Local indie outpost Aquarius Records turns 40; Best Coast, Lumerians, The Mantles and more scheduled for their birthday bash [via SFBG]

San Francisco beatmakers Lazer Sword premiere new track on Altered Zones [via Altered Zones]

Hunx and his Punx sign to Seattle's Hardly Art [via SF Weekly]

Grand Lake's Caleb Nichols and John Pomeroy debut their synth-folk cover project Hee & Him [via The Bay Bridged]

Local bloggers Yours Truly host a stacked CMJ showcase [via Yours Truly}

Cats remake Bullitt's infamous San Francisco car chase scene in new Holy Fuck video [via Youtube]

Bare Wires talk Oakland, leather, unemployment and more with SF Weekly [via SF Weekly]

Pitchfork highlights San Francisco's proto-punk revival in their review of The Fresh & OnlysPlay It Strange [via Pitchfork]

Royal Baths re-release their debut LP on New York's Woodsist [via Pitchfork]

Oakland's Wallpaper premiere new track "Indian Summer" [via RCRD LBL]

Garage fest Budget Rock returns to San Francisco [via San Francisco Chronicle]