Stereogum — Death Cab For Cutie and the Dismemberment Plan had a mutual respect for each other, so much so that they embarked on a joint Death And Dismemberment Tour in early 2002. This weekend sees the two bands reuniting on the same lineup for Chicago’s A.V.... more info

Stereogum — This fall, Animal Collective are embarking on a DJ tour across America (sans Panda Bear, who will be touring solo and possibly working on an album or something). For an idea of what an AnCo DJ set might sound like, you can listen to a set recorded a ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Avey Tare at Pitchfork Fest 2014 (more by James Richards IV) While Panda Bear will be busy touring this year, the other members of Animal Collective will go on another DJ tour. The new tour brings them back to Brooklyn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Panda Bear at Warsaw in May (more by PSquared) Still no word on when Animal Collective member Panda Bear's new album, tentatively titled Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, is coming out, but he did just announce another tour. This... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Animal Collective at Governors Ball 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Animal Collective's two main songwriters, Panda Bear and Avey Tare, are currently busy with their solo projects, which is probably at least partially why we haven't heard from... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Panda Bear at Warsaw on Sunday (more by PSquared) Over the weekend, Animal Collective's Panda Bear brought his tour to NYC for a Red Bull Music Academy show at Warsaw (check out pictures), where he played music from his upcoming... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — So Percussion at Crossing Brooklyn Ferry in 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) New music festival Look & Listen returns this year with multiple events in various NYC venues from April 26 to May 2. It kicks off this weekend at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by P Squared Photography Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks @ MHOW 4/21/2014 Animal Collective's Avey Tare released Enter the Slasher House earlier this month via Domino and he and his Slasher Flicks are currently on tour in support. That tour... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Eternal Summers at MHOW in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Dustin Wong @ Bowery Ballroom Animal Collective members... more info

Stereogum — Only Real is a UK songwriter who put out an EP that showcased his spacey bedroom productions and half-rapped vocals, but since then he’s been in Atlanta working on his debut album with Ben Allen (the same Ben Allen who produced Animal Collective’... more info