Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Dusdin Condren Sharon Van Etten is boiling water to make a cup of tea in her New York apartment. Normally, this wouldn't be of note, except for the fact that she hasn't had a place to call her own in over a year. Since the release of her sophomore album, 'Epic,' Van Etten spent her life on the run: Darting overseas, zagging across state lines, trying to make sense of an incredibly raw breakup while sleeping over the moving wheels of a touring van. Coming back to New York ...

The advertising during the Super Bowl ended up being something of a microcosm for advertising trends in general: indie bands ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-megafauns-weepy-super-bowl-toyota-commercial/61484/

by Ryan Barkan The Darkness played a Superbowl commercial Another Super Bowl, another year where the Cowboys didn't win, and another year of music-filled commercials. The Patriots entered the field to "Crazy Train" by English metal god Ozzy Osbourne (who...

I first came across Sharon Van Etten when she popped up on Megafaun’s take away show. Being a Megafaun fanatic, my interest was immediately piqued. Combine that with one of our favorite sites, Muzzle of Bees, showing her a steady stream of love; I knew I had to be missing something. So I got my [...]

sie sind auf tour! und beehren uns! und Ihr habt die chance dabei zu sein! wie klasse das werden kann, beweist unten stehendes video! klickt es an und geniesst! megafaun sind brad und phil cook sowie joe westerlund. mit dem klienicum verbindet sie eine einseitige liebe, die vom blog in regelmäßigen abständen bestätigt wird. wir hatten hier ihr zweites full length gelobt, dort eine außerordentliche ep, betonten an jener stelle die beteiligung an der supergroup gayngs und wiesen an diesem platz das damals kommende selbstbetitelte album (2010) aus. ihr sound wurde mit den jahren immer differenzierter, um nicht zu sagen ...

New Music Right Now Providence, RI sound Brown Bird - Fingers to the Bone THE CLASS OF 2012 - BROWN BIRD's reputation proceeds them when it comes to New England folk music today. They've been stalwarts in the Portland, ME and Providence, RI scenes since David Lamb switched coasts in 2005, with a rotating cast of multi-instrumentalists. On 2009's The Devil Dancing , shows off Lamb's deep, bluesy vocals and should be a prep for what they'll come up with next, as their recorded talent begins to match up with their energetic live performances. (They were outstanding at ...

1er février - ** Thousand + Myra Lee @ International ** Rivulets + Rach Tree @ Espace B 3 février - Sister Iodine + TG Gondard + Fusiller + Nox Factio @ Olympic Café 6 février - Nat Baldwin @ Espace B 7 février - Black Lagoya @ Instants Chavirés 8 février - ** Nit Neroc + Vagina Vomit @ International **  9 février - General Elektriks @ Maroquinerie Tennis @ .FMR 10 février - Balam Acab + Holy Other + oOoOO @ .FMR 11 février - Alina Orlova @ Café de la Danse Christophe + Alister + Guillaume Fédou @ Maroquinerie Yussuf Jerusalem + Catholic Spray @ L'inattendu Fiodor Dream dog + I Break Horses @ Fleche d'Or  13 février - François & The Atlas Mountains @ Café de la danse  15 février - Megafaun @ Café de la ...

Megafaun will tour Europe and the States from February through April in continued support of their self-titled album, released in 2011 on Hometapes . Check out "Hope You Know" on the Moog Sound Lab . [ megafaun.com ]

It’s never too early to start thinking about next winter! Wait, no, that’s an awful thing to think about. Unless you’re a The National superfan, or a zealous devotee of All Tomorrow’s Parties in Somerset, England, that is! The good people at ATP recently announced that the Cincinnati rockers would be curating the festival’s annual winter shindig, and the first few bands have already been announced. So, friends, perhaps it’s time to start thinking about how to get a job at the old frozen banana stand this summer. Unless, of course, there’s somewhere ...

ATP are set to return to Japan later this year with a new instalment of I'll Be Your Mirror . Launched last year, I'll Be Your Mirror saw All Tomorrow's Parties head out to Japan. The success of that venture has sparked a repeat performance, with Jim O'Rourke set to help convene proceedings. Expanding to take place over two days, I'll Be Your Mirror runs between April 14th and 15th. Hitting Studio Coast in Tokyo, the event will boast the usual array of live music, cinema and more. Ticket and line up details will be confirmed ...

It's the custom of All Tomorrow's Parties to invite a popular band or artist to curate its music festivals, and the installment scheduled for Dec. 7-9 in the U.K. follows suit with a lineup handpicked by The National. That lineup was announced today, and it's a strong one: Kronos Quartet, The Antlers, Owen Pallett, Boris, Tim Hecker, Sharon Van Etten, My Brightest Diamond, Wye Oak, Lower Dens, Megafaun, Suuns, Dark Dark Dark, and Buke and Gase. For those inclined to hop a plane and catch these shows, tickets go on sale Jan. 20 here .

The All Tomorrow’s Parties festival confirmed today that the National would curate and headline the festival next December. The line up, as tweeted by the festival, is set to include Sharon Van Etten, Kronos Quartet, The Antlers, Wye Oak, My Brightest Diamond, Lower Dens, Owen Pallett, Boris, Tim Hecker, Suuns, Megafaun, Dark Dark Dark, and Buke and Gase.

The National have been confirmed as curators of All Tomorrow's Parties for this December (7th-9th 2012 at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK). As well as curating the event, the band will headline, making it their only UK show of 2012. The line-up so far is as follows: The National Kronos Quartet The Antlers Owen Pallett Boris Tim Hecker Sharon Van Etten My Brightest Diamond Wye Oak Lower Dens Megafaun Suuns Dark Dark Dark Buke and Gase Tickets for All Tomorrow's Parties curated by The National are priced at £170.00pp for room only apartments and £180.00pp for ...

ATP today announced that The National will be curating their annual December festival at Butlins, Minehead, in what will also be the band's only UK show of 2012. The festival will take place on the weekend of 7th-9th December and tickets go on sale this Friday 20 January at 2pm via www.ATPFestival.com. The first group of artists have been confirmed today and are listed below. In total the line-up will feature 40 live acts playing across the weekend on three indoor stages. The event will also feature DJs until late, Cinema chosen by The National and Book ...

The National are set to curate this December's instalment of All Tomorrow's Parties. For so long a group enjoyed only by a lucky few, 'High Violet' seemed to propel The National into wider consciousness. Headlining Latitude last summer, it was incredible to witness so many people going batshit crazy to 'Mr November'. Set to take it easy during 2012, The National have agreed to curate this December's instalment of All Tomorrow's Parties. Apparently the band's sole performance in British soil this year, ATP will run between December 7th - 9th. The National will take responsibility for ...