Beach-dwelling revelers rejoice, as the Hangout Festival returns to Alabama's Gulf Shores today. MTV, VH1 and CMT will be there for the entire weeke...
The Hangout Music Festival is set to take over Gulf Shores, Alabama tomorrow with five fully loaded stages and an excellent, eclectic lineup. Whethe...
The truth about the music community in the Alabama beach town of Gulf Shores is that, until the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2009 happened, it d...
The Shins are likely to self-release their fourth studio album through frontman James Mercer's Aural Apothecary label, Billboard can reveal. The belov...
Photo: Kravitz/FilmMagic Indie-pop group the Shins have been on a break for more than a year, but with a 16-date tour that kicked off on May 2nd in Be...
A lineup change, a new label, a film score and a few new songs are greeting fans of The Shins as the band returned to the road this past week after an...
to Patagonia with Shins frontman James Mercer. Check out Mason's rendition of that song above. From Blood of Man, Jennings also strums his way through...
For a guy who's paired up with everyone from Cee-Lo Green to David Lynch, Brian Burton — a.k.a. Danger Mouse — can't understand why people have such a...
Much of the press surrounding Broken Bells — the new collaboration between Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton and the Shins' James Mercer — seems to focus on...
Tear Us Apart'... Record Club: INXS "Never Tear Us Apart" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.PiL John Lydon told BBC 6Music that there may be new PiL material ...
As Broken Bells prepares for Tuesday's (May 18) kick-off of its new North American tour, James Mercer says he and partner Danger Mouse are already plo...
As Broken Bells prepares for Tuesday's (May 18) kick-off of its new North American tour, James Mercer says he and partner Danger Mouse are already plo...
inspire their own careers. Nas kicked off the series with his cover of the Slick Rick classic "Hey Young World," and Levi's has already posted covers ...
describe this track: "Circulation" is about menstrual cycles and the year 2012 when the Goddess of Destruction, the Goddess of Creation and the Goddes...
Psychedelic rockers the Shins have announced that their fourth album, Port of Morrow, will hit stores in March. The record will be released jointly on...
It may have seemed like an interminably long time since The Shins last released a record but the wait for their fourth full-length record is nearly ov...
Indie rock mainstays the Shins will return in March 2012 with "Port of Morrow," their fourth full-length and first album in over five years. The group...
Whilst Broken Bells take a break, The Shins' James Mercer and his new band of merry men have a new album and are coming over to London in March to pla...
Nearly two years ago, when James Mercer was doing press for Broken Bells, his collaboration with producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton told MTV News th...
In March The Shins finally return with a new record, Port of Morrow. It's been a long time coming, but you can find out more information about it here...
The clock counting down to the release of the new Shins album is tick-ticking louder by the day, and to whet your appetite further, Mr Mercer and co. ...
(The Shins) Following his critically acclaimed album Hemingway's Whiskey, Kenny Chesney plans to release a new (untitled, as of yet) album on June 19....
On the weekend of August 24th - 26th 2012, a 160k Reading and Leeds goers will be moshing, pogoing and - quite possibly - dancing to the names announc...
The Shins are back with the new album Port of Morrow. It's out next week in the UK but you can hear it in full before it's out all week on DiS! Port o...
Onetime Shins guitarist and Fruit Bats frontman Eric D. Johnson sat in with Guster at Portland, OR's Aladdin Theatre last week. The Portland resident ...
seems to be on a steady course for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week. Industry prognosticators suggest that the album will sel...
acts will be added next month. See below for the full lineup. Three-day passes will go on sale today at 12PM ET. Visit the festival's website for info...
The Shins have a new album Port of Morrow came out last week and the band want to take you on a journey 'there'. Port of Morrow is both a real and an ...
Describing his band's sound in a recent interview with Relix, Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker said primary songwriter Martin Courtney would make Real...
Seminal indie rock outfit The Shins have announced a series of additional U.S. tour dates in support of their latest LP, Port of Morrow. The new dates...
James Mercer says a second Broken Bells record may be likely before his Shins follow-up to this year's "Port of Morrow." "We have to do another Broken...
Today The Shins released an eerie new video for "It's Only Life," which depicts an odd post-disaster world where trash lines the streets. Directed by ...
Wilco, Michael Franti & Spearhead and The Shins will co-headline Vail Snow Daze 2012. The ski town's annual winter season kick off will take place fro...
Last night, The Shins made stopped by Conan in support of their album Port of Morrow, which was released in March. The band performed new tracks "No W...
Jack White's Third Man Records in Nashville is getting revamped a bit, and as part of its grand re-opening, several live shows have been scheduled at ...
20 Photos » Fresh from their appearance on Conan, the Shins filled up the expansive Gibson Amphitheater and somehow managed to make it feel like a sma...
Rufus Wainwright with Sharon Van Etten: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (via SoundCloud) On October 30, Starbucks' label Hear Music and Concord will release...
Starbucks' label, Hear Music, and Concord are gearing up to release Holidays Rule, a compilation of artists covering holiday classics. The album featu...
Head Around: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1967-1970 7" box set (Light in the Attic) Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley: "Hallelujah" 7" (Legacy) M83: "Reunion" ...
Last night, PBS aired the Shins' episode of "Austin City Limits", which was taped back in March. (The episode also featured a set from Dr. Dog.) Check...
which a slew of modern acts cover a slew of seasonal classics. The names include Rufus Wainwright and Sharon Van Etten doing "Baby It's Cold Outside,"...
Over the weekend, the Shins and Dr. Dog's episode of Austin City Limits hit PBS. Now they've posted it online and you can watch the entire thing below...
For their contribution to the upcoming holiday compilation Holidays Rule, the Shins recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's 1979 tune "Wonderful Christma...
With the end of October comes the beginning of the holiday season. Indie rockers The Shins are ushering in the Christmas spirit with their joyful cove...
After hour-long performances from Radiohead and Bon Iver to start off its 38th season, Austin City Limits has switched back to featuring two artists p...
Aimee Mann took the stage last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform two tracks off her latest album, Charmer, one of which was a duet with The Shins...
fun., The National and The Shins are among the acts to perform at the inaugural 2013 Boston Calling festival. Organized by Bowery Presents, the multi-...
fun., The National and The Shins are among the acts to perform at the inaugural 2013 Boston Calling festival. Organized by Bowery Presents, the multi-...
From May 25-26, the newly established Boston Calling festival will take place at Boston's City Hall Plaza, curated in part by the National's Aaron Des...
The Shins have confirmed around round of dates. Their spring tour will kick off with an appearance at Napa, CA's Bottle Rock Festival on May 10 and co...
Photo by Ceilidh Madigan This spring, the Shins will continue touring in support of last year's great Port of Morrow, as Consequence of Sound points o...
The Shins are back with another tour leg behind last year's Port of Morrow and have announced North American tour dates for this spring. The band's of...