Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher J Mascis w/ Dino Jr at MHOW last month (more by Caroline Harrison) Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis will be releasing a new solo album, Tied to a Star, at some point this year which follows 2011's... more info

Stereogum — J Mascis is sitting in with the 8G Band on Late Night With Seth Meyers all this week, and it turns out that arrangement is at least in part a way to alert the public to the imminent release of a new Mascis solo album. Last night, almost in passing, M... more info

Stereogum — One of the perks of a Late Night band comprising Fred Armisen and an array of indie rock veterans has been the parade of musical luminaries sitting in. Marnie Stern and Eleanor Friedberger have each taken a turn with the 8G Band in recent months, and... more info

Stereogum — In addition to animating his own videos, Calgary creative genius Chad VanGaalen sometimes does visuals for his Sub Pop labelmates. We’ve seen him produce rad clips for J Mascis and METZ, and now he’s made some unnervingly beautiful nature scenes ... more info

Stereogum — Timothy Showalter has been releasing haunted, personal folk-rock as Strand Of Oaks for years, and now he’s ready to move up in the world with his new album HEAL. The album’s first single is the ragged rocker “Goshen ’97,” which has some tri... more info

NME — Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Deer Tick's John McCauley also played with the band last night (April 10) more info

Stereogum — J Mascis’ band Sweet Apple is kind of a supergroup with two members of Cobra Verde, one from Witch, and on the recent single “Wish You Could Stay,” grunge vet Mark Lanegan. The band-directed video for the song, which appears on the band’s new... more info

NME — Mascis plays a caretaker in new feature film from the 'Submarine' man more info

Stereogum — Long Island punks Crow Bait will release their debut album Sliding Through The Halls of Fate this spring on Don Giovanni, an enviable position for any punk band these days. On “83″ the band crafts a wistful and melodic unease that brings to mind ... more info

Consequence of Sound — They even pull off rapping! more info