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Jeff Tweedy, Mekons members & more reinterpret Carl Sandburg's poetry on new LP (stream it)

3380 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThere's also a NYC release show this Saturday with the album's creator, David Nagler, and a ten-piece band. Continue reading… more info

Mekons give 'live album' cliche a twist with 'Existentialism'

3435 days ago
Chicago TribuneThe title of "Existentialism" (Bloodshot), the Mekons' latest album (released in tandem with a limited-edition book and video), sounds like a ponderous textbook left over from their art school days. But this Mekons' philosophy treatise sounds like it... more info

Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Angel Olsen to release Mekons tribute album

3458 days ago
Consequence of SoundPlus, Will Oldham announces a new live album with Trembling Bells. more info

What's going on Thursday? (Iron & Wine & Ben Bridwell, U2, Mekons, A$AP Rocky, WWPJ, Tommy Stinson & more)

3828 days ago
Brooklyn VeganMekons You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... A$AP Rocky, Vic Mensa, Bodega Bamz, Remy Banks @ Best Buy Theater It's weird to think A$AP Rocky was once part... more info

What's going on Tuesday? (Interpol, Todd Terje & the Olsens, Mekons, Neil Young, Slayer, King Diamond & more)

3830 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphoto: Interpol @ T5, December 2014 (more by Greg Cristman) photo: Todd Terje @ Pitchfork 2015 (more by James Richards IV) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Interpol,... more info

Unsung Mekons are a musical beacon of persistence and creativity

3858 days ago
L.A. Times - News more info

Unsung Mekons are a musical beacon of persistence and creativity

3858 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentBorn in art school at Leeds University in 1977, the Mekons long ago conceded that fame and fortune were outside their grasp, and it kind of shows. The band's fan site, while kept current, is run by a guy named Nobby and looks like it was coded in 199... more info

'Revenge of the Mekons' a loving tribute to cult band

3862 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentPunk and folk music don't seem like the most intuitive coupling, but for the long-running band the Mekons, the combination makes sense musically and politically. more info

tix on sale: Desaparecidos, Brand New, Spoon, Antlers, Joey Bada$$, Archers of Loaf, Mekons, The Kills, TMBG, more

3904 days ago
Brooklyn VeganTIckets for the intimate Desaparecidos shows at Shea Stadium and Rough Trade go on sale at noon. Tickets for the Brand New show in Cooperstown with Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine go on sale at noon. Tickets for the... more info

tix on sale: Ride, Desaparecidos, Archers of Loaf, Mekons, Jim Gaffigan, TMBG, Wild Nothing, Pile, Little Boots & more

3906 days ago
Brooklyn VeganTickets for the Jim Gaffigan show at MSG go on fan presale today at 10AM (password: JIM). Tickets for the Ride show at Irving Plaza go on presale today at 10AM (password: SPEAKERS). Their T5 and MHOW shows are... more info

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