Video: The Shins interview by the muppets

Friday's Black Box Friday is a day to crash. Crash meaning "to kick back and relax." And also, for me, meaning to violently burn to the ground in a heap of broken pieces because of all of the things that I have neglected to write about during the week. Since this happens pretty much every friday, I've resolved to go the way of the airplane and record everything in a tiny black box. Also, for your convenience I have decided to forgo [...]

Bandega: What venue do you consider to be your "home", where you feel most comfortable, with the crowd and the place itself? Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats & The Shins: The shortlist would be Schubas, Hideout and Empty Bottle in Chicago, Mercury Lounge in New York, Modified in Phoenix, Fernwood in Big Sur, and Opolis in Norman, Oklahoma. The previously announced NJ & NYC Shins shows are the last two dates on a 14-date May tour. Tickets for the May 18th [...]