Stereogum — Sharon Van Etten covered the Flaming Lips’ song “Do You Realize??” for the final episode of the Amazon Original Series Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. Pitchfork premiered the cover today, alongside Conor Obert’s cover of Bill Withe... more info

Obscure Sound — “Believe In Me” is an acoustic-driven track from Jason P. Krug, half of the acclaimed The Grimm Generation, and his solo album The Zen Of Losing. With a lively vocal tone that reminds of Andrew Bird – as well as a stirring development toward a ... more info

Music For Ants — I haven’t been blogging very much this year due to a ton of life stuff (moving to Austin, starting a new job, being the dad of a 2 year old), but I haven’t stopped seeking out good music and 2016 has provided plenty of it so, as usual, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Your Wednesday morning ticket link round-up. Continue reading… more info

KEXP Seattle — We couldn’t be more serious: the latest from longtime singer/songwriter Andrew Bird is the artist’s most intimate album yet. Not only has Bird opened his life to a wife and child, but he’s opened up his music. “Most of my productions have bee... more info

JamBase — Watch Andrew Bird play songs from his recently issued album ‘Are You Serious’ live at Seattle radio station KEXP. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Andrew Bird has announced a fall tour and has invited some pretty cool people to open for him. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — The second round of dates behind his new album, Are You Serious. more info

Stereogum — Boogarins just headed home to Goiânia in Brazil after finishing up an American tour where they shared the stage with artists like Andrew Bird and Dugnen. Today we’re premiering their music video for “Benzin”, a song off of the 2015 LP Manual. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Hopscotch Music Festival returns in 2016 to various Raleigh, NC venues from September 8-10. The lineup is impressive as always, with Television, Wolf Parade, Converge, Baroness, Yob, Tribulation, Erykah Badu, Young Thug, Sylvan Esso, Vince Staple... more info