Pitchfork — Photo by Caleb Beyers For a few years, Kathryn Calder has sung and played keyboards for Canadian power-pop all-stars the New Pornographers. And now, like so many New Pornographers before her, Calder is striking out on her own. On August 11, she'l... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-18 Cambridge, MA - Middle East %06-19 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge %06-22 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie %06-23 Washington, DC - DC9 %07-01 Brooklyn, NY - Bruar Falls @07-07 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox ^07-08 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop ^07-09 B... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Off The Record is a recurring feature that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pearly Gate Music @ a BV day party in Austin (more by Tim Griffin) Pearly Gate Music will be touring with Frog Eyes and Beach Fossils in June. Tickets for the june 19th Mercury Lounge show are still on sale.... more info

Said the Gramophone — Carey Mercer is the lead singer of Frog Eyes, who release their new (and immensely beautiful) record today. It's called Paul's Tomb: A Triumph and it's currently my favourite release of the year. I wrote about Flower In A Glove,... more info

DrownedInSound — Fans of Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown, Destroyer et al. make magnificent third album. Available to download now, or pre-order CD (due April 27th). Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — These songs aren't sung. They're performed. Mercer lives his vocals, and brings what could be flat indie into vivid, vibrant Technicolor. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-13 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall04-20 Toronto, Ontario - The Horseshoe Tavern * 04-21 Quebec, Quebec - Theatre Petit Champlain * 04-22 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe * 04-23 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon 04-24 Peterborough, Ontario - The Red Dog04-26 Minnea... more info

Altsounds — The blistering collection of songs found on Frog Eyes' forthcoming Dead Oceans debut, Paul's Tomb: A Triumph, practically beg to be heard in a live setting, where Carey Mercer and bandmates perfectly reenact their many fiery moods and tensions on... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-22 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe ^ 05-23 Portland, OR - Holocene * 05-25 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place * 05-27 San Diego, CA - The Casbah * 05-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echo * 05-29 San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock Tavern * 06-10 Minneapolis, MN - 7t... more info