Not sure if musicians and comedians preternaturally get along together. But they definitely both hate cancer. So maybe this benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was more of a…   Read Story »

Paul Banks has been having plenti of fun masquerading around under the name Julian, releasing a debut LP at just around the same time (again) as that other smart-dressing NYC contemporary with the…   Read Story »

Our second year at Kutsher's was rainier than the first, but that didn't matter so much to us or, seemingly, the other attendees: If anything, this year felt more celebratory (and debauched) than…   Read Story »

New Zealand's fourth-most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a cappella-rap-funk comedy folk duo joined forces for a tour through their deep (one-album-and-some-TV-shows deep) catalog at a sold-out…   Read Story »

Just like last year, last night's Bookeaters benefit was one of those all-time classic events, custom tailored for indie nerds and charitable lit geeks alike. Carl Newman, Grizzly Bear, Britt Daniel,…   Read Story »

As promised, here's our last photo roundup of the shows we hit and folks we pestered on the streets of Austin during this year's South By Southwest music festival. All in all we had a great time, saw…   Read Story »

I'm as much of a comedy dork as I am a music dork. So every year at Bonnaroo I stop by the comedy tent. It's air-conditioned. Some of my favorite comedians will be there this year, so I asked a few…   Read Story »

From the new Paste:EUGENE MIRMAN: My first concert was Guns N' Roses opening for Aerosmith. It was awesome. I was in eighth grade. My brother took me. Could you imagine being 1,000 feet from Axl Rose…   Read Story »

Eugene Mirman and David Cross go five rounds with Entertainment Weekly's Laura Gilbert. ROUND 1 EW (Heineken): How long have you guys known each other? Mirman (Dewar's neat): I moved to New York…   Read Story »