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Mekons prep first LP in 8 years, touring (listen to "Lawrence of California")

2346 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThe band made the album in Joshua Tree, California. 'Going to the country to get your head together is a ripe old rock cliché,' say Jon Langford. 'We went to the desert to have our brains scoured.' Continue reading… more info

Welsh punk-rock icon Jon Langford headlines Friday fund-raiser to commemorate Ford Hunger March

2679 days ago
Detroit Free PressMusician known for work with Mekons leads Friday night show in Dearborn that will raise funds for green space commemorating '32 Ford Hunger March             more info

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy w/ Roots of Music :: The Curse (The Mekons)

2890 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardBonnie ‘Prince’ Billy + The Roots of Music covering The Mekons. New Orleans, LA. more info

Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “The Curse” (The Mekons Cover) Video

2890 days ago
StereogumThe enigmatic roots-music master Will Oldham, who mostly records as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, has been busy lately. Already this year, he's released Best Troubadour , a Merle Haggard tribute album, and a collaborative EP with the acoustic-guitar virtuo... more info

Mekons’ Sally Timms: ‘not the kind of atheist who’s down on religion’

2938 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, ILMekons singer Sally Timms: “I’m a humanist. I try and live my life in as decent a way as I can . . . but I don’t desire a God.” Face to Faith podcast. more info

Jeff Tweedy, Mekons members & more reinterpret Carl Sandburg's poetry on new LP (stream it)

3184 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThere's also a NYC release show this Saturday with the album's creator, David Nagler, and a ten-piece band. Continue reading… more info

Mekons give 'live album' cliche a twist with 'Existentialism'

3239 days ago
Chicago TribuneThe title of "Existentialism" (Bloodshot), the Mekons' latest album (released in tandem with a limited-edition book and video), sounds like a ponderous textbook left over from their art school days. But this Mekons' philosophy treatise sounds like it... more info

Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Angel Olsen to release Mekons tribute album

3262 days ago
Consequence of SoundPlus, Will Oldham announces a new live album with Trembling Bells. more info

What's going on Thursday? (Iron & Wine & Ben Bridwell, U2, Mekons, A$AP Rocky, WWPJ, Tommy Stinson & more)

3632 days ago
Brooklyn VeganMekons You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... A$AP Rocky, Vic Mensa, Bodega Bamz, Remy Banks @ Best Buy Theater It's weird to think A$AP Rocky was once part... more info

What's going on Tuesday? (Interpol, Todd Terje & the Olsens, Mekons, Neil Young, Slayer, King Diamond & more)

3634 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphoto: Interpol @ T5, December 2014 (more by Greg Cristman) photo: Todd Terje @ Pitchfork 2015 (more by James Richards IV) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Interpol,... more info

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