Brooklyn Vegan — The 2018 Desert Daze festival happens October 12 – 14 at Lake Perris, CA with already-announced headliners Tame Impala, Death Grips, Mercury Rev (who will perform their classic 1998 album 'Deserter's Songs' in full), and Warpaint. Continue readingâ... more info

Nialler9 — After performing some 20th anniversary shows of their 1998 album Deserter’s Songs, Mercury Rev will return to do the same thing as part of the bill for Future Islands’ Donnybrook Stadium gig on on June 17th. Also playing live are IDLES... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Huichica East happens August 24-26 at Chaseholm Farm in NY's Hudson Valley and also features Robyn Hitchcock, Vetiver, the first Espers show since 2009, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Get Up Kids, Grizzly Bear, Van Morrison & Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson, Godspeed, Cold Waves Festival, and more tickets on sale. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Our presale starts at noon. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This week's edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on Sirius XM we pulled from the initial lineup of the 2018 Desert Daze festival (which is pretty sweet). We played songs by Tame Impala, Mercury Rev, Warpaint, Preoccupations, Connan Mockasin, A Pl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Ryan Adams plays the Rolling Stones, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison/Willie Nelson, Young Galaxy, Eternal Summers, Gold Dime, Built to Spill, Mercury Rev, and more just-announced tours. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — This fall, Mercury Rev will embark on a brief tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Deserter's Songs, playing the album in its entirety each time. It'll kick off at the previously-announced Desert Daze 2018, which takes place in California, and t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mercury Rev's fourth album, 1998's Deserter's Songs, is a modern classic, and its widescreen, orchestral psych still sounds like nothing else. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Warpaint, Malcolm Mooney of Can, Preoccupations, Chelsea Wolfe, Connan Mockasin are among some of the other names set to play the Southern California festival. more info