Carrie Brownstein
The Flaming Lips headline Pickathon in the season premiere of 'Portlandia' which airs this week (watch a clip)
The sixth season of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein‘s series Portlandia premieres Thursday (1/21) at 10 PM on IFC and takes place entirely at Oregon festival Pickathon (which just announced its 2016 lineup)…
Sleater-Kinney wrapped up their 2015 tour at still-being-renovated Market Hotel w/ Lee Ranldo (pics/setlist)
It was a momentous night: the final stop of Sleater-Kinney‘s five-show NYC run (and tour), and the final show of what has been a busy, triumphant year for the reunited indie rock trio…
Sleater-Kinney played night 4 of their NYC run at MHOW (pics); new Portlandia trailer ft. Danzig out now (watch)
Night 1, night 2, night 3, and now night 4 of Sleater-Kinney‘s sold-out five NYC shows happened last night (12/15). This one was the most intimate yet, at Music Hall of Williamsb…
Sleater-Kinney continued their NYC run at Irving Plaza with Perfect Pussy (pics, setlist), played 'Colbert' (video)
Sleater-Kinney continued their sold-out five-night run of NYC shows last night (12/14) at Irving Plaza with Perfect Pussy opening. So far the setlists have been similar but not exactly the same, and each show gets a…
Crowbar's Kirk Windstein will personalize a holiday card for you ++ metal nutcrackers, Metallica bibs & more metal gifts
As you may have noticed, it’s the holiday season, and that might mean you feel the need to make holiday cards for your friends and family…
Flaming Lips, Louis CK & more appearing on Portlandia S6
We already knew that Glenn Danzig would be one of the guests on season 6 of Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen’s show Portlandia, and now Pitchfork points out IFC announced the premiere date (January 21) and more guests:Guest stars coming to Portlandia this season include Jillian Bell (Workaholics), L…
Carrie Brownstein talks her memoir, Kendrick Lamar, Sleater-Kinney, social media activism & more (in a BV interview)
Carrie Brownstein‘s creative versatility might otherwise be astonishing were it not for the fact that the actor, musician, and writer, is grounded to a familiar commonality in which her fans continue to find comfort and even catharsis…
Carrie Brownstein adds Brooklyn reading/Q&A w/ Questlove to book tour; other dates w/ Amy Poehler, Dave Eggers, more
Carrie Brownstein‘s memoir, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, is out October 27 and the Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist and Portlandia star will start her book tour that day, with a reading and Q&A at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus (10/27) and Questlove will be in conversation with her at that one…
Danzig on Portlandia? (this pic of Carrie, Glenn & Fred rules)
Officially looking forward to the next season of Portlandia after seeing the above photo posted to Carrie Brownstein’s Instagram, hoping Carrie wears that outfit to her upcoming almost-Halloween appearance at Barnes & Noble in Union Square, hoping Danzig does not wear his outfit at any of his Halloween-time shows this year (October 21st at Best Buy Theater included), AND not sure when Portlandia Season 6 hits IFC, but meanwhile you can catch Fred in his new IFC show Documentary Now……
Carrie Brownstein, Elvis Costello, John Darnielle, Kirstin Hersh, Richard Hell & other upcoming book appearances
Elvis Costello will release a memoir this year, titled Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink and due out October 13 via Penguin (pre-order). Here’s more, via Penguin’s description:”Unfaithful Music” describes how Costello’s career has somehow endured for almost four decades through a combination of dumb luck and animal cunning, even managing the occasional absurd episode of pop star…
