Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Operators at T5 earlier this month (more by Amanda Hatfield) Operators, the current band of Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits), put out EP 1 last year and are planning to release their debut... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Photo: Operators in Central Park in September (more by Amanda Hatfield) As discussed, Dan Boeckner's current band Operators are set to support the upcoming Future Islands tour, including the NYC shows on January 8 & 9 at Terminal 5... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pitchfork have begun rolling out their year-end coverage, and today they posted their Top 100 Tracks of 2014. Like every year, it's a very diverse list, with songs from Taylor Swift, The New Pornographers, iLoveMakonnen, Protomartyr, Cloud Nothings, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt "Would it be cool if @TheNewPornos play for too long tonight in NYC? I'm thinking we should really wear out our welcome." - AC Newman New Pornographers / TPOBPAH @ Hammerstein Ballroom 11/17/2014 Carl Newman... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — New Pornographers @ The Brill Building this summer (more by Chris La Putt) Priests @ DbA in April (more by You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... The New... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Sacher, photos via BV Austin Instagram #kingdiamond at @funfunfunfest #funfunfunfest A photo posted by BVAustin (@bvaustin) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:34pm PST #nas at @funfunfunfest #funfunfunfest #illmatic A photo posted by BVAustin (@bva... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — TPOBPAH @ Bowery Ballroom in May (more by Amanda Hatfield) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are currently on tour with The New Pornographers, and both bands hit NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom on November 17 (tickets). One day after their... more info

Stereogum — Alt-J already released a video for their blooz-rockin’ This Is All Yours single “Left Hand Free.” But now that the song is getting an official radio push, the band have shared a second video. This one is by Leblanc + Cudmore, the team behind gr... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bookworm interviewed author Sarah Waters. Carl Newman of the New Pornographers talked songwriting with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 15 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy yesterday, includin... more info

Stereogum — The New Pornographers were the musical guests on Conan last night. They performed Brill Bruisers single “Dancehall Dominae,” which they recently put out a great video for. This was the band’s first TV appearance without founding drummer Kurt Da... more info