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

Stereogum — Desert Daze has announced the initial lineup for its 2018 edition. It includes Tame Impala, Mercury Rev (performing Deserter's Songs in celebration of its 20th anniversary), Warpaint, Ty Segall & White Fence, Can's Malcolm Mooney, Connan Mockasin, Ch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Mercury Rev will perform 'Deserter's Songs' in full, and the initial lineup also includes Chelsea Wolfe, Malcolm Mooney of Can, Connan Mockasin, Preoccupations, A Place to Bury Strangers, and more. Continue reading… more info

Nialler9 — Mercury Rev will play four Irish dates this April as part of their 20th anniversary tour for their seminal album Deserter Songs. The album will be performed acoustically featuring “many of the stories and songs surrounding the Mercury Rev’s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — On Monday, September 19 at City Winery, David Johansen will headline a big fundraiser for climate change, specifically to help put pressure on leaders to maintain the Paris climate agreements... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Cameron AG is a musician from Oxford, UK whose grandiose indie-rock sprawl reminds me of Youth Lagoon and Mercury Rev. He’s got an EP called Homeward Bound coming out this fall on Grand Jury, and lead single “Walk Your Line” portends good thing... more info

Rolling Stone — Enigmatic electronic group the Avalanches have released a new video for "Colours." Hailing from their forthcoming Wildflower album, "Colours" features vocals from Mercury Rev's Jonathan Donahue, who also shares songwriting credits with the Avalanc... more info