Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Sharon Van Etten - Love More (MP3) photo by Kristianna Smith Sharon Van Etten will be putting out her second record, a seven-song collection called Epic, on October 5th through Badabing. The track above is the last song off... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Califone - "Ro" (feat. Orso) (MP3 premiere) DOWNLOAD: Sharon Van Etten - "I Couldn't Save You" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sam Amidon - "Cabin in the Corner" (MP3) The members of expansive Chicago group Califone have a soft... more info

Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako The Antlers, Phosphorescent, and Sharon Van Etten each played 20-25 minute sets at the High Violet Annex last night (5/13). That was followed by members of The National improvising over projected movies by Margarita Jimeno, Su... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent - The Mermaid Parade (MP3) The National did not play the High Violet Annex last night, but many others did. A full report is coming shortly, but in the meantime I didn't want to hold back the information... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Victoria Jacob) Fans of exceptionally-written and composed folk-inspired confessional acoustic pop music no doubt know the name of Brooklyn's honey-sweet voiced and emotive Sharon Van Etten. The singer-songwriter is among the fresh faces of... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The latest issue of the lavish twice-yearly arts magazine Esopus comes with a CD compilation of songs inspired by and named after visual artists. Sharon Van Etten, Big Troubles, and Doveman are among the contributors, as well as Rising dream-pop duo ... more info

Altsounds — The Tallest Man On Earth, Delorean, Surfer Blood, Washed Out, Best Coast, Sharon Van Etten, jj and Netherfriends also added to bill. As spring rears its welcome head, we get closer and closer to the *Pitchfork Music Festival*. With its reasona... more info

5 Acts — Backstage show tonight at Black Cat - Sharon Van Etten and Megafaun. Doors 9pm, tickets $10.Sharon Van Etten on MySpaceSharon Van Etten on The Hype MachineMegafaun on MySpaceMegafaun on The Hype Machine more info

Pitchfork — On May 6, downtown Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge will host a benefit show for New Zealand punk originator Chris Knox, who suffered a series of strokes last year. The big news: Reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum will make an extremely rare... more info