The Mountain Goats leader John Darnielle is a man with fascinating musical tastes -- he's really into death metal and Amy Grant and Dionne Warwick -- and the ability to talk and write about those tastes with searing precision. He's one of our great songwriters, and the Mountain Goats don't really do that many covers,…

Third Eye Blind just wanna say thank you for the music. (Sorry for the ABBA reference). But seriously, the legacy rockers' newest EP Thanks For Everything, which is out today, is an offering of "gratitude and support for all that inspires us." It's a covers record that features seven tracks originally by Bon Iver, Santigold,…

For the past few months, Bon Iver has been collaborating with contemporary dance troupe TU Dance on something called Come Through, a full-evening work commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Series that features choreography by Uri Sands set to new music composed by Justin Vernon.

Way back in 2009, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and the National's Aaron Dessner teamed up on "Big Red Machine," a track off of the great Red Hot charity compilation album Dark Was The Night. Since then, the two musicians have continued to collaborate on all sorts of things, including co-founding the Eaux Claires music festival…

A host of new names have been announced for the Berlin event The National - Credit: Theo Wargo/GettyThe National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner together with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon have today announced the line-up for their forthcoming PEOPLE festival. Read more: The National and Bon Iver launch streaming service – ...