Consequence of Sound — Plus: Nicolas Jaar, Devendra Banhart, The Faint, Tricky, Violent Femmes, and more. more info

Detroit Free Press — Despite lawsuits between band members and and a wide variety of drama, the pioneering alt-rockers are back together.             more info

Impose Magazine — On Saturday, June 18, alternative music stalwarts Violent Femmes and Kristin Hersh (of Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave) performed at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, NY. The free show had a large turn out ... more info

Rolling Stone — Violent Femmes have released a new video for their song, "Issues," which they premiered on Noisey. The song hails from We Can Do Anything, which they released in March. Featuring animation by David Gladstein, the darkly humorous black-and-white cl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Despite having a new album to plug, The Violent Femmes kept mainly to their many classics. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, twitchy nerd-rock originators Violent Femmes released We Can Do Anything, their first album in 16 years. And after giving us a crudely animated video for “Memory,” they’ve got an even more crudely animated video for “Issues... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kristin Hersh's power trio 50 Foot Wave released their new EP, Bath White, a few weeks back via Happy Happy Birthday to Me ... Continue reading… more info

Guardian Music — In support of his new live album, the Arcade Fire member picks a selection of songs performed in front of a live audience, including hypnotic Motown, Prince’s epoch and his grandfather on steel guitarThis is my grandfather playing steel guitar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Violent Femmes are on tour now, and more dates have been added since we last spoke. Right in between their two NJ shows (6/17 at Radio 104.5's 9th Birthday Show with Florence + the Machine and 6/19 at Stone Pony Summer Stage), they'll play ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Hiss Golden Messenger, Kristin Hersh, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Bombino, Andra Day, a night in celebration of Bowie, and more Continue reading… more info