photos by Joe McCabe Ben Gibbard @ Beacon Theater - 4/29/12 NYC showed Ben Gibbard and his band Death Cab For Cutie much love during a recent three night run at Beacon Theater. Ben did not return that love in...

Blessed Feathers – Everglades / Turner Hall Blessed Feathers – Stinging Nettle, Honeysuckle / Turner Hall I’m so proud to be the first to share two new live videos My friends in Blessed Feathers. This was during their show opening for Youth Lagoon and Porcelain raft at Turner Hall, and it was filmed by their [...]

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Japandroids  and  Chromatics  have been added to  Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 , which returns to Chicago's Union Park July 13-15. They join a lineup that already includes  Beach House ,  Vampire Weekend ,  Feist ,  Godspeed You! Black Emperor ,  Hot Chip ,  Sleigh Bells ,  Dirty Projectors ,  Flying Lotus ,  AraabMUZIK ,  A$AP Rocky  and many, many, many more. Japandroids will perform on Friday, July 13, while Chromatics will perform on Saturday, July 14. In case you missed it, three-day passes for the festival have sold out. Thanks to everybody who purchased!  Individual day tickets  are on sale now right  here , but hurry, because they're ...

Here's a look at the concerts announced this week: Crystalyne , Sneaky Dee's, Jun 2 Shearing Pinx , Danny Green's, Jun 9 Purity Ring , Wrongbar, Jun 14 Man Forever , Double Double Land, Jun 14 Tallest Man On Earth , Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Jun 15 Bravestation , The Drake Underground, Jul 7 Youth Lagoon w. Father John Misty , Opera House, Jul 12 Gaslight Anthem , Opera House, Jul 14 Saint Motel , Drake, Jul 23 Citizen Cope , The Phoenix, Jul 26 Blues Control , Parts & Labour, Jul 31

The National have added 17 more names to the edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they're curating , which takes place December 7-9 at Butlins Holiday Centre in Minehead, England. Joining the bill are (deep breath): Perfume Genius, Kurt Vile, Youth Lagoon, Bear in Heaven, Michael Rother presents the music of Neu! & Harmonia, Deerhoof, Menomena, Nico Muhly, Stars of the Lid, Local Natives, Richard Reed Parry (Fire">Arcade Fire), Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion), Kathleen Edwards, Hauschka, So Percussion, Hayden, and new  Brassland  signings This is the Kit. Muhly, Reed Parry, and Hayden have collaborated with the National ...

Kurt Vile , Local Natives and more have been added to the line up of ATP curated by The National. Currently on down time, The National were recently coaxed out of the rehearsal room by All Tomorrow's Parties. Handed the keys to Minehead, the Brooklyn band have invited along some friends, contemporaries and heroes. The latest batch of line up additions include American songwriter Kurt Vile. Joined by The Violators, Vile's brand of hazy, laid back acoustic musings will resonate around the chalets later this year. Elsewhere, Local Natives have been confirmed while Perfume Genius has also been added ...

A few months ago The National confirmed they'd be curating All Tomorrow's Parties Festival this December (7th-9th 2012 at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK) - and the some of the initial names included The Antlers, Tim Hecker and Owen Pallet. Now the line-up has expanded again, with the likes of Kurt Vile and Local all getting involved. The new additions are as follows: Local Natives Kurt Vile & The Violators Michael Rother presents the music of Neu! & Harmonia Deerhoof Menomena Nico Muhly Stars Of The Lid Youth Lagoon Perfume Genius Bear In Heaven Richard Reed Parry (Fire">Arcade Fire) Mark ...

Live Review of a Youth Lagoon and Death Cab for Cutie show in Oakland, CA on May 8, 2012

Already slated to play alongside Youth Lagoon in July, Father John Misty has announced a number of additional performances that will take place before and after his trek with Trevor Powers.

Hectic personal life and hectic working life means my social life is taking a battering this week. As in, I don't have one. SO I'm locking myself away to reach deadlines and save cashola, all the while knowing there are at least four great shows on this weekend, three of which are one-offs (Eat Laser Scumbag! Nova Scotia! Keep On Dancins! Concentric Circuits! Erm...The Sips!) ARGH! So I really need encouragement. Here are some videos that are perking up my downward spiral... No surprises that the first cab off the ranks is one of my all-time favourites ...

Youth Lagoon, also known as Trevor Powers, has announced May and July tour dates in support of The Year of Hibernation. This month Youth [...]

Hit the replies to *Youth Lagoon* (http://youthlagoon.bandcamp.com)'s forthcoming tour dates with *Death Cab For Cutie* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/deathcabforcutie) and *Father John Misty* (http://fatherjohnmisty.com/) (J. Tillman, ex-*Foxes">Fleet Foxes* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/fleetfoxes)).

Bedroom composer Youth Lagoon (aka Trevor Powers) and former Fleet Fox J. Tillman (aka Father John Misty) have announced plans ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/youth-lagoon-and-father-john-misty-announce-tour-d/65134/

Photo by Charles Taylor Bergquist Trevor Powers, better known to many as Youth Lagoon , will team with ex-Foxes">Fleet Foxes drummer J. Tillman (aka Father John Misty ) on the summer leg of his tour. Once Powers finishes the remainder of his trek with Death Cab For Cutie , he and Tillman will route through North America through July. Youth Lagoon will also play the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago . Full schedule below, followed by Pitchfork.tv's recent "60 Seconds Left" with Youth Lagoon.  Youth Lagoon: 05-09 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater * 05-10 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater *    05-11 Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert ...