Nialler9 — Ahmed Gallab has, until now been a musician who was never really in the spotlight. As a working one in other bands (Caribou, Yeasayer, Of Montreal) he quietly served the songs of others. On his second Sinkane album in 2012, Mars (the first in 2009 w... more info

Stereogum — The Sundanese-born and Brooklyn-based musician Ahmed Gallab started out as a sideman for indie bands like Yeasayer and Caribou before going solo as Sinkane, recording buoyant and inventive soul-pop that pulls its musical references from across the ge... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The bio reads:Seltzer Boys is a songwriting collaboration/corporate merger between Austin Fisher (Suckers) and Anand Wilder (Yeasayer), with guitar by Steve Marion (Delicate Steve), and saxophone and studio wizardry by engineer Al Carlson (Peaking Li... more info

Stereogum — Sinkane, aka Ahmed Gallab, got his start as a backing instrumentalist for bands such as Yeasayer, of Montreal, and Caribou, but since the release of his 2012 DFA debut Mars, he’s made quite a name for himself on his own. So far he’s shared “Hol... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn's getting a new music festival this year, Escape Music Festival (courtesy of Balearic Entertainment), which happens from October 11-12 on Pier 9 at Degraw St and Van Brunt St. The festival is planning to host "30 dance music... more info

Stereogum — For years, Yeasayer singer and multi-instrumentalist (and Stereogum buddy) Anand Wilder and his friend Maxwell Kardon have been working on Break Line, a musical about a Pennsylvania coal town. The musical, in album form, is finally done. It comes out... more info

NME — Anand Wilder has collaborated with composer Maxwell Kardon on 'Break Line' more info

Stereogum — Yeasayer guitarist and Stereogum pal Anand Wilder and Maxwell Kardon have been working on a musical called Break Line since 2004, before Yeasayer was even formed. The project — which, per a press release, is based on “a labor conflict in a Wester... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Edward Sharpe at The Surf Lodge this past weekend (via Thatcher Shultz) Like in past years, the Montauk restaurant/hotel/vacation spot The Surf Lodge is once again hosting a free concert series. The series kicked off this past weekend with Edward... more info

Consequence of Sound — And now you can recreate it yourself. more info