Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield & Dana (distortion) Yavin Outkast / Damon Albarn / Phoenix NYC music festival Governors Ball kicked off its 2014 edition yesterday (6/6) with sets from the reunited Outkast, Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, Grimes, TV on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Doldrums at Bowery Ballroom in May (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Kurt Vile and The Violators, Steve Gunn @ Brooklyn Bowl Kurt Vile's... more info

Stereogum — Today New York band Cymbals Eat Guitars announced their third album, LOSE, and from the sound of it, frontman Joseph D’Agostino has a lot to get out. That’s because LOSE was written and recorded (with longtime Dinosaur Jr. producer John Agnello s... more info

Stereogum — Bret Easton Ellis often brings artists he enjoys onto his podcast for wide-ranging discussions. Beginning with Kanye, and following that with others including Matt Berninger and Ezra Koenig, Ellis’ latest guest is Kurt Vile. Vile doesn’t show up ... more info

Stereogum — Per Facebook, “RocKwiz is Australia’s premier live music trivia quiz TV program featuring an entertaining mix of celebrities, chat, music, and comedy.” On Monday, that mix included Kurt Vile and Phoebe Baker, the Ellie Goulding-esque lead singe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Damon Albarn at SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) Governors Ball hit's NYC's Randall's Island from June 6-8, and like in past years, a few of the artists playing will play afterparties in various NYC venues. This year's afterparties include:Kurt... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Philly shoegaze badasses Nothing ripped a hole in the universe with their album Guilty Of Everything. In the new video for the heavy-as-anything album track “Bent Nail,” the band rocks out in front of an actively hostile crowd, playin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Nothing at Baby's All Right on NYE (more by Amanda Hatfield) Heavy shoegazers Nothing just never seem to stop touring (which is good, because their live show is really something else). The Philly band just wrapped up... more info

NME — Panda Bear, Cloud Nothings and Big Ups also join bill for August event more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher, Bill Pearis and Zach Pollack Kurt Vile in Austin in 2013 (more by Glen Brown) South by Southwest. Maybe you've heard of it. Anyway, it starts in about a week, turning Austin, TX into one giant cacophonous concert where... more info