All About Jazz — Wired.com gets more music than it knows what to do with, much of it excellent. So why not blast out a weekly heads-up on the cream of the sonic crop filling up the ol' inbox? Great idea, Wired.com! You should do that. OK, we will. Let's call it Su... more info

NME — Animal Collective have announced the cancellation of tonight's show (January 23) at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. more info

Pitchfork — New York City photos by J Caldwell, Chicago photos by Lizz Kannenberg Merriweather Post Pavilion is their most poppy album, but Animal Collective still aren't close to a pop band. At New York City's Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, the crowd--... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — First our insides were exploding along with yours, now you can actually hear the reason why if you haven't already (slim chance). The video for "My Girls" surfaced on YouTube last week and it's good to know that an explosive track has a fine video c... more info

Said the Gramophone — Animal Collective - "In the Flowers" The first and oldest, nameless and quiet. Not a picky eater, eyes that linger on shiny things, sometimes dart around the room, but smile when they meet mine. She'll grow up slender with dirty floppy socks and h... more info

Pitchfork — photo by Lizz Kannenberg We received word from Animal Collective's publicist that the band's show tonight (Jan. 23) in L.A. at the Henry Fonda Theatre has been cancelled due to illness. Nothing serious, they say, just doctor's orders. They also pass... more info

NME — Animal Collective have announced the cancellation of tonight's show (January 23) at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — (photo by j. caldwell // more)Okay, last AC post for at least the next 24 hours (probably): nyctaper captured a recording of the band's intimate Bowery Ballroom show the other night, calling it "the best unofficial live recording of Animal Collective... more info

Pitchfork — New York City photos by J Caldwell, Chicago photos by Lizz Kannenberg Merriweather Post Pavilion is their most poppy album, but Animal Collective still aren't close to a pop band. At New York City's Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, the crowd-- high on s... more info

Stereogum — So there's this band called Animal Collective, they played a show at Bowery Ballroom the other night, it was pretty good. If instead you watched Sawyer shirtless, or don't live in NYC, or bought fake tickets from this douchebag, there's a fine gentle... more info