Stereogum — Sharon Van Etten stopped by Jimmy Kimmel on Friday night to perform two songs from her fantastic new album Are We There. She did emotional and low-key performances of “Tarifa” and “Break Me.” You can watch video of both below. Are We There is... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Dani Shapiro discussed memoir writing at the New Yorker. MOJO is streaming the new Gemma Ray album Milk for Your Motors. YAY!LA interviewed author Jim Ruland. SPIN interviewed singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. The Guardian shared a guide to Chicago... more info

Core News — “BBC Radio 6 Music heads to Green Man Festival this weekend to host the Mountain Stage featuring a number of great live music acts including Beirut, Mercury Rev, The War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Neutral Milk Hotel, First Aid Kit, Anna Calvi and ... more info

Stereogum — On Eight Houses, the new album from the Brooklyn duo She Keeps Bees, the band’s fellow borough resident Sharon Van Etten shows up to add guest vocals to two songs. One of those songs is “Is What It Is,” and we’ve already posted that one. The ... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Van Etten at Pitchfork Fest 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Following the release of her most recent album, Are We There, Sharon Van Etten has been all over the place lately. Back in early July, Sharon brought her... more info

Stereogum — A month ago, She Keeps Bees shared the affectingly minimal “Is What It Is,” from their upcoming album Eight Houses, featuring Sharon Van Etten on backup vocals. The song seems made for lonely late-night drives, and the font of the title card for ... more info

Stereogum — It’s always a bit obnoxious when indie bands roll into their late-night TV debuts looking like they just rolled out of bed, so I’m weirdly delighted to note that Sharon Van Etten and her entire backing band seemed to be rocking their very best ou... more info

KEXP Seattle — If Sharon Van Etten were a different person, her brutal honesty would be too much to bear. On her terrific new album, Are We There (read our review of it here), no painful moment, self-critique or regret is too deep to share, and there are some emoti... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV, words by Zach Pollack, Milos Markicevic & Arielle Gordon Beck / Sun Kil Moon / disgruntled Death Grips fan The 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival began on Friday afternoon (7/18) in Chicago's Union Park with a... more info