Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Spoon @ Fun Fun Fun Fest Spoon had nothing to promote and no surplus of new songs to unveil. This was just an Austin band -- Austin's biggest indie band ever -- playing an Austin festival... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A Tuareg blues rock collective born in Kadafi's military camps 30 years ago chronicles life in the desert and the plight of those displaced by war.A Tuareg blues rock collective born in Kadafi's military camps 30 years ago chronicles life in the dese... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Gallic festival, which starts Thursday at the El Rey, will feature Tinariwen, DJ Etienne de Crecy and Nouvelle Vague.The Gallic festival, which starts Thursday at the El Rey, will feature Tinariwen, DJ Etienne de Crecy and Nouvelle Vague. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — OohLaL.A.: The Gallic festival, which starts Thursday at the El Rey, will feature Tinariwen, DJ Etienne de Crecy and Nouvelle Vague. more info

Stereogum — Here Four Tet Kieran Hebden has his way with the Tishoumaren gyspy folk-blues avatars Tinariwen in seven-minute remix fashion. The African outfit’s latest LP for ANTI- Tassili is the first of theirs to abandon electric guitars in favor of acoustics... more info

The Telegraph — Tassili uses acoustic guitars and lutes to convey a majestic sense of space. more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Sanchez and Kitahara Like James Murphy before him, Four Tet's Kieran Hebden recently stopped by Tim Sweeney's Beats in Space radio show, spinning cuts from folks like Joy Orbison, Junior Boys, Martyn, Floating Points, and (of course) a cut o... more info

DrownedInSound — The sound of a band completely at ease with themselves despite hostile surroundings, where music becomes both a document of life and a means to ease away from its greatest challenges for a little while. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.co... more info

Guardian Music — (V2) It's not always a good sign when a band (or their producer) invite special guests to join in on a recording or add overdubs later, and what we have here is a brave, mostly impressive no-nonsense acoustic set that includes a batch of unnecessary ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tinariwen, who are preparing to release their new LP Tassili on August 30 via Anti- Records, will head out on tour in support of the album this fall. The tour hits NYC on November 19 at Webster Hall. Tickets... more info