Stereogum — Merriweather Post Pavilion, outside Baltimore, is one of America's oldest and best outdoor-shed venues; it celebrated its 50th anniversary last summer. Animal Collective famously named their best album after it, and I had my high school graduation th... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Before we dive into my favorite albums of 2017, lets quickly visit some of the years best EP’s.  There were a lot of really fantastic EP’s released this year but that doesn’t mean any of these skimped out on quality.  Here are my favorite, or... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — On December 2 Pitchfork celebrated their 21st anniversary at the Knockdown Center, featuring a special performance featuring Animal Collective who played all of their 2014 freak-folk classic Sung Tongs in full for the very first time ever. The night ... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective must be in the holiday spirit -- not only did they gift their fans with a surprise new live album, but they're encouraging them to give back to charity, too. Earlier today, they announced that they'd mixed a recording of their 5/26 ... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective ringleader Avey Tare put out a new solo album called Eucalyptus earlier this year. He didn't release any of the songs as advance singles, but now he's back with a new music video for "Ms. Secret." Directed by Jack Kubizne, who pre... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Moon is the project of Maryland-based 18-year-old aspiring musician/producer Etai Fuchs. Some of his influences include My Bloody Valentine, The Microphones, Animal Collective, and MF DOOM. These and others such as DIIV and Beach Fossils can be heard... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective lead an ardent following — a community bolstered by active subreddits and fan forums dedicated to celebrating, documenting, and theorizing the Baltimore experimentalists — so the band headlining Pitchfork’s 21st Birthday last ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — This year saw Animal Collective’s Avey Tare release his new solo album Eucalyptus via Domino Records. He brought the tour in support of the new record to New York on October 23 for a performance at Bowery Ballroom. Support came from current Animal ... more info

Stereogum — The Velvet Underground's seminal debut The Velvet Underground & Nico turned 50 this year, and to celebrate, former VU member John Cale is hosting two performances at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music in New York. The first show took place last night, and... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, John Cale announced a series of retrospective shows to celebrate The Velvet Underground & Nico's 50th anniversary. Those shows take place next week at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music as part of their Next Wave Festival, and Cale has ... more info