Considering the hyper-literate rambles of many Okkervil River's songs, we thought is wise to reach out to frontman Will Sheff for some answers. Below, he explains "Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979," from the crew's just-released album, The Stand Ins.

The Treasure Island Music Festival closed out the summer last weekend in San Francisco with an all-star lineup, including the Raconteurs, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, Tegan and Sara, Okkervil River, Goldfrapp, Fleet Foxes, Port O’Brien, and Hot Chip.

Check out our video of these nine bands’ live performances, below and on the next two pages.

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

Though its solstice is still a few weeks off, summer unofficially kicked off this week as many Americans came to terms with June's arrival: "Whoa, so I guess summer's here, right?" But, aside from the definition of SPF, much was learned in these past five days, with lessons bestowed from Kurt Cobain's, ahem, most devout fans, Disturbed's surprisingly vast Orthodox Jew following, Stroke-gone-sol

What? After re-releasing a re-mastered, re-jiggered edition of 2006's disquieting Palo Santo on new label home Matador last year, dramatic indie rockers Shearwater drop their exquisite fifth record, Rook, this week.