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Feist performed with Jenny Lewis & Kings of Convenience at People Festival (watch)

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner hosted the second annual PEOPLE festival in Berlin over the weekend (August 18 & 19). Much like their streaming music platform of the same name, the festival was all about unique collaborations, and encouraged attendees to just go with it…

Bill's Indie Basement (4/13): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the basement: Destroyer reissues, Sloan, A Place to Bury Strangers, psych supergroup MIEN, Mouse on Mars’ guest-filled new LP, and Collapsing Scenery cover Randy Newman with James Chance.

Daniel Johnston played Town Hall, backed by Joan As Police Woman & more (pics, setlist, video)

Daniel Johnston‘s “final tour” (as they’re calling it) hit NYC on Saturday (10/7) for a show at Town Hall where he was backed by Joan Wasser (Joan as Policewoman), Jared Samuel (Invisible Familiars), Paul Collins (Beirut) and more.

Daniel Johnston adds NYC & LA shows to his final tour

In NYC, Daniel will be backed by members of Beirut, Gang Gang Dance, Cibo Mato and more; in Los Angeles he’ll be joined by Mike Watt, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, Guy Blakeslee and Joey Waronker.

Sufjan Stevens, Kid Millions & more played first 'DISRUPT' @ National Sawdust (pics)

National Sawdust debuted its collaborative, improvisational DISRUPT seres on Saturday (2/18), and this first edition featured Sufjan Stevens, Jan St. Werner (Mouse On Mars), Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever) and Ben Lanz (Beirut, The National, LNZNDRF)…

Sufjan Stevens and Kid Millions playing collaborative show with members of Mouse on Mars and Beirut in Brooklyn

“This quartet, along with special guests will explore the spaciality of electro-acoustics interacting with environment through a collaging of instruments, textures and compositional disruptions. “

Sharon Van Etten covered Leonard Cohen w/ Kevin Morby, debuted new songs at ACLU/PP benefit show (pics, video)

Last night’s sold-out benefit for Planned Parenthood and The ACLU also had Beirut, Kevin Morby, Daniel Rossen, and Hand Habits.

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Beirut played Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park with Fabiano do Nascimento (pics)

Beirut played a ticketed benefit show in NYC’s Prospect Park on August 2, and we’ve got pictures…
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