Stereogum — At tonight’s Global Citizen Fest in NYC’s Central Park, Pearl Jam ended their 12 song set with covers of John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Neil Young. Sitting without his band on acoustic guitar, Eddie Vedder was joined on Marley’s “Redemption Son... more info

Stereogum — Today, a star-studded lineup of celebs, politicians, and musicians are converging on New York’s Central Park for Global Citizen Fest, a charity event to fight global poverty. Coldplay’s Chris Martin curated the festival (and has already signed on... more info

Stereogum — Pearl Jam have not been active in 2015. They haven’t played any shows or released any music. Eddie Vedder has shown up at a whole lot of Cubs games. But apparently when a band has been around for this long, touring as hard as Pearl Jam have, they c... more info

Stereogum — Stephen Colbert’s Late Show is becoming quite the musical destination in its opening weeks. We’ve already seen an all-star Sly Stone cover and a stunning Kendrick Lamar medley. A mysterious Paul Simon tribute band is booked for 9/11, and a Run Th... more info

Stereogum — When Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow” first came out, the biggest question about it was: “What in the hell is he talking about?” Eddie Vedder’s muttered lyrics barely seemed to be in English. And yet the song is now apparently helping a whole scho... more info

Stereogum — Last night in Seattle, a quartet of local luminaries gathered on the rooftop of the famous local landmark Pike Place Market to pay tribute to punk rock overlords Iggy & The Stooges. The band was all heavy hitters: Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm, Pearl Ja... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and the Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey will play a private concert in Los Angeles on Sept. 12 for the winner of a raffle to raise money for two charitable groups. more info

Stereogum — Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is well-known as an avid Cubs fan, and last night, Vedder brought out several members of the organization at a benefit concert dubbed “Hot Stove, Cool Music.” All the proceeds of the show are going towards The Foun... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to night 2 of Graham Nash's City Winery run are on sale now. Night 1 is sold out. Tickets for the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park with Pearl Jam, Beyonce, Coldplay and more go on sale at... more info

Stereogum — Beyoncé, Pearl Jam (as speculated), Coldplay, and Ed Sheeran have been tapped to headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival. This is the first year (out of the next 15) that the line-up was curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. The event wi... more info