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Three members of the Russian punk band were jailed today for two years

Last night was Grizzly Bear’s time to shine as part of Stephen Colbert’s StePhest Colbchella ’012 RocktAugustfest, and the group showed up to play three songs. Also, they did a highly entertaining interview with Stephen aboard the Intrepid, so don’t miss that. Watch performances of “Two Weeks,&am...

Here’s another new one from Grizzly Bear’s forthcoming Shields, a lush, pretty rocker filled with the group’s signature harmonies. It’s called “Yet Again” and it was premiered earlier today on BBC 1. Stream it below. Shields is out 9/18 on Warp. They’ll play the song during th...

By acting fast, Stephen Colbert is beating Coachella to the festival-on-a-boat thing. In just over a week, he’ll have a seriously impressive lineup of artists playing on the World War II aircraft carrier U.S. Intrepid. The show’s lineup: The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear, Santigold, Grandmaster Flash, and Fun. That’s p...