Deerhoof News

SN&R sent a blast requesting people's favorite songs and releases of the decade; we were overwhelmed by thoughtful takes.

Pink bubble explosion. Deerhoof's feedback-driven coda to an evening of pure rock and roll at the end of their debut performance in Israel at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv, Tuesday night.

A decade after the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival was first formulated by Scots indie outfit Belle & Sebastian as the Bowlie Weekender, it hasn't become any easier to explain to people.

Peter Venuto could be called a mad scientist, though his concoctions aren't of the chemical variety.

TALE OF TWO POP STARBURSTS: Now that 2009 is sliding into its final quarter, rabid music lovers - professional and otherwise - naturally begin sorting out what was and has been this year.

Red carpets, nightly parties, fans' faces obscured by continually clicking camerasa 'looks like the Toronto International Film Festival is back in town.

Joan Baez performs at George Wein's Newport Folk Festival 50 in Newport, R.I. on Sunday, Aug.

The SF-based band, Cryptacize, a branch from the Deerhoof family tree, has definitely grown and solidified with its sophomore release, Mythomania .

The SF-based band, Cryptacize, a branch from the Deerhoof family tree, has definitely grown and solidified with its sophomore release, Mythomania .

The SF-based band, Cryptacize, a branch from the Deerhoof family tree, has definitely grown and solidified with its sophomore release, Mythomania .

A quick history of Cryptacize : Chris Cohen , former Deerhoof guitarist, met Nedelle Torrisi while recording as The Curtains , plucking Torrisi from obscurity as a back-up singer.

A quick history of Cryptacize: Chris Cohen, former Deerhoof guitarist, met Nedelle Torrisi while recording as The Curtains, plucking Torrisi from obscurity as a back-up singer.