Handsome Furs

Divine Fit's 1st-ever show will be at Beerland (ten golden tickets hidden in Austin record stores)

As you may already know if you have a ticket or if you don’t have a ticket because it sold out so quickly when it went on sale, Divine Fits are playing Beerland…

2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List (Cold Specks, Grimes, Japandroids, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Fucked Up & more)

Last month the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, which awards a Canadian album of recorded music each year, revealed their long list and this week the short list was revealed…

2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List revealed

The long list for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, Canada’s annual award for a great album, has been revealed. It includes Leonard Cohen, Cold Specks, Drake, Feist, Fucked Up, Grimes, Japandroids, The Weeknd, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, and more…

Divine Fits = Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner & Sam Brown

Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks) have confirmed the existence of their new band, Divine Fits. Divine Fits’ as yet untitled debut album will be released later this year by Merge Records in the U…

Handsome Furs break up

Handsome Furs in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) With a heavy heart the time has come to let all of you know that Handsome Furs are no more…

What's going on Friday?

Kyuss Lives! @ Stubb’s in Austin, TX (more by Tim Griffin) today in Chicago * H+ Records Grand Opening * Bonobo, DJ Intel, BRC @ The Mid * Poi Dog Pondering @ Metro (Night 1) * Peter Mulvey @ Schubas (Early Show) * Brandi Carlile, The Secret Sisters @ SPACE * Ganglians, Friends, Architecture @ Beat Kitchen * Crystal Stilts, Soft Speaker, Hollows @ Empty Bottle * Hunters, Himalayan, Orwell, Masses @ Ultra Lounge * S…

Moonface returning to Lincoln Hall on tour

Moonface @ Mercury Lounge in July (more by Amanda Hatfield) Like he/they did during Pitchfork Fest weekend, Moonface (aka Spencer Krug) is playing Lincoln Hall on October 26th…

Moonface playing Bowery, Handsome Furs not playing CMJ

Moonface at Mercury Lounge in July (more by Amanda Hatfield) Last month, Moonface (aka Spencer Krug) released his debut LP under the moniker and wrapped up a tour in support of the album which hit Mercury Lounge on 7/20…

Handsome Furs played the Mohawk & Waterloo Records (pics), keep on touring (dates)

For their part, the Furs are eager to keep returning to places where few other Western bands ever venture, to maintain the friendships they’ve forged and the fanbases they’ve built…

CMJ 2011 initial lineup (Handsome Furs, Viva Brother, Wombats, Memoryhouse, Kvelertak, Pharoahe Monch, more)

Wild Flag at Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) The first round of CMJ 2011 artists have been announced. The initial list includes Neon Indian (Webster Hall with Purity Ring), CSS (Webster Hall with EMA and MEN), Zola Jesus (KF and LPR), Wild Flag (Bowery Ballroom with Eleanor Friedberger and Hospitality), Metronomy (MHOW), Portugal……
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