Pitchfork - Tours — 04-15 Gothenburg, Sweden - Jazzhuset04-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser04-19 Oslo, Norway - Mono Cafe04-20 Bergen, Norway - Landmark04-21 Kristiansand, Norway - Trash Pop @ Charlies04-24 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso04-27 Luxembourg, Luxembo... more info

Pitchfork — Other than a wicked sunburn, heat stroke, and getting tangled in some hippie's dreadlocks, the most troubling thing about Coachella can be the constant feeling that you're missing the best set of the festival. There are a lot of great acts playing ac... more info

Rollo & Grady — Pavement Recommended Shows // April 13th – April 18th Tuesday, April 13th Retribution Gospel Choir / Funeral Club / Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Spaceland Psychedelic Horseshit / Wounded Lion / Residual Echoes @ Echo Curio Truth & Salvage Co.... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Fresh from another "hiatus", Deerhunter have recently been touring with Spoon, as well as playing a few shows out on their own. The noisy nu-gazers have apparently been playing new material as well; these videos, taken from a gig late last month at N... more info

Music For Ants — After taking an extendend break from concerts, I now have a full calendar lined up for the next couple months kicking off with the always incredible Spoon, who played Aragon Ballroom last Thursday night with backing from Deerhunter and Micachu & the ... more info

Guardian Music — It might be more than 30 years old, but krautrock, Germany's experimental music from the 1970s, still has a freshness that sixth-generation British indie bands can't matchIt began out of nothing, was given a joke name, and became the pop influence du... more info

Detroit Free Press — SPOON: Sixteen years after revving up on the scene in Austin, Texas -- and earning a loyal following from those in the know -- Spoon arrives in Royal Oak with two hard-earned Top 10 albums. With Deerhunter and the Strange Boys. 7 tonight, Royal Oak M... more info

Stereogum — You already saw shots from Spoon and Deerhunter’s DC show, but Radio City Music Hall is a tour stop worth documenting. To that end, Dan Harris noted that Britt Daniel’s parents were beaming and taking photos of their son during their set. Photogr... more info

Guardian Music — Just when you thought it was dead, the audio cassette is catching the imagination of music fans again. So what's making us pause and rewind?During its heyday, the audio cassette was easy to take for granted. It was cheap, portable and simple to dupl... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts The Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Ark Spoon with Deerhunter and the Strange Boys at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Stone Temple Pilots at the Fillmore Detroit Dillinger Escape Plan a... more info