JamBase — Listen to Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia performing with pre-Dead acts Black Mountain Boys and Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers from the ‘Before The Dead’ box set. The post Round Records Shares Additional Jerry Garcia ‘Before The ... more info

JamBase — Stream Jerry Garcia with the Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers performing "Man of Constant Sorrow" and with the Black Mountain Boys on "Who Will Sing For Me?" The post Round Records Shares 2 Jerry Garcia ‘Before The Dead’ Singles appeared fir... more info

Stereogum — "I've been workin' on the new Oliver Twist!" is Dan Bejar's mantra on "Sky's Grey," the opening track and lead single from Destroyer's upcoming album ken. The follow-up to 2015's Poison Season arrives this October and is produced by Black Mountain's ... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2014, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus performed a stage work as part of BAM’s Next Wave Festival, and they've recorded the piece in a studio for their debut album Black Mountain Songs. The project was co-curated by the National's Bryce Dessner an... more info

JamBase — Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain, North Carolina has announced the lineup of performers for its 12th Anniversary Party celebration. more info

Said the Gramophone — Black Mountain - "Don't Run Our Hearts Around" The mountain path was narrow and it had been days since Lin had seen a fellow traveller. Barnabas, loaded down with her few possessions, was growing tired. His tail was drooping,... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In chronological order of their opening, these were the 10 most engaging art museum exhibitions that I saw this year within L.A.'s immediate orbit. Three are still on view. "Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College, 1933-1957," UCLA Hammer Museum... more info

Stereogum — The Polaris Music Prize held its Gala last night in Toronto, handing out its annual award for the year’s best Canadian album to Kaytranada’s 99.9%. A lot of the other nominees were present to perform, and the CBC recruited various celebrities to ... more info

Gigwise — Kaytranada has one the Polaris Music prize 2016 - the Canadian equivalent of The Mercury Prize. For a country with a small population, the talent on the shortlist was extraordinary. Kaytranada's debut album, 99.9%, stood out like a diamond glitteri... more info

Stereogum — Kaytranada has won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his debut album 99.9%, which was deemed the Canadian Album Of The Year by a jury of journalists, broadcasters, and bloggers. The rising Haitian-Canadian producer beat out an impressive field of comp... more info