Dark Days/Light Years (Rough Trade Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Peter Wild and a group of authors take on the challenge of making literature out of Sonic Youth’s noisy, chaotic, shimmering music. S D Green has some warnings for fans of Sonic Youth who may be intrigued.

Waited Up ‘til It Was Light (Nettwerk). Review by Jen Cray.

Shelton Hull refers to the feminist vision of the inimitable Lydia Lunch as “seminal” and lives to tell the tale.

I’m Not There: Original Soundtrack (Sony Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Anthology (Mute Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Jane Doe Loves Me (Cochon). Review by Jen Cray.

Boss (Ecstatic Peace!). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Dead Confederate EP (The Artists Organization/Razor & Tie). Review by Jen Cray.

Photographer Abby Banks went on a 25-city tour of “punk houses” across the U.S. to create this unique coffeetable book that pays tribute to this artistic underground of “hippie punks.” Jen Cray is ready to crash.

Cool Out and Coexist (RIOR). Review by Chris Catania.

Tonight We Drink…Tomorrow We Battle the Evil at Hand (Arclight). Review by Jen Cray.

The freshly reunited Dinosaur Jr. prove that you don’t have to create a big PR circus to get people excited about your comeback. The numbers may have been modest, but those who made it out to the band’s Orlando show at The Club@Firestone – Jen Cray among them – had a Sunday night to remember.

Interpol may not be the most exciting live band on the planet, but Jen Cray is hooked on their music deeply enough to keep going back for more.

Pop-collagist/Party-Starter Girl Talk (a.k.a. Gregg Gillis ) talks to Omar de la Rosa about sampling, doing remixes versus Girl Talk originals, the like-minded performance stylings of tourmate Dan Deacon, and Gregg’s favorite mixed drink.

For the third straight year indie-rock tastemaker Pitchfork Media summoned the masses, including Chris Catania , and delivered a balanced mix of promising upstarts and legends for the Pitchfork Music Festival.

Historical Fiction (Team Science). Review by Jen Cray.

Applause Cheer Boo Hiss (Rebel Group). Review by Jen Cray.

You and Me Against the World, Baby (Boiling Point). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Touring with the original lineup for the first time in 14 years, indie rock’s underrated heroes Sebadoh strolled into a soldout room at Orlando’s The Social. Nothing could derail Jen Cray from not only witnessing this event, but talking with the band that helped create the soundtrack to her teenage years.