Popfest! New England   - October 6 - 8, Northampton, MA - USA
  Tickets are still available for Popfest New England, featuring Secret Shine   of Sarah Records fame, who will headline on Sunday, October 8! Tickets are available   here: http://www.skippingstonesrecords.com/popfest/2006/tickets.html  

Other bands include:  
  Math & Physics Club (Seattle, WA)
  The Besties (Brooklyn)
  The Brother Kite (Providence, RI)
  Bunnygrunt (St. Louis, MO)
  The Butterflies of Love (NYC)
  Dýrðin (Reykjavik, Iceland) ***Debut album CD release bonus!
  The Icicles (Grand Rapids, MI)
  Locas in Love (Cologne, Germany)
  Manchester by the Sea (CT)
  Palomar (NYC)
  Ponies in the Surf (Boston, MA)
  School for the Dead (Northampton, MA)
  The Smittens (Burlington, VT)
  The Snow Fairies (Philadelphia, PA)...and more!

The complete schedule is   here: http://www.skippingstonesrecords.com/popfest/2006/  
  All shows will be at The Elevens in downtown Northampton, MA from October 6   - 8, 2006.

A three day pass for Popfest!   New England is $30 and individual days are $10 if pre-ordered ($5 for the Sunday   afternoon show), or $12 at the door ($6 for the Sunday afternoon show). All   shows are 21+, please have proof of age. Non-US citizens, must have a passport   to get in. For more information, please call Christine at Skipping Stones Records:   203-558-1168 or email Popfest@SkippingStonesRecords.com.  

Icelandic Pop from Dýrðin
  The debut from Icelandic pop group Dýrðin hits the streets this Tuesday,   October 3. The North American CD release party will coincide with Popfest! New   England on Saturday, October 7 at The Elevens in Northampton, MA. Dýrðin   will also be playing in New York City on the following dates:

Monday, October 9 @ Cake   Shop will feature:
  Dýrðin .. Bunnygrunt .. The Icicles .. and Locas in Love

Tuesday, October 10 @ Union   Hall / Brooklyn will feature:
  Dýrðin .. Secret Shine .. Bunnygrunt

Go the Dýrðin   website for band links and more info! http://www.mmedia.is/dyrdin/englishindex.htm

Reviewers and bloggers alike   are loving this release. Here's a few highlights:
  "Never has icelandic twee pop sounded as charming as this. You can't   resist songs like 'hunangsdropar' and "prins í álögum"   unless you have a heart of stone. For you who hold talulah gosh in highest esteem."   /Terry Ericsson http://www.thecricket.nu/crickettoppen.asp

"listening to the   group's irrefutably-the-happiest-thing-I've-ever-heard tunes makes ordinarily   un-fun things as enjoyable as eating the delicious looking cake that adorns   the album's cover." /Meghan Jones http://www.athensexchange.com/2006/09/record_review_drin_drin.asp

"they channel the   sound of titans like Tallulah Gosh and The All Girl Summer Fun band perfectly."   /Dagger Zine http://www.indiepages.com/dagger/reviews