Gorilla vs. Bear — Grizzly Bear played with the Brooklyn Philharmonic last night at BAM in Brooklyn. Ed Droste posted the full setlist from the show on Twitter, and according to Ed (also via twitter), they'd never played most of these songs live before, and likely won'... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Beach House's hazy and haunting cover of Queen's "Play the Game" was inexplicably left off of the physical release of the recent Dark Was The Night charity compilation, only to be later tacked on as an "album only" bonus track that can only be had at... more info

Pitchfork — Drum roll: The fourth annual Pitchfork Music Festival will take place in Chicago July 17-19. So cancel that "screw the recession" European vacation ASAP-- it's not worth it. The Pitchfork Music Festival, on the other hand, is definitely worth it. No... more info

Stereogum — Since we first labeled Bell a Band To Watch and asked her to cover Björk, the Moscow-born, Alaska-raised Brooklyn piano instructor and composer has added fractures, spaces, and fake-outs to her already ambitious constructions. When she played the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear return May 25th with a new album Veckatimest (pronounced veck-ah-tim-est) , the follow up to the 2006's critically adored 'Yellow House'. Featuring contributions from Beach House's Victoria Legrand and... more info

Pasta Primavera — I can’t seem to remember there ever being a compilation this chocked full of amazing original tracks.  You name it and it’s on Dark Was The Night - Sufjan Stevens, The Books, Feist, Grizzly Bear, Spoon, David Byrne, The Dirty Projectors, Jo... more info

JamBase — FIRST FULL-LENGTH IN THREE YEARS OUT IN MAY Grizzly Bear will release Veckatimest on May 26 on Warp Records. The title, pronounced "VECK ah TIMM est," is taken from a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Massachusetts. Some of new songs w... more info

Pasta Primavera — This year in music seems surreal sometimes.  A new Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear?   It’s almost too much to handle.  Speaking of Grizzly Bear they’ve released the official album artwork (seen above) for their new album Veckati... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Ahmed Klink Since Grizzly Bear released their hushed, fragile Yellow House LP in 2006, the Brooklyn quartet has done things that experimental rock bands don't generally get to do. They've toured arenas opening for Radiohead, they've debute... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Ahmed Klink Since Grizzly Bear released their hushed, fragile Yellow House LP in 2006, the Brooklyn quartet has done things that experimental rock bands don't generally get to do. They've toured arenas opening for Radiohead, they... more info