Stereogum — During Modest Mouse’s set at Fun Fun Fun Fest this weekend, a meteor flew over the stage while the band was playing “Dark Center Of The Universe.” A pretty cool confluence of events given the song’s title. The American Meteor Society reports ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Sacher, photos via BV Austin Instagram #kingdiamond at @funfunfunfest #funfunfunfest A photo posted by BVAustin (@bvaustin) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:34pm PST #nas at @funfunfunfest #funfunfunfest #illmatic A photo posted by BVAustin (@bva... more info

Stereogum — After his band the Smiths broke up, guitarist Johnny Marr spent many years as a wandering axe-for-hire. He released one album with his backing band the Healers, but he’s spent more time as a temporary supporting player in bands like Electronic and ... more info

Stereogum — It’s just about the end of festival season, but Portland gave us one more this past weekend: Project Pabst, the Milwaukee beer company’s music festival. The festival brought together Modest Mouse, Built To Spill, GZA, Speedy Ortiz, and more. It a... more info

Mercury News, California — Modest Mouse, Chrissie Hynde, Christina Perri, Old Crow Medicine Show among the other acts scheduled for renovated venue. more info

Stereogum — This fall, Isaac Brock’s Glacial Pace Records along with Fat Possum will release vinyl reissues of Modest Mouse’s classic first two albums, 1996′s This Is a Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About and 1997′s The Lonesome Crowded We... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Mimi Hong, words by Andrew Sacher Modest Mouse / Brand New @ Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - 8/9/14 Modest Mouse and Brand New played a few co-headlining shows this year, including Boston Calling back in May, and one... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ellie Pritts Outkast / Nick Cave / Modest Mouse Headliner OutKast took the stage with a more pertinent query: "Are you ready for the greatest rap group of all time?" It was classic rap hype, and yet as... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pabst Blue Ribbon, or PBR if you prefer, is throwing their first-ever music festival this year in various Portland, OR venues from September 26-28. The fest, dubbed Project Pabst, will feature Modest Mouse, Tears for Fears, Guided by Voices,... more info

Stereogum — We could have concluded Death Grips weren’t playing Fun Fun Fun Fest even if the organizers hadn’t poked fun at the band’s recent breakup. Now it turns out Death Cab For Cutie — another Death band, albeit one almost entirely on the other side... more info