Pitchfork — The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the... more info

Stereogum — Adding another entry to the canon unexpected covers, Steve Malkmus & the Jicks teamed up with stage mates and fellow Portland residents Blitzen Trapper to put a spin on James Gang's James Gang Ride Again classic "Funk #49." The hootenanny took place... more info

Culture Bully — Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) Subscribe to Culture Bully Here more info

Stereogum — Portland Filmmaker Dan Woods got a bunch of sorta-familiar indie rockers to sing "Gardenia," which is a fine backup plan when Stephen Malkmus is too much of a Jick to show up to his own video shoot. (J/K, Stevie.) Fortunately Portland is an indie ro... more info

My Old Kentucky — MOKB helps put three shows in this week's Indy.com Top Ten. All three shows happen, starting tonight at Radio Radio, over the next three days. Here are Indy.com's words about the shows. Come out, come out!! You won't be sorry.#8. Haley Bonar w/ L... more info

Idolator — The controversy over Metallica's Death Magnetic and its supposedly ear-fatiguing lack of dynamic range is still-simmering , so we decided to ask some industry professionals about the row and, more importantly, the trend in mastering toward making rec... more info

XLR8R — Fuck The Shins, Stephen Malkmus, and The Decemberists–for as much as large-room indie rock has been the face of the city over the past half-decade or so, Portland still has DIY in its soul. Bands still play to friends in sweaty basements, albu... more info

Pitchfork — It's an even-numbered year, which means we're due for another deluxe reissue of a classic Pavement album from Matador/Domino. This time around, it's 1997's Brighten the Corners that gets the treatment, and Matador has just revealed the details of its... more info

My Old Kentucky — Blitzen Trapper packed the house this weekend at Monolith. The kids from Vampire Weekend even crammed in to see them perform. They performed in the Rock Room, which should have fit about 300 people, but I would guess there were quite a few more tha... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jade HarrisFurr will fly at even more dates than expected, as Oregonians Blitzen Trapper have added shows to their previously reported tour. The band's itinerary includes dates opening for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks and Iron & Wine as wel... more info