On Friday, I sat down for a beer with Joel Borg, one of the founders of Gothenburg, Sweden’s Way Out West festival. (I might post the whole conversation later if I get time; it was an interesting one.) The festival’s booking has a general sonic identity of its own, one that exists somewhere near the [...]

The Maccabees, Cat Power and Tim Burgess also performed at the first day of the Suffolk festival    

Macabees, Cat Power and Tim Burgess will also appear    

Chicago bluesman announces full details of his second record    

Ash, Diiv, Bleached and The Orwells will also play the boat-based bash