Guardian Music — Band stop short of cancelling NC show, opting instead to upload concert audio to Bandcamp to raise money for campaigning non-profit Progress NCAnimal Collective have released live recordings of two shows in order to raise money and awareness of the f... more info

Rolling Stone — Animal Collective have offered up a pair of concerts from their current Painting With tour to help raise money for a North Carolina-based organization fighting against the state's controversial HB2, also known as the "bathroom bill." The band p... more info

NME — Money raised from the pay-what-you-want downloads will benefit Progress NC charity more info

Consequence of Sound — After playing a show in Asheville, the band releases two pay-what-you-want benefit albums. more info

Consequence of Sound — Multi-instrumentalist Adrian Galvin channels Animal Collective on his forthcoming EP. more info

Stereogum — The Shins haven’t played live since 2013, but after teasing a new album back in February, they just announced their first concert in three years. James Mercer’s pop-rock project will play the End Of The Road festival in Dorset, UK this September ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Due to unveil their debut EP ‘Falling Out’ with 12” vinyl on 27th May, London duo Otzeki have already been compared to the likes of The xx, Animal Collective and Local Natives. more info

Stereogum — Levitation Fest, formerly known as Austin Psych Fest, managed to assemble quite an impressive roster for this year’s lineup, including Brian Wilson, Animal Collective, Caribou, and Oneohtrix Point Never. But unfortunately, it looks like we won’t ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Lineup included Brian Wilson, Slowdive, Ween, Animal Collective, and more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — They're streaming sets from Animal Collective, Courtney Barnett, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, Ty Segall & the Muggers, Royal Trux, Thurston Moore Band, Black Mountain, Uncle Acid, Parquet Courts, and more Continue reading… more info