The Breeders have announced that they are pushing up the release date of a new four-song EP to celebrate Record Store Day.

Photos by Mike WhiteDeerhunter have been to Europe before, and they'll be there again. But the solid month of European touring that the Atlanta band was going to put in this winter isn't going to happen. Because of unspecified health reasons, Deerhunter have postponed the tour, with the dates set to be rescheduled soon.Note that the band is stil...

The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the Rock for Kids auction has raised more than three million dollars for the cause, and they...

Photos by Keith KlenowskiSmiles abounded as the Breeders, the National, special guest Natalie Portman, and loads of fans took to Cincinnati's Fountain Square last night for "Vote Early Rock Late", that rally in support of increasingly hopeful-looking presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Both the Breeders and the National have a few more dates in q...

I think it's fair to say, at this point, indie rockers have chosen their candidate for next month's presidential election: that one. The Senator from Illinois has already earned the support of, well, a lot of the music makers and dreamers of dreams, and with November 4 looming in the minds of just about everyone, even more artists are banding to...