In our Premature Evaluation of Bon Iver's self-titled second LP, we wrote that album closer "Beth/Rest" recalled Steve Winwood and Bruce Hornsby, and definitely pushed the "cheese" factor furthest.…   Read Story »

Last night Justin Vernon watched MTV's annual Video Music Awards and hated it as much as you did, so naturally indie's hottest nu-mellow singer/songwriter had to get it off his chest and onto his…   Read Story »

Earlier this hour BBC Radio played a brand-new track from the angel-voiced auteur connection of James Blake and Bon Iver. Immediately afterward, Blake posted it on YouTube, and we've got it for you…   Read Story »

Here's phase two in Bon Iver's somewhat unexpected but ultimately logical recent fixation on Icelandic things: From a recurring Björk live cover to making the video for this Bon Iver, Bon Iver…   Read Story »

Yesterday was Bon Iver Day in Milwaukee and a couple of thousand folks in the city were lucky enough to celebrate with Justin Vernon himself at his band's tour kickoff at Riverside Theater. The set…   Read Story »

To coincide with sold-out shows tonight and tomorrow at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater (and to honor Bon Iver's immensely popular record Bon Iver), the city's Mayor Tom Barrett proclaimed today (7/22)…   Read Story »

Justin Vernon's releasing a second Bon Iver single. This time it's "Holocene" backed by a cover of Bon Iver fan Peter Gabriel's "Come Talk To Me," a song that was out initially as a limited-edition…   Read Story »

The Pitchfork Music Festival's franchising: In addition to the usual July event in Chicago, there's now a second Parisian version of the festival taking place in October. Since his moniker's French,…   Read Story »

You saw Bon Iver debut this cover on Fallon last month and then heard a studio recording as the b-side to "Calgary" last week. Now here's a live take of Justin Vernon alone with his hat and piano…   Read Story »

When Justin Vernon appeared on Jimmy Fallon earlier this month he threw a curve ball called "I Can't Make You Love Me," the Bonnie Raitt (etc.) homage not all of you loved. A day after visiting…   Read Story »