New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — When the Swell Season took the stage at the 2008 Oscars, the then-relatively-little-known band's appearance seemed incongruous. Instead, the two triumphed. And the occasion proved that in the end, a good song can win the day; it just needs to be hear... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-10 London, England - University of London05-28 Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre05-29 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre05-30 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheatre05-31 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival06-04 Milwaukee, WI - Verge Music Festival06-05 Minnea... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Swell Season @ 92YTribeca (more by Chris La Putt) The Swell Season & The Low Anthem on Friday, July 30th will be a highlight of the Celebrate Brooklyn season of free shows this summer in Prospect Park (so will... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-15 Kalamazoo, MI - The State Theatre05-16 Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival05-17 Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theater05-18 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium05-20 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel05-21 Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum Of Art 05-22... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Indie-folk duo The Swell Season [ tickets ] will return to North America this spring for another round of dates in support of the pair's third studio album, last fall's "Strict Joy." more info

The Newsroom — If you won the Oscar for Best Original Song, you might get a swelled head, no? Well?no. Not if you're Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, of The Swell Season. The band was formed out of the duo's musical collaboration in... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin City Winery's series of Haiti benefit concerts kicked off last night (1/20) with an all-star lineup that included Patti Smith, The Swell Season (they headlined Radio City Music Hall one night earlier), The Antlers, John Wesley..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Kurt Christensen photos by Tim Griffin The Swell Season returned to a sold out Radio City Music Hall last night (1/19), playing a long set of new and older songs along with a few incredible covers that had... more info

All About Jazz — EMERGENCY BENEFIT CONCERTS FOR HAITI AT NEW YORK'S CITY WINERY PATTI SMITH, THE SWELL SEASON, LEWIS BLACK, VERNON REID and COREY GLOVER from LIVING COLOUR ROSANNE CASH, CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS, YO LA TENGO AND MORE SUPPORT HAITI OVER 4 NIGHTS AT... more info

Live Daily — The music industry has been quick to respond to last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti, with reports of benefits, auctions and charity efforts pouring in from around the world. Although rapper and Haiti native Wyclef Jean took the lead in rea... more info