Stereogum — Pearl Jam have played many, many classic rock covers over the years, but one song they’ve never done as a band is Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb.” (Eddie Vedder has sung it with Roger Waters, but that’s it.) Last night, the band covered “... more info

Stereogum — Ten Commandos is a grunge supergroup comprising Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron, Soundgarden’s Ben Shepherd, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Alain Johannes, and Off! member Dimitri Coats. Their new single, “Staring Down The Dust,” off of their forthcomi... more info

Stereogum — The eternally cursed Chicago Cubs are currently enjoying a fairlytale season, with an extremely likable young team and a fun hashtag (“#wearegood”), along with the loud support of charismatic celebrity Chicagoans like Jake Johnson and CM Punk. An... more info

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