On May 11, MGMT will do Live On Letterman, an exclusive webcast performance from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. The Brooklyn band has also added more dates this summer in support of sophomore album Congratulations … The lineup for the 2010 Pickathon fest has been announced, featuring appearances by Bonnie Prince Billy & The Cairo Gang, Dr. Dog, Heartless Bastards, Langhorne Slim and many others. The festival will take place August 6-8 at Pendarvis Farm, near Portland, Ore. … In response to Arizona’s new immigration law, Chuck D of Public Enemy penned a new song. Download “Tear Down This Wall” … Starting May 6, a-ha will play its first U.S. shows in more than 20 years. Incidentally, this string of dates is one leg of the Norwegian band’s year-long, worldwide Farewell Tour, with the trio playing its final show ever in Oslo on December 4 … Sun Kil Moon is releasing fourth album Admiral Fell Promises on July 13 via Caldo Verde Records … Also out on July 13 is I Heart California, the debut album by Admiral Radley, which is the love child of members of Grandaddy and Earlimart … On May 18, Drag City/Yoga Records will reissue Jeff Eubank’s privately pressed 1983 album, A Street Called Straight … Windsor For The Derby’s latest album, Against Love, is out June 22 on Secretly Canadian, followed by a European tour. Download “Queen Of The Sun” … The Big Takeover‘s 30th anniversary festival/party will take place in Brooklyn on July 30-31, featuring performances by the Avengers, Channel 3, Visqueen, Mark Burgess, For Against, Jon Auer and more.
—Emily Costantino
