LNZNDRF

Sufjan/Dessners collaborator James McAlister talks about how Boards of Canada, Brian Eno/Harold Budd, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rival Consoles, My Bloody Valentine, and others influenced his new ambient solo album…

LNZNDRF — the band of The National’s Scott and Bryan Devendorf and National/Beirut/Sufjan/etc collaborator Benjamin Lanz, which now also officially includes Aaron Arntz (Beirut, Grizzly Bear) of their live lineup — will follow their 2016 self-titled debut LP…

LNZNDRF, the new band featuring the Devendorf brothers from The National and Ben Lanz, played two Mercury Lounge shows on Saturday night. Here are pictures of the early show.

Also, the BV-presented before/during/after party for their Merc shows is this Saturday

‘Tis the season for festival news, as more lineups continue to come in seemingly every day. Today it’s Hundred Waters‘ annual FORM Arcosanti, the third edition of which goes down in the Arizona desert from May 13 – 15, featuring Tortoise, Thundercat, Four Tet, Perfume Genius, Bill Callahan, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Dan Deacon, Dawn Richard, Autre Ne Veut, Skrillex, fest curators Hundred Waters, and many more…

The National side project LNZNDRF, which features The National’s Bryan & Scott Devendorf and National collaborator Ben Lanz (who’s also played with Beirut and others), release their self-titled debut album…

Earlier this week, Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival curators Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (The National) sent out a mixtape to people who bought early bird tickets to the…

Back in October, The National’s Matt Berninger collaborated with former Menomena frontman Brent Knopf as EL VY, releasing a fantastic debut album, Return To The M……