The Hangout organizers presumably intend the word "Hangout" to be read with leisurely fellowship in mind, and certainly that matches the vibe here in Gulf Shores. But one passable alternate reading…   Read Story »

I'm not actually doing it here, but I feel like it's time for all of us to stop referring to Divine Fits as "the new Britt Daniel/Dan Boeckner/Sam Brown" band and just start calling them "Divine…   Read Story »

Unlike Coachella, who had us waiting in suspense for weeks -- analyzing the economics of the festival industry and trying to divine insight from fake posters -- before dropping their 2013 lineup at…   Read Story »

This week, Los Angeles celebrates venerable American songwriting champion Tom Petty via a pair of all-star tribute shows, on November 14th and 15th at the El Rey, and Stereogum's happy to join The…   Read Story »

After a years-long wait, PO PO finally released their stellar Dope Boy Magick LP earlier this year as a raga/grunge scuzz-pop outlier on Diplo's Mad Decent label. It's one of the year's most…   Read Story »

Tonight was supposed to be the first gig for the Dan Boeckner/Britt Daniel/Sam Brown supergroup Divine FIts, but last night they jumped the gun and played a surprise set at Austin, TX's Austin…   Read Story »

Way back on "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues," a song from their breakout album The '59 Sound, the Gaslight Anthem were namechecking Tom Petty. This is back when they were more or less considered a punk…   Read Story »

For the A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover video series, tourmates Shearwater and Sharon Van Etten recently got together to cover the Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks nugget "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," and I…   Read Story »

Last night, the Foo Fighters headlined Madison Square Garden, and they trotted out a couple of serious rock O.G.s during the encore. First off, Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould joined them to help out…   Read Story »

At a show they played together a few weeks ago, My Morning Jacket and Neko Case shared a stage to cover the immortally goofy Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers duet "Islands In The Stream." And now they've…   Read Story »