Stephen Malkmus, Islands and Broken Social Scene play Siren Music Festival

Some snapshots from this year's Siren Music Festival
(click the photo above to see the whole set)

Great pictures. Sorry I

Great pictures. Sorry I missed BSS. They need Feist, but nonetheless, would've been a great show to see.

Great show. Islands was

Great show. Islands was (were?) tremendous. Times New Viking and Parts and Labor, early on in the day, were also very good. The Voice did a good job picking bands that do perfect summertime music, even if many of the opening acts weren't as well-known as last year's (to me, anyway). In many ways I actually enjoyed this year more.