Brooklyn Vegan — Aimee, Liz and Ted in LA (photo via Trent Vanegas) We already mentioned Aimee Mann and Ted Leo would be doing their annual holiday shows with past collaborator Jonathan Coulton and more special guests, and since we last spoke Liz... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher ...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... more info

Stereogum — Aimee Mann and Ted Leo made an appearance on Conan to present the world with a song that they wrote in support of the former Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee, who is running for president and is currently polling at 0 percent. At Conan O’Brienâ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bustle and Elle previewed December's best new books. Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann talked books with the Boston Globe. 16 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy yesterday (bringing the total number o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As discussed, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo (aka The Both) are playing Christmas shows this December, including three in the NYC area -- 12/10 at Tarrytown Music Hall (tickets), 12/12 at The Space at Westbury (tickets) and 12/13 at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Cat Power / The Both Saturday's line-up was certainly the harsher of the two, with Sunday reserved for a snappy new Aimee Mann and Ted Leo project called The Both and the mellow indie pop of... more info

Stereogum — The Both, the still-fresh duo of Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, released a pretty great self-titled album of spirited, assured power-pop earlier this year. And every time they show up on late-night TV or drop a new music video, it’s a reminder of how shar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo via @badseed45) RSVP is open for the BrooklynVegan-curated Red Bull Sound Select show at Palisades with White Lung, Power Trip and Sick Feeling TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT. It's $3 at the door with RSVP and $10 without. Tickets for the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo via @goldfrapp) The Head and the Heart are going on a tour and hitting NYC on December 2 at Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets for that show go on AmEx presale today at 10 AM with a general on-sale beginning Friday... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Both at Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) Aimee Mann and her The Both bandmate Ted Leo are taking their Christmas show on the road in December with "many special guests" promised each night. The tour hits... more info