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

Guardian Music — The Antlers keep being told that their new concept album, about a dying woman, is a life-changer. But how much of an ordeal did they go through themselvesThe Hanbury Ballroom in Brighton was built in 1892 as a mausoleum for the Sassoon family. There... 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

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-19 London, England - Scala05-20 Salford, England - St. Phillips Church05-21 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club05-22 Glasgow, Scotland - Stag and Dagger Festival05-24 Dublin, Ireland - Academy05-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso05-27 Dudinge... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Angelina Castillo, words by Andrew Frisicano Man Man Yeasayer, Man Man and The Antlers played a free show at Ithaca College on Friday, May 7th. The show was on a field in the middle of campus, and was... more info

Pitchfork — Once again, Pitchfork has curated a stage at the San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival, which takes place at Parc Del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain May 27-29. Now, we can reveal our stage's lineups. Acts playing the Pitchfork stage include No Age,ÂÂ... more info

Crazed Hits — Here’s a list of bands and artists that have been buzzing after last month’s SXSW: • Fang Island: myspace.com/fangisland • The Middle East: myspace.com/visitthemiddleeast • Active Child: myspace.com/activechild • XV: myspa... more info

Silent Uproar — The Antlers are currently out on tour with Phantogram in continued support of 2009's Hospice. In June, the Brooklyn-based trio will join The National. Watch the video form "Sylvia" and download a free EP on IFC.com. [antlersmusic.com] more info

Music For Ants — Phantogram is a band from upstate New York that I was introduced to by Cheryse, when she did an artist spotlight on them early this year.  Since then, the duo’s profile has raised significantly with positive reviews across the board on their deb... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Antlers covered the xx’s “VCR“  at the University of Illinois radio station WPGU this past weekend. The Antlers are as good as any band to properly interpret the xx’s work. They do a perfectly fine cover of it that is a must have in an... more info