Brooklyn Vegan — Emo legends American Football have announced some shows that will go down after their appearance at Wrecking Ball fest in a couple weeks... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Amongst rumors that American Football might be releasing new music sometime soon, Mike Kinsella has been working on a new LP from his solo project Owen. The King of Why is the first Owen album to not be recorded in Chicago. Instead, Kinsella decamped... more info

People.com — With CTE back in the headlines, and affecting athletes from range of sports, here are seven things to know about the brain disease more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This stacked fest already included Thursday, Piebald, Milemarker and Hey Mercedes reunions, plus Quicksand, L7, Dinosaur Jr, Drive Like Jehu, American Football, The Julie Ruin and many more. Continue reading… more info

TMZ — Marshawn Lynch isn't done with football yet ... Beast Mode has just announced he's bringing his talents to EGYPT.  The running back is part of a 10 person team that will fly to Cairo next week to participate in the 4th annual American Football… ... more info

Stereogum — This year, the Song Exploder podcast has tapped a wide array of people to break down their own songs: U2, Wilco, American Football, Death Cab For Cutie, Will Butler, Best Coast, and a ton more have participated, and they’re wrapping up the season w... more info

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