Brooklyn Vegan — Noise Pop Festival returns to various San Francisco venues from February 19 to 28, and they've got the quite the lineup so far. Reunited '90s bands American Football and Drive Like Jehu are billed alongside (noise?) pop singer Carly... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Mike Kinsella w/ American Football in 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The next installment of Kevin Devine's split singles series comes out December 18 and features Owen (aka Mike Kinsella of American Football, Cap'n Jazz, etc)... more info

Stereogum — When I saw the American Football reunion tour last fall in New York, one thing was immediately clear: People care deeply about this band. That came as a surprise to American Football’s members, whose original late-’90s run attracted a much more h... more info

Stereogum — Nate Kinsella made his mark in the Chicago music scene playing with prominent rocker cousins Mike (in American Football and Owen) and Tim (in Joan Of Arc and Make Believe). The Kinsella name is a musical mainstay, but Nate’s own influence resonates... more info

Stereogum — Wire’s classics tend to be terse, minimal constructions that don’t necessarily lend themselves to massive, sprawling all-star superjams. But this past weekend, one of them got the superjam treatment anyway. Wire headlined their won DRILL: CHICAGO... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Austin's annual Fun Fun Fun Fest returns in 2015 from November 6-8 at Auditorium Shores, and as usual the lineup is amazing. There's Jane's Addiction (performing Ritual de lo habitual), Gogol Bordello (performing Gypsy Punks), The Dwarves (performing... more info

Stereogum — Nai Harvest’s evolution has been rapid and rhapsodic. Ben Thompson and Lew Currie started out making mathy emo as university kids on 2013 debut Whatever, streamlined their twiddly American Football riffs into sludgy power chords for 2014’s tremen... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We're officially in Music Festival Announcement Season, and the latest one is Atlanta's annual Shaky Knees Festival, happening May 8-10. This year includes The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies, Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher'... more info

Stereogum — The house that graces the front cover of American Football’s landmark self-titled album is available to rent. The location of the house, which is just a short walk from the University Of Illinois’ Champaign-Urbana campus, has been known for a whi... more info

Stereogum — Since 2008 I’ve put together a holiday-time video tribute to the year’s band breakups. It’s a sad endeavor really, but there is a bright side. Sometimes it takes a decade or more of inactivity for a band to really maximize its fanbase. Ask Amer... more info