Head over to MySpace for a sneak peak of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' new album The Brutalist Bricks (available in non streaming form March 9 via Matador Records).

Congrats to Ted Leo on winning the Shorty Award in Music! #WhatsTheShortyAwards?

Also congratulations are in order to Ted, Tom Scharpling and the Best Show on WFMU crew for raising over $72,000 for WFMU. The WFMU fundraising marathon continues through March 14. Pledge your support to independent free-form radio.

Come on out to The Mohawk on Friday, March 19 to check out Frightened Rabbit, BRAHMS, Tigersapien., We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Wooden Birds and many more. Head on over to The A.V. Club for more info.

The Twilight Sad are hitting the road this Spring with Mono. Tickets are now on sale for all shows. Head on over here for a complete listing of tour dates.

NME ranked The Twilight Sad's sophomore album, Forget the Nigh Ahead as the #86 album of the decade. Check out the original NME review from 2009 here.

During the 2009 Monolith Music Festival Adam Thompson of We Were Promised Jetpacks sat down with Laundromatinee.com to record a solo acoustic session. Click here to watch the full video.

The Mighty Sparrow, the opening track from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists forthcoming album is now available for free download/stream over at Matador Records. Make sure to catch Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Monday, March 8. Their U.S. tour starts on Tuesday, March 11 in Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop. Click here for all tour dates.

Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf recently sat down with FaceCulture for an insightful video interview. Click here to watch the full interview. The Album Leaf recently wrapped up the mostly sold out West Coast leg of their U.S. tour. The tour resumes on Tuesday, April 20 in Tucson, AZ at Plush. A complete listing of tour dates is available here.