Blog: Buzz Bands

[Birthday greetings go out today to Matt Sorum ... now here's what's on tap for a busy evening:] The Whigs will release the follow-up to 2008's "Mission Control" early next year — the new album will be titled "In the Dark" [download below]. Few bands do old-fashioned garage rock better than the Athens, Ga., trio, which hits town tonight for a show at the Troubadour. Opening are the Features , who caught my ear in March and put out a fantastic album from last [...]