Portlandia

Carrie Brownstein has briefly mentioned she had written a memoir before, and now it has a title, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, and a release date: October 27, 2015…

Portlandia partners Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen appeared on Conan last night to discuss the show’s brand new season and, among other things, the reunion of Carrie’s band Sleater-Kinney…

The very funny Fred Armisen is already on board for the 826NYC benefit at The Bell House on December 8 with Eugene Mirman, Reggie Watts and Sarah Vowell (tickets), and now he’s got another NYC appearance happening a few days la…

St. Vincent @ Pitchfork 2014 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) St. Vincent, who recently did a ‘Live on Letterman‘ concert, will continue her talk show conquest by filling in for Fred Armisen next week as the bandleader of Late Night With Seth Meyers‘ 8G Band…

Last night (4/3) was a good night for music on TV. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy made an appearance on Portlanda (as announced), where he records a new song in the studio as Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein question the authenticity of his song…

Portlandia is no stranger to indie rock guest stars, and St. Vincent is no stranger to Portlandia, having appeared on the IFC comedy series a few times, most recently this past week’s episode…

Fred Armisen will be the bandleader on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. The host (and former SNL Weekend Update anchor) tweeted the above picture this afternoon writing, “Fred will curate and lead the band, and continue to run it even when he’s off shooting Portlandia…

Portlandia Live at Bowery Ballroom in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Fred Armisen (SNL, Ian Rubbish) and Carrie Brownstein‘s (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) quirky IFC comedy Portlandia is returning for its fourth season on February 27, but ahead of that, you can get a sneak peek of the new season over at Entertainment Wee…

Wild Flag at Sasquatch 2012 (more by Chris & Rae Graham) After the breakup of Sleater-Kinney, Corin Tucker went solo, and Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss teamed up with Mary Timony (Autoclave, Helium) and Rebecca Cole (The Minders) to form Wild Flag…

today in NYC * Mamie Minch @ Barbes * Nocha Flamenca @ Joe’s Pub * The Bad Plus @ Village Vanguard * Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts @ Barbes * Matthias Pintscher Portrait @ The Stone * Janeane Garofalo @ Eastville Comedy Club * Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ McKittrick Hotel * The Wild, Kudrow, The Brooklyn What @ Shea Stadium * Touche, Tippy Toes, Future Screens @ Cameo Gallery * Math the Band, Backlights, Teen Commandments @ Glasslands * The Dirty Pearls, Brothers NYC, The Nuclears @ Bowery Ballroom * Hani Zahra, Racket Club, Huntronik, Prentise Estates @ Cake Shop * Pilot to Gunner, Gost Trio, I Hate Our Freedom, Chumps @ Saint Vitus Bar * Karaoke Killed the Cat, Mansions & Junipers, Silent Drape Runners @ Union Hall * Dirty Names, Everest Cale, Stone Cold Fox, Basement Batman, Moon Furies @ Pianos * Cudzoo and The Faggettes, Lilly and the Parlour Tricks, Party Lights @ Mercury Lounge * Girls & Boys w/ Joker, Kill Paris, PeaceTreaty, Alex English DJ set, rekLES DJ set @ Webster Hall * Jadex, Dynasty Electric, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, Beyond This Point, Pillow Theory, I Am Isis @ The Studio at Webster Hall Jazz trio The Bad Plus have been at Village Vanguard all week, a run that continues through Sunday (1/6) with 9 PM and 11 PM sets each night…