A contemporary American songbook comes alive with the sophisticatedly sweet voice of jazz-country singer, Kat Edmonson, at New York’s City Winery.

Coexist (Young Turks). Review by Jen Cray.

Theatre is Evil (8 ft. Records). Review by Joe Frietze.

May Terry relives a bit of teen pop nostalgia with The Ugly Club in NYC, where the ladies swoon over girl-candy frontman Ryan Egan.

Bestival Live 2011 (PIAS America). Review by Scott Adams.

Betrayal of Hearts (Sovereign States). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Covers 80’s. Review by Tim Wardyn.

Belong (Slumberland). Review by Scott Adams.

Memories of an Echo. Review by Robert Sutton.

Relayted (Jagjaguwar). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Totaled (Monitor). Review by Matthew Moyer.

In and Out and Back Again (HoZac). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Because Because Because (Pound You Into the Ground Records). Review by Robert Sutton.

Seven Days Now (CSSR). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Norman, OK natives Starlight Mints hit Orlando as part of their brief Southeast tour, and Bryan Tilford was there to goggle at the lights.

Does You Inspire You (Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Modest Mouse are playing bigger and bigger gigs these days. Their recent sold out show at Orlando’s House of Blues is an example. S D Green questions their modesty in light of all this popularity and new personnel.

Lady Sovereign may have matured since parting ways with Def Jam records, but she recently proved to both Chicago and our own Chris Catania that she’s still the “biggest midget in the game.”

Slanted Eyes, Slanted Hearts (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.