pavement, St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Girls, Cass McCombs, Here We Go [...]

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival lineup was announced today and it includes Muse, Jay-Z, MGMT, Thom Yorke, Faith No More, Phoenix, Spoon, and LCD Soundsystem.  You Indie is a little more excited by the fact that P.O.S. and Sunny Day Real Estate will be there, as will Pavement and Echo and the Bunnymen.  [...]

Broken Social Scene are curating the Toronto Island Concert, which will come to Toronto’s Olympic Island on June 19. Thus far, we only know the names of three of the bands playing the fest, but all three are bands that you probably want to go see: Pavement, BSS themselves, and Band of Horses. More artists [...]