Grizzly Bear's stellar performance with the Brooklyn Philharmonic this past weekend was just a warm-up: Today the Brooklyn quartet announced a month-long North American tour in support of their upcoming third album, Veckatimest, out May 26 via Warp.

You could say it would take a full orchestra to adequately perform some of Grizzly Bear's songs, with their ornate arrangements featuring woodwinds and strings.

A jaw-dropping collection of indie rock's finest have contributed exclusive new songs to Dark Was the Night, a 32-track album out February 17 via 4AD, which will benefit the Red Hot Organization, a charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS.

Nothing ruins a night at the movies like idle audience chatter -- and the same could be said for concerts. But apparently the crowd at Friday night's New York magazine 40th anniversary party, held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, didn't seem to care.

The New Pornographers and Grizzly Bear: Eating Indie Rock for Dinner:

To quote the title of a Stooges song, this is simply not right. On the morning of Aug. 5, Iggy Pop and his cohorts awoke in Montreal, Canada to find all of their instruments and equipment -- not to mention the truck that was holding the gear -- had been stolen over the night.