Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The two-day summer music festival takes place at Oakwood Beach in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grizzly Bear / Spoon, Nick Cave, Eric B & Rakim, Robert Plant/Sherlyn Crow, Nick Cave, Lily Allen, Ted Leo, Tricky, Deerhunter, Hot Snakes, YOB/Bell Witch, and more. Continue reading… more info

Rolling Stone — Spoon and Grizzly Bear will unite this summer for a run of co-headlining U.S. tour dates. The acclaimed indie-rock acts will link up for seven joint dates in June, opening in Boston on the 18th and concluding in Minneapolis on theThis article origina... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Long-running indie bands Grizzly Bear and Spoon are both still going strong and both had very good 2017 albums, Painted Ruins and Hot Thoughts, respectively... Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — For every ticket sold, $1 will go to support charities seeking to end gun violence. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The always reliable Spoon returned this year with Hot Thoughts (released via Matador Records) yet another fantastic addition to their unstoppable resume. They did come to New York over the summer for a performance at Panorama, but hadn’t given us a... more info

Music For Ants — This year, I welcomed a new member to our family (named Esme, like the Joanna Newsom song), worried a lot about the future of my country, and listened to a lot of music, new & old. These are my favorite albums & songs of 2017. Click here to listen to... more info

Chorus.fm — Melinda Newman, writing for Billboard: Grammy album of the year nominee Lorde, Kacey Musgraves, Bleachers, Shamir, Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner of The National and Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel of Spoon have all signed on for The Ally Coalitionâ€... more info

Stereogum — Lorde, Kacey Musgraves, Bleachers, Shamir, Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner of The National and Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel of Spoon have all signed on for The Ally Coalition’s 4th annual Talent Show, to take place 1/24 at New York’s Town Hall. more info

Stereogum — Spoon guested on the first episode of A Prairie Home Companion since its creator Garrison Keillor was fired from Minnesota Public Radio over an allegation of "inappropriate behavior" with a coworker. Current host Chris Thile addressed the scandal at ... more info