Rollo & Grady — “Promises” is a track off of The Morning Bender’s forthcoming album Big Echo due out March 9 on Rough Trade. You can download the album digitally tomorrow, January 12th. The album was produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor. MP3: The Mor... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-31 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *03-10 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's03-11 Washington, DC - The Black Cat03-12 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 50603-13 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn03-15 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree 03-23 Phoenix, A... more info

Silent Uproar — The Morning Benders recently completed their sophomore album, Big Echo, produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor. It won't surface until March 2010, but the band will play upcoming shows with Grizzly Bear and Girls. [myspace.com] more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The best links from the previous 30 days.Introducing The Drums, The Antlers and The Morning Benders.I met up with The Cribs (Inc. Johnny Marr)Brand New discuss illegally downloading their own album.Julian Casablancas debuted his solo material with '1... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The chances are that if you like Morning Benders you won't be in a huge rush to mention their name to your friends, particularly in noisy or public places. Ignoring the social faux-pas minefield that is their name however The Morning Benders are one ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is the location for the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival.. The festival lasts three days (August 28-30). Some big names will enter the stage, but it's get more interesting if further down the bill. Friday 08/2... more info

Rollo & Grady — The Morning Benders MP3: The Morning Benders - Mother and Child Reunion (Paul Simon Cover) MP3: Damien Rice- Creep (Radiohead Cover) MP3: Grizzly Bear - Mother and Child Reunion (Paul Simon Cover) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

MVSW — NIN, Jane’s Addiction, Street Sweeper Social Club @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ~In!~ The Walkmen, The Morning Benders @ El Rey M83 @ Glass House Carina Round, Civilias, Jo Krasevich, Night Canopy, Milosh @ Hotel Cafe Allman Brothers @ Greek Thea... more info

JamBase — OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2009 LINEUP FEATURING: PEARL JAM, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BEASTIE BOYS, INCUBUS, BLACK EYED PEAS, M.I.A. THE MARS VOLTA, THIEVERY CORPORATION, MODEST MOUSE, WEEN AND JASON MRAZ THREE-DAY EVENT RETURNS TO SA... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Orrin Anderson) The two-disc set from The Submarines called Honeysuckle Remixes (part one came out on February 17 and the second will see release on March 10) features remixes from the likes of Ra Ra Riot, AmpLive and Wallpaper., among ... more info