Broken Social Scene (music group)

The Hood Internet’s first album of original music, “Feat” (Decon), initially comes off as a departure from the Chicago-North Carolina duo’s trademark mash-ups. Don’t believe the hype, says Steve Reidell, who partners in...

Nothing says summertime quite like live music and craft beer with good friends under the bright sun. Music festivals are one of my favorite summer pastimes; there is just something about the welcoming outdoor setting and stimulating cultural environment...

As her concert wound down Friday at the Riviera, Leslie Feist stood amid a sea of fans that she had invited on stage to slow dance. “Hold that person close and listen to a song about how it could all fall apart tomorrow,” she said with a hint...

L.A. Unheard: The Active Set's a high-energy Los Angeles quartet bristling with cymbal-heavy rhythms and dagger-sharp lead guitars. The band dropped its debut full-length, "11," fittingly, on 11-11-11....

Seattle's annual music weekend Bumbershoot will also feature some literary events....

Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of 2010's FYF Fest, promoter Sean Carlson issued an apology. The Labor Day weekend event, a celebration of underground and adventurous music, was soured by a lack of water, interminable lines and an......

The daylong event shows a thriving punk spirit This post has been updated. See below for details. They were peppered throughout the 20,000-strong crowd at the exuberant FYF Festival in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday: first-generation punk band T-...

2 stars (out of 4) The comic book-as-movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World� attracted a high-profile cast for its soundtrack (ABKCO): Beck, Metric, the Black Lips, Beachwood Sparks and Broken Social Scene contribute songs. That’s enticing bait for...

One of the bands that defined the Chapel Hill indie sound of the '90s, Superchunk returns from an 8-year hiatus with a new album, “Majesty Shredding.� Opening for the Chunksters are none other than Scottish uber-cult rockers, the Vaselines, as we...

It was obvious in the early going that conditions were less than favorable for a transcendent performance by Broken Social Scene on Sunday at Firestone Live. “Unfortunately, I just lost my voice,” announced Kevin Drew, the band's primary...

In a quick chat before Elbow's set in the Mojave, frontman Guy Garvey said the band's latest album, "Build a Rocket Boys!" is a stripped-down affair. And though the British band has been touring in support of it with chandeliers,......

For much of his Saturday night sundown set at Coachella, Conor Oberst of the seminal indie rock band Bright Eyes sang with his eyes shut. It wasn't due to relaxation though -- his face was taut, almost contorted -- and......