Friends

What do you when you're the drummer of Real Estate but you leave the band just before they start getting way bigger? Form a disco band! At least that's what Etienne Pierre Duguay, who sat behind the band's kit until 2011 when he was replaced by Jackson Pollis, did...

Brooklyn's Friends are currently touring in support of their debut album, Manifest (out now on Fat Possum), and that tour brought them to NYC for a show at Bowery Ballroom last Saturday (7/7) with Splash...

We try to keep tabs on various festivals around the world here on BrooklynVegan, many of which you'll eventually see pictures from. Today we focus on Belgium...

Bon Iver at Bonnaroo 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Bon Iver recorded an iTunes session at East West studios which is available exclusively from iTunes starting today...

Friends at MHOW in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Brooklyn's Friends have been prepping their debut LP, Manifest, for a June 5 release via Fat Possum...

Off! @ NXNE 2011 (more by Natasha Ryan) The most memorable thing that happened the year I visited Toronto for NXNE was Iggy Pop & The Stooges playing their big, outdoor, free, no-ticket-or-badge-required show downtown at Yonge-Dundas Square...

Friends at MHOW in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Brooklyn's Friends, already listed in the BBC 'Sound of 2012' are continuing to move up in the world...

Friends just opened for Metronomy at Irving Plaza and are about to head out on a tour with Neon Indian starting in Philly on Tuesday (dates below), but first you can see them for free in Chinatown in NYC tonight/Monday (4/2)...

Metronomy are touring and in NYC this week for two shows at Irving Plaza with openers Friends. The Friday show (3/30) show is sold out but you can still buy tickets for Thursday (3/29)...

Todd P is taking on Mexico again this weekend and in a mega way. San Pedro Garza García is the home of the annual Festival NRMAL 2012, a one-day (on 3/10, but with multiple-pre, after, and post parties) multi-stage festival that features a whopping 55 bands across thress stages from noon until 2AM...