Last night, an all-star cast of artists piled into L.A.’s Fonda Theatre to pay tribute to the late Beatle George Harrison. The event, George Fest, was a benefit for the musicians’ charity Sweet Relief, and it featured (deep breath) Brian Wilson, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Norah Jones, Spoon’s Britt Dan...

This past weekend brought the second Boston Calling Festival of 2014. This edition featured the Replacements, the National, and Lorde as the major headliners, along with Neutral Milk Hotel, Childish Gambino, Nas, Spoon, the War On Drugs, and a lot more. Above you can find a gallery of performance shots and portraits by photographer Luis [...]

Spoon brought their They Want My Soul tour to the Ed Sullivan Theater last night to perform the excellent “Inside Out” on The Late Show With David Letterman. Britt Daniel took full advantage of singing without a guitar, seizing the opportunity to get all up in your grill on national TV. Letterman was in fine [...]

Britt Daniel’s Chipotle order: Soft tacos with chicken, mild salsa, cheese, and a side of guacamole. Lemonade to drink, but he opts for Coke on the refill. I order a chicken burrito and Diet Coke. It is July, and we are in the West Village. The line is long by Chipotle standards — about a [...]

Not too many bands can play on a Tonight Show stage and make it look like they’re killing time on a random Monday night, but Spoon are one of the few. Today, the band’s very good new album They Want My Soul finally comes out, and last night, the band was on Jimmy Fallon’s show [...]