The National’s Dessner brothers lead a star-studded cast for a Grateful Dead covers album.

From the forthcoming star-studded tribute album, Day of the Dead.

Quit multitasking for half an hour and give this evocative instrumental offering your undivided attention.

Performed by New York collective Sō Percussion.

A crash course in Dan Deacon before Gliss Riffer drops.

Plus, John Cale, Television, Marc Ribot, Tim Hecker, and others.

“I too lived — Brooklyn, of ample hills, was mine.” -WW

The acclaimed quartet opens up prior to their hot set at NY’s Ecstatic Music Festival.

If all the events are this fruitful, we’re in for a tasty next three months.

Finally, the debut recording of the amplified cactus.

What’s that instrument he’s playing? That’s his amplified cactus.

Hope you’re hungry.