Big Star to play at SXSW. Holy Schnikies. via ToT.

Stream of The Wrens live on KEXP from last Friday. via cory.

Call and Response, who formerly called Kindercore (R.I.P.) home, have
moved their lilty pop over to Badman, who will release their new album,
Winds Take No Shape, on June 8th, with online sale beginning in March.

Hush has the new Decemberists EP, The Tain, just
out this week. The Hush version is vinyl-only, and the first two or three hundred will be on limited grey/white marbled vinyl. This vinyl
version also comes with a vinyl version of the Decemb’s 5 Songs EP.

There’s a CD version as well, on the Spanish label Acuarela, but
it’s without the bonus 5 Songs. You don’t hafta import it though, Hush has it available, as does
Darla, Other Music, &c.

And Gammon Records will be releasing their
Daniel Johnston Benefit album in June, featuring tracks from Bright Eyes, Death Cab,
Teenage Fanclub w/ Jad Fair, Beck, Mercury Rev, Vic Chesnutt, Calvin Johnson, M. Ward, Clem
Snide, and more. Yes, June’s still a ways off, but you can still brighten up your day these tracks from
Daniel’s Fear Yourself album.