Altsounds — Newton, N.J. – Every 30 or 40 or 500 years, the DNA of culture itself emerges from the translucent blackness of the not-so-shallow underground. You hear a new band, and you think, “This is really something. This is like My Blood... more info

Altsounds — This time, just a simple email. No cardboard boxes filled with dioramas, astronaut toys, or cryptic letters. Just an email informing us that Akron/Family has emerged from their volcanic cavern in Japan, and are planning to bring the chronicles of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Phos @ the High Violet Annex in May (more by David Andrako) Tickets are now on sale for two NYC shows that Akron/Famiily will be playing in 2011, one at Knitting Factory ane at Bowery Ballroom in support of their... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Akron/Family new album snippets (MP3) Seth of Akron/Family does his best Ron Burgundy (more by Leia Jospe) Akron/Family will hit the road in the tail-end of February for the first of a two-legged tour with Delicate Steve. The first... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch the trailer for the new Akron/Family album S/T II:The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT. The album is stores in the USA on February 8, and March 14 in the UK. The trio from Williamsport, PA, embarks on an extensive North American tour in... more info

Chorus.fm — Dead Oceans (http://www.deadoceans.com) will release *Akron/Family* (http://www.myspace.com/akronfamily)'s upcoming album titled S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT on February 8th. If you can't wait until then, you can listen to sound... more info

Altsounds — Finally, after over a month of unanswered emails and text messages, blown deadlines, and pleas to finish and turn in their new album, last week, a large brown cardboard box showed up at the Dead Oceans doorstep. It had “SHINJU TNTÂÂâ... more info

Guardian Music — Micachu and the Shapes and Wilco's Glenn Kotche will also contribute to double album of Congotronics covers and remixes ... but there's no sign of BjörkAnimal Collective, Micachu and the Shapes and Wilco's Glenn Kotche are among those who will cover... more info

MVSW — FREE SHOW: Free for All Festival on August 15th (Free Admission/All Ages) Akron/Family ~ “River“ www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpPERdpCkuQ Langhorne Slim ~ “Restless“ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElwMp0qK1xc more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Anna Scialli Akron/Family and guests ("Xtended Family") that included William Parker and Hamid Drake played a special collaborative set at (Le) Poisson Rouge on June 30th to close the 11-day Vision Fest XV. Before, William Parker led his... more info