Time Out, London — Raw blues man, producer and ex-hobo Steve (né Wold) has played with everyone from John Lee Hooker in the '60s to Modest Mouse and Bikini Kill. more info

Pitchfork — Portland, Oregon has long been known as one of America's most indie-friendly cities, but now we know just how indie-friendly the place is. As the Portland Mercury's End Hits blog points out, mayor Sam Adams now has a portrait of Isaac Brock in his... more info

Pitchfork — MP3: Ugly Casanova: "Lay Me Down" Modest Mouse are getting their tour on this summer, but frontman Isaac Brock has also reactivated his Ugly Casanova solo project, contributing nine songs to the soundtrack of the forthcoming documentary 180... more info

Pitchfork — A while back, we clued you in to the soundtrack to Chris Malloy's documentary about Patagonia, 180° South, featuring new compositions from Modest Mouse leader Isaac Brock's solo project Ugly Casanova and James Mercer of the Shins and Broken Bells. T... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I was just bitching the other day about my ears being in dire need of a new Ugly Casanova album. Sharpen Your Teeth was a fantastic release put out on Sub Pop in 1998, so different than anything Isaac Brock created with his full band as Modest Mouse... more info

Pitchfork — The Pitchfork Music Festival, which goes down July 16-18 in Chicago's Union Park, is getting closer every day. But first, we've got a couple of quick changes to the lineup to announce. Unfortunately, Swedish Balearic pop synthesists jj have canc... more info

NME — New acts to join Wilco, Modest Mouse at Dorset event more info

Perfect Porridge — Mother/Father is a Nashville-based band and art collective who just finished a new EP with Grammy Award winning producer Jacquire King (Kings Of Leon, Modest Mouse, Nora Jones, Tom Waits). It’s called Physical Heaven and drops today. Here’s th... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-14 Minehead, England - All Tomorrow's Parties Festival 05-15 The Hague, Netherlands - Walk the Line Festival05-16 Brussels, Belgium - Le Grand Salon05-18 Paris, France - Reservoir Club05-20 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow05-21 Berlin, Germany - Ban... more info

Silent Uproar — Modest Mouse has announced a July US tour in support of the No One's First, and You're Next EP, including a stop at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Avi Buffalo and Morning Teleportation will support. [modestmouse.com] more info