Brooklyn Vegan — Mekons 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
Brooklyn Vegan — photo: 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
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Born in art school at Leeds University in 1977, the Mekons long ago conceded that fame and fortune were outside their grasp, and it kind of shows. The band's fan site, while kept current, is run by a guy named Nobby and looks like it was coded in 199... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Punk and folk music don't seem like the most intuitive coupling, but for the long-running band the Mekons, the combination makes sense musically and politically. more info
Brooklyn Vegan — TIckets for the intimate Desaparecidos shows at Shea Stadium and Rough Trade go on sale at noon. Tickets for the Brand New show in Cooperstown with Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine go on sale at noon. Tickets for the... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Jim Gaffigan show at MSG go on fan presale today at 10AM (password: JIM). Tickets for the Ride show at Irving Plaza go on presale today at 10AM (password: SPEAKERS). Their T5 and MHOW shows are... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Mekons will be touring this summer, including two NYC stops: Bowery Ballroom on July 21 and Red Hook's Jalopy Theatre on July 23. Tickets for the Bowery show go on sale Friday (5/8) at noon with an AmEx presale... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Bookworm interviewed author Rachel Kushner. Rolling Stone went behind the scenes of the Revenge of the Mekons documentary. Kickstarter interviewed Emily Books founders Emily Gould and Ruth Curry. Author Antonio Ruiz-Camacho interviewed himself at The... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Acclaimed Mekons documentary Revenge of the Mekons premiered a year ago at NYC Doc fest and is now getting a proper release. It'll screen in NYC at Film Forum from Oct. 29 - Nov. 4 with daily showtimes at... more info