Black Francis hits the road for acoustic tour

By Chris Coplan on July 1st, 2010

An intimate series of acoustic engagements from the lead singer of the Pixies. Go figure.

Frank Black adapting solo album into Rock Opera

By Jeremy D. Larson on June 29th, 2010

Unreleased B-sides album and solo tour also on the way.

SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn 2010 lineups unveiled

By Chris Coplan on May 5th, 2010

Get your ass to New York!

On Sale: Friday, March 12th, 2010

By Alex Young on March 11th, 2010

The Swell Season, Conan, and God Street Wine!

The Swell Season extend spring tour

By Derek Staples on March 10th, 2010

The Swell Season hit up eastern U.S. upon international return.

Help Haiti… by attending a concert!

By Alex Young on January 17th, 2010

Awesome music + an amazing cause = sounds good to us!

Cinema Sounds: The Commitments

By Jay Ziegler on December 3rd, 2009

This film is one of the reasons why we invented this damn feature…

Jason Segel invites entire Swell Season audience to freak him

By Rose Martelli on November 20th, 2009

There’s getting lucky, as anyone who managed to snag tix to The Swell Season in L.A. this week obviously was.

The Swell Season offers Strict Joy on the road

By Alex Young on September 11th, 2009

The duo of Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard has announced a three month world tour!

The Swell Season shares a bit of Strict Joy

By Alex Young on July 10th, 2009

Oscar winners/actors/musicians/companions/former lovers Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard are finally ready to offer up a second helpings of their docile, folky, heart-ache driven rock. Yes, the folk duo known to you and me as The Swell Season has announced a September 29th release date for its much-anticipated sophomore studio effort, Strict Joy. Named after a [...]