Stereogum — Last night, legendary outsider artist Daniel Johnston kicked off what he's saying will be his final tour. His first show was at The Joy Theater in New Orleans, and he was accompanied by members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. (Different artists w... more info

New York Times — The enigmatic singer-songwriter is about to start a tour that’s been billed as his last. But at 56, he isn’t ready to give up his dream yet. more info

Stereogum — The future of Philadelphia emo heroes Modern Baseball seemed in doubt when they canceled their remaining tour dates last February, less than a month after co-frontman Brendan Lukens announced he would be taking a break from live performance to focus ... more info

Stereogum — Hypebeast readers, do we have a brand convergence for you! Fender has developed a new version of its iconic Stratocaster electric guitar in cooperation with Supreme, the skater-friendly, Odd-Future-beloved streetwear label that has worked with Morris... more info

Stereogum — The prolific Texan outsider-artist singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston has been an underground inspiration for decades, and he's been battling serious mental illness for longer than that. Johnston only rarely performs, and he's just announced what he's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The third annual Asbury Park Music & Film Festival will happen April 20 - 23 in Asbury Park, NJ. This year's music lineup includes a rare NYC-area show from cult favorite Daniel Johnston... Continue reading… more info

KEXP Seattle — In the years I’ve been doing this series we’ve talked about Daniel Johnston a couple times, and we’ve talked about Shimmy Disc many (many, many) times – so isn’t it about time we hit both in one post? 1990 was the massively prolific singer-... more info

KEXP Seattle — If you’re only aware of one Daniel Johnston album, Hi, How Are You is probably that one album – whether you’ve heard it, heard of it, or seen its cover image on a t-shirt worn by Kurt Cobain. As far as I can tell this was the first of his casse... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Observer profiled author Mary Gaitskill. Scott McClanahan talked to Salon about his new graphic novel The Incantations of Daniel Johnston. Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you can help. eBooks on sale... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This year's lineup includes Daniel Johnston, Deerhoof, Elf Power, His Name is Alive, the original lineup of Love Tractor, Bunnygrunt, Dressy Bessy, and more. Continue reading… more info