Stereogum — Warpaint was joined by Kurt Vile last night during the encore of their show at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. He played guitar and sang backup vocals on “Baby,” a track from their 2010 debut album The Fool. The show was part of Red Bull Sound Selec... more info

Stereogum — There’s little about Steve Gunn that suggests he has trouble standing still. When you meet him, he’s a remarkably calm and soft-spoken man. His work, usually rooted in folk traditions, can range from experimental guitar music to spare, almost sin... more info

Stereogum — Steve Gunn has had a busy year beyond his day job as guitarist in Kurt Vile’s Violators. Gunn made an album with Mike Cooper — which featured a haunting music video — and soon he’ll release a solo album titled Way Out Weather. We already hear... more info

Stereogum — I saw the War On Drugs in concert Wednesday night in Columbus, and it was rad in its own right. (Who’d have thunk a pit full of kids would be moshing and crowdsurfing to “Red Eyes“? Who’d have thunk this band even counts anyone under 30 in it... more info

Stereogum — While music fans in New York are used to Red Bull Music Academy taking the city over during the month of May, it seems like fans on the West Coast will be getting a similar treatment this fall. The month of November will see the arrival of Red Bull S... more info

NME — Forest Swords, Ben Frost and Pissed Jeans also set for replacement gigs more info

Stereogum — All Tomorrow’s Parties, Pitchfork, and Primavera Sound were all set to present the inaugural Jabberwocky Festival this weekend in London, and the lineup looked stellar: Neutral Milk Hotel, James Blake, Darkside, Caribou, Kurt Vile, Sun Kil Moon, Pa... more info

Stereogum — Last year indie-rock journeyman Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Zwan, Superwolf, etc.) started hosting an online show called Guitar Moves on Noisey in which he interviewed great guitarists about playing guitar; we posted his interview with St. Vincent. It was ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds @ The Mann Center 7/25/2014 Cave and the band (featuring feral violinist Warren Ellis) play with primal, animalistic fervor, delivering songs of brooding, measured grace that burst out in... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Boyd Shropshire has been playing in Philly bands for years. You may remember him from mid-'00s indie rockers Human Television and he's also spent time with Kurt Vile & the Violators. Shropshire will release his second solo... more info