-- The Sunset Junction Street Fair, which was to take place this weekend in Los Angeles, has been canceled after the city denied the festival permits. Artists such as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Art Brut, Peaches, Butthole Surfers, and Tapes 'n Tapes have scheduled last minute shows around L.A. LA Weekly has a full rundown of replacement shows.

-- True Blood - Music From the HBO Original Series - Volume 3, is out September 6 on WaterTower Music. In addition to Neko Case and Nick Cave's cover of the Zombies' "She's Not There", it also contains music from PJ Harvey, Gil Scott-Heron, Massive Attack, Karen Elson, and more.

-- British indie-pop duo Slow Club will release their second album Paradise on September 13 in North America and September 12 in the UK via Moshi Moshi. Listen to "Where I'm Waking" at Forkcast.

-- Virgin Mobile Freefest takes place September 10 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Cut Copy, TV on the Radio, Cee-Lo Green, Patti Smith, James Murphy, the Black Keys, Okkervil River, !!!, Big Sean, Empire of the Sun, and more will perform.