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 Coalition�... 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

Stereogum — Spoon are having a big week -- performing on The Tonight Show , headlining two nights at Brooklyn Steel -- and they're capping it off with an appearance on CBS This Morning and a live Prairie Home Companion show. During the former, frontman Britt Da... more info

JamBase — View a photo gallery from night one and watch official video of night two of Spoon’s recent shows at Brooklyn Steel. more info

Chorus.fm — Spoon performed “Do I Have to Talk You Into It?” on Fallon last night. more info