The National's Long Count, Matt & Kim Coming to the Showbox, and a Free Stream of Chemical Brothers' Further

Renee McMahon

The National played the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge on Saturday, May 29. They're heading back this way to play Marymoor on September 11.

-- Exclaim.ca: The guys from The National are turning their mixed-media project, The Long Count, into a proper record. "We're planning on recording a record of that at the end of June" says The National's Bryce Dessner. "It's like a 70-minute show that's much more experimental-sounding."

-- Pitchfork: Matt & Kim are coming to Showbox at the Market on September 28.

-- Rolling Stone: First the ShamWow guy ... now Eminem has tapped Pauly Shore to help promote his new album, Recovery.

-- NPRMusic: They're streaming a handful of forthcoming albums, including Chemical Brothers' Further, Stars' The Five Ghosts, and Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project.

-- Eelstheband.com: And if you just can't wait for the Eels' new record, Tomorrow Morning, to drop on August 24, the band's giving away the track "Looking Up" as a free download. The Eels are supporting their new record with an Oct. 9 show at The Moore.