This past weekend, the CBGB Festival — which couldn’t possibly have less to do with the grimy, legendary, shut-down New York club that gave it its name — came to New York’s Times Square, bringing an impressive-if-weird lineup that included My Morning Jacket, Grizzly Bear, Divine Fits, the Wallflowers, Lisa...

Last year the people involved with the original CBGBs held a music festival and this year it’s coming back again in less than two weeks. The group has organized a free concert in Times Square on 10/12 featuring My Morning Jacket, Grizzly Bear, Divine Fits, the Wallflowers, a James Murphy DJ set, and more. It’s [...]

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Every Grizzly Bear song that makes it to record has been so intensely labored-over, so intricately and fussily arranged, that they’re the rare band where you might actually want to hear the rough versions of their songs. And after the avalanche of goodwill that surrounded last year’s album Shields, they’re now getti...

Saturday at Outside Lands was a typical second day at festivals. The sets ran smoother, there were less technical problems, and the crowds seemed a little more laid back after the initial day 1 excitement dissipated. The sets today were just as incredible as yesterday, but with a completely different vibe – one of the [...]