Brooklyn Vegan — Swans at Bowery Ballroom in October (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) As mentioned, Swans, who managed to play Bowery Ballroom on October 28, one of the few shows that actually happened that day in the wake of Hurricane Sandy,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Dirty Projectors / Real Estate @ St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, 11/17/2012 Without the rhythm section, [Dirty Projectors'] meticulous vocal work was overwhelming. The songs seemed less tightly wound, voices filling up the tall ro... more info

Guardian Music — Brooklyn gig is an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and just one aspect of rock's effort to raise relief fundsVampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart and members of the Dirty Projectors will be among the performers at a benefit concert for vict... more info

Prefix — It seems like the Occupy Movement may have found a new project in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Aptly titled  more info

Consequence of Sound — The Walkmen, Cass McCombs, and Devendra Banhart involved, too. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Occupy Sandy is presenting a benefit show with acoustic performances by Real Estate, Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, Cass McCombs, The Walkmen members Hamilton Leithauser, Walter Martin, and Peter Bauer, and Dirty Projectors members David Longstre... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Devendra Banhart at Governors Ball 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) A bunch of artists, including Miho Hatori's New Optimism, Devendra Banhart, Oorutaichi, Sahba Sizdahkhani, Dan Friel, and Mrs. Adam Schatz are getting together to play a Hurricane Sand... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Swans at Bowery Ballroom last night (photo by Chris Clarke) Looks like Swans couldn't hold off the apocalypse two nights in a row. Their Music Hall of Williamsburg show with Devendra Banhart, which was the only major show still on... more info

Guardian Music — (Kora)The disappearance of Beck Hansen must look, on the face of it, a typical case of the trendsetter who lost his cultural capital. Beck was the quintessential postmodern 90s pop star, who transitioned nicely into the noughties with more confession... more info

Guardian Music — Beck, Jack White, Tilda Swinton and several other artists discuss the roots of creativity in a trailer for Doug Aitken's Liverpool Biennial show – and his first public UK installationReading this on the mobile site? Click here to watch the videoLA-... more info