New Pornographers

SXSW adds Wu Tang, New Pornographers, Polica, Joey Bada$$, more to 2017 lineup

This update features some of the biggest names yet, including New Pornographers, Future Islands, Wu Tang Clan, Grandaddy, Joey Bada$$, Polica, Sylvan Esso, Royal Trux, Weezer, and Julie Byrne.

Indie bands' Facebook pages got hacked, including Bob Mould who wrote a song about it (listen)

Over the weekend, a bunch of indie bands’ Facebook pages got hacked, which is why you may have seen New Pornographers, Death Cab For Cutie, Best Coast and others post “8 Reasons Why You Might Consider Leaving Your Pubic Hair Alone…

Emitt Rhodes releasing first album since the '70s ft. mems of The Bangles, Wilco, Aimee Mann & more (stream a track)

…then there’s people like Emitt Rhodes, who’s a cult hero for no good reason whatsoever. Far from obscure, his music is loaded with melodic charisma, that essential ingredient that makes you want to hear some records over and over again…

AC Newman of New Pornographers was on 'Drunk History,' taping an episode of podcast "Song Exploder" live in NYC

If you watched this week’s episode of Comedy Central’s Drunk History, there was a segment on Thomas Edison (played) that also featured Spinal Tap’s Michael McKean and, in a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it cameo, AC Newman of New Pornographers…

Kathryn Calder released third solo album (stream it), playing NYC after New Pornographers tour

Kathryn Calder of New Pornographers released her third solo album back in April. While the self-titled record has a few pop moments like her other gig, it also has some very lovely, dreamlike and pastoral songs as well…

Primavera Sound fest begins (webcast streaming live, WFMU broadcasting it too)

One of the premier music festivals in the world, the 2015 edition of Primavera Sound is just underway in Barcelona, Spain. If you can’t make it, they’re streaming many of the fest’s performances live via two video channels on their website and below…

Sasquatch 2015 day 1 in pics: Sleater-Kinney, Action Bronson, Angel Olsen, New Pornographers, Little Dragon & more

Rain fell in distant hills on either side of the venue as rapper Action Bronson kicked off the late evening sets at the Bigfoot Stage, puppeteering the crowd with bristling confidence and a rap game to back it up…

Pitchfork Fest 2015 lineup

Already on sale for a while, Pitchfork Festival just announced the lineup to this year’s fest at Chicago’s Union Park, and it looks like this…

Hello, Blue Roses (Dan Bejar and Sydney Vermont) released a new album featuring Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer (listen)

Back in 2008 Hello, Blue Roses, the musical and romantic pairing of Dan Bejar and artist Sydney Vermont, released The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty, an album steeped in ’70s folk…

Operators release new single; tour with New Pornographers starts soon (updated dates, stream)

Operators, the current band of Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits), put out EP 1 last year and are planning to release their debut full length thi…
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