Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuOrnithologically inclined Austinites Shearwater begin another tour in support of Rook tonight (October 13) in Chicago. The tour also comes in support of the band's The Snow Leopard digital EP, which comes out tomorrow via Matador. ... more info

Pitchfork — Semiannual arts mag Esopus has its 11th issue back from the presses and ready to ship, and with a new issue of Esopus comes a new themed compilation.Esopus 11: Advice features 11 songs, each written with a piece of advice as its inspiration. The sour... more info

Stereogum — Mid-summer BTW Hospital Ships, aka Jordan Geiger, is making some moves this fall. When we posted about Geiger in July, we mentioned he does singing and songwriting in Minus Story, some trumpet and keyboard playing for Shearwater. Well, his solo debu... more info

The Music Slut — 10/20 @ Le Poisson Rouge.Wanna attend with a guest?If so, then e-mail us ASAP!A winner will be randomly chosen on 10/3 @ NOON.Learn all about Shearwater's new EP here.Visit Shearwater on MySpace.MP3: Shearwater - Whipping Boy more info

The Music Slut — The Snow Leopard is out on 10/14.The short player will include:1. The Snow Leopard2. So Bad3. North Col4. Henry Lee (Live)5. Rooks (Live)6. I Was A Cloud (Live)7. South Col & The Snow Leopard (Live)Visit Shearwater on MySpace.MP3: Shearwater - The Sn... more info

Stereogum — Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg left Okkervil River, but you wouldn't know it from current The Stand-Ins single "Lost Coastlines." Still, it's true, he's gone. It's also true that Shearwater are releasing a seven-track digital EP in tandem with newe... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil's stayed true to The Stand Ins chosen themes of band anxieties and replacements in 2008, losing Jonathan Meiburg to Shearwater, even asking various artists to stand-in for them on the YouTube covers project. That said, when prematurely ev... more info

My Old Kentucky — My Old Kentucky Blog is stoked to join forces with our friends at Transmission Entertainment and other notable blogs and such to be a part of Fun Fun Fun Fest this year.We are giving away a pair of Two-Day Passes to the fest in Austin, TX on November... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Elena Morelli; Above: LowWhere the road ends, a whole bunch of dudes with acoustic guitars begin. At least, that seems to be the loose idea behind the End of the Road Festival, which spread a little pop, a little psych, and a whole lotta fo... more info

The Music Slut — Yesterday we shared their performance of 'Rooks'...Today, we have audio from the band's interview with 101X.Enjoy the full Q&A session here.MP3: Shearwater - Whipping Boy more info