JamBase — SOME NIFTY SONIC PRESTIDIGITATION FLOATING IN THE ETHER "A variety of romanticized and alienated imagery that's snatched straight from a time when squares were there to be looked at and made strange... Temple's various gifts amplify each other." - P... more info

The Culture Of Me — On a recent date the two indie rock groups shared at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, both The Dodos and Akron/Family got thrown questions from each other, sharing stories of band beginnings, first purchased music and aims.  It's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Doves show coming up at Terminal 5. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Akron/Family show happening at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the MGMT show... more info

JamBase — EVEREST RETURNS TO THE ROAD WITH WEST COAST RUN AND DATES WITH NEIL YOUNG Everest Freshly rejuvenated from their recent North American adventures with the legendary Neil Young, Everest has traded the studio for the Interstate and has embarked on ... more info

JamBase — By: Kayceman Akron/Family :: 03.07.09 :: Hemlock Tavern :: San Francisco, CA Akron/Family by James Martin I think the guys in Akron/Family are from rural Pennsylvania, and even if they're not, I'm going to continue to believe it because t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Akron/Family's three March NYC shows were previously sold out, but now tickets are back on sale for the March 29th one with Larkin Grimm at Union Pool. That venue is much smaller than Bowery Ballroom where their NYC show... more info

JamBase — THE 10,000 LAKES FESTIVAL ADDS NEW ARTISTS, OFFERS LAYAWAY TICKET PLAN Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic & Wilco Headline 10KLF Held July 22-25 Within Minnesota's Pristine North Country at the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN Gomez The 10... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Next month, Aquarium Drunkard, along with our friends at Arthur magazine, present three nights of Akron/Family at the Steve Allen Theater here in L.A. Akron/Family has joined the esteemed ranks of one of our favorite label collectives, Dead Oceans (... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Bright Eye's Conor Oberst has once again hit the studio with the Mystic Valley Band, completing their second album, 'Outer South,' for a May 5 street date.St. Vincent is releasing a new album 'Actor' out May 5 on 4AD. ... more info

Pitchfork — New York freak-folk journeymen Akron/Family have lost one member (Ryan Vanderhoof, who left the band to live in a Buddhist Dharma center in 2007) and split with the label that introduced them to the world (Young God), but that's not enough to slow ... more info