Wilco, Feist, Obama, and Others Donate Memorabilia

Musicians (plus actors and politicians!) help raise funds for underprivileged children. Click here for auction details!

The 20th anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction (set to take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West) has amassed an unbelievable list of participants who have pledged to donate goods to raise funds for the city's homeless and underprivileged youth.

End the Trend: The Lumberjack Look!

Is the Brawny paper towel mascot to blame for music's most tired fashion trend? SPIN's Ellen Carpenter investigates.
Band of Horses' Ben Bridewell

My friend Emily and I went to see Fleet Foxes play at New York’s Webster Hall on Sunday night. After procuring two Bud Lights (because we’re classy), I came up with a fun drinking game: Every time we saw a guy with a bushy beard, we’d take a gulp; for a bearded guy in buffalo-check flannel, two gulps.

I’m still nursing a hangover.

The View From Rothbury Festival

Check out snapshots from last weekend's inaugural festival installment in Rothbury, Michigan, featuring sets from Modest Mouse, Snoop Dogg, and many more.
Rothbury '08 / Photo by Michael Weintrob

Each stateside summer music festival has its own distinct atmosphere: Lollapalooza's bustling Chicago cityscape; Coachella's desert backdrop; and Bonnaroo's southern farmlands to name a few.

Modest Mouse, Rothbury 2008

Taylor Crawford
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Modest Mouse / Photo by Taylor Crawford

Modest Mouse Play Secret Show in Brooklyn

After opening for R.E.M. at Madison Square Garden, Isaac Brock and crew dip to an intimate Brooklyn venue and treat fans to an early morning secret show. Our William Goodman sets his alarm.
Modest Mouse / Photo by William Goodman

Tickets went fast -- really fast -- but thanks to a little patience and a well-trained mouse-clicking finger, I found myself tromping along to the opening chords of "Trucker's Atlas" at 2:45 A.M. as Modest Mouse dove into a much-buzzed-over secret set at Brooklyn's 550-capacity Music Hall of Williamsburg venue.

A Morning with Modest Mouse

William Goodman
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Modest Mouse / Photo by William Goodman
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