What? With their 2005 debut, countrified-rock outfit Magnolia Electric Co. asked a mind-boggling question: "What comes after the blues?" Three years later, Brooklyn-based troubadour TK Webb has found the answer, and it's pretty heavy, man.

What? As survivors of the heady rise and uneasy comedown of the '90s electronica craze, Manchester, England's the Chemical Brothers have been bringing the block rockin' beats at a consistent rate, from 1997's landmark rave touchstone Dig Your Own Hole to last year's spacey We Are the Night.

What? Avant-pop duo Fiery Furnaces have forged a career of pushing their unique sonic sternly forward -- from the multi-suite opuses of Blueberry Boat to the spoken-word psych of Rehearsing My Choir and glam-tinged glow of Widow City.

At Manhattan’s intimate Mercury Lounge Saturday night, the crowd was worried. Word had gotten out that the night’s headlining act, Austin, TX's, Windsor for the Derby, were running late due to a holdup at the Canadian border and might not be able to make it to New York in time for the show.

The frosty Irish rockers Snow Patrol are hoping to melt their fans hearts with their hotly-titled upcoming fifth album, A Hundred Million Suns.