Brooklyn Vegan — Speaking of shows the Shins are playing..."DeLuna Fest and Five Flags Tourism Group are excited to announce the performance schedule for this year's music festival taking place on the gorgeous sugar-white sands of Pensacola Beach, FL, on October 14th... more info

Altsounds — The Shins have added a September 25 show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom to their current run of intimate club appearances and festival headline slots. The tour--the band's first since May 2009--began August 8 in Eugene OR and will conclude Oc... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Shins at Terminal 5 (more by Natasha Ryan) Annnnnnnd here is yet another MAJOR show announced this morning (My Morning Jacket/Band of Horses at MSG, Radiohead at Roseland). The Shins are scheduled to play this weekend's Popped Music Festival... more info

Powerpopulist — Many thanks to our favebloggers for making the following available.Paul Kelly & the Messengers - Crosstown - Peter's Power Pop - our favorite by these Aussies; as before, we're going with their international name, for obvious reasonsPaul Collins Beat... more info

Altsounds — This year's DeLuna Fest is happening October 14-16 and you won't want to miss it! Over 80 bands are confirmed to play DeLuna's six stages along the white sands of Pensacola Beach and this week is the last chance to get advanced tickets at the low... more info

Guardian Music — (Roadrunner)As his regard for bands such as the long-forgotten Bradford and the thuggish Cockney Rejects attests, Morrissey has never been the greatest judge of talent. The latest recipients of his praise are Young the Giant, a California five-piece ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Though he’s performed as a guitarist for The Shins, Califone, and others, Eric Johnson has written charming pop songs for the last decade with his band Fruit Bats. On Tripper, Eric Johnson takes a more narrative turn and recounts stories inspired f... more info

Pop Candy — Happy Thursday! This week is moving right along, isn't it? Last night I watched an upcoming episode of Torchwood, which is really (ahem) heating ... more info

Stereogum — The Shins have a new lineup, a new label (Columbia imprint Aural Apothecary), and a handful of new tunes that will appear on the band’s long awaited, Greg Kurstin-produced fourth LP, due next year. Currently backing James Mercer on the road are Ric... more info

Altsounds — The Shins have added a handful of intimate club appearances to an itinerary featuring previously announced festival headline slots at Outside Lands in San Francisco and Philadelphia's Popped! The shows, The Shins' first full band outing sin... more info