The National

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Modest Mouse, The National, Refused, Built to Spill, Against Me!, A$AP Ferg & more are playing the Houston festival

The dull roar opening "Bloodbuzz Ohio" rose the crowd in immediate recognition, yet the group kept the song reigned in and continued the build through newer material "Don't Swallow the Cap" and the piano-led "Hard to Find" as well as High Violet's "Afraid of Everyone" and an exquisitely pained "Conversation 16...

The National brought their tour with Warpaint to Austin for their first of three great double bills at ACL Live at Moody Theater last night (4/21)...

The National at Stubbs last October (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) The National are hosting a cover contest, asking fans to submit videos of themselves performing "I Need My Girl" from February 1 through Valentine's Day...

Intellectual rock music is difficult to come by these days. Luckily, we have The National, a band defined by dark, sensible lyrics that actually make you think...

Austin City Limits 2012 (more by Tim Griffin) Every year ACL Music Festival-goers are burdened with choosing between conflicting set times. Luckily, C3 schedules many of the artists playing the festival in clubs around Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio as part of their Official Late Night Shows...

As mentioned on BrooklynVegan, the 2013 ACL Festival (10 4 - 10/6; 10/11 - 10/13) was just announced, with Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse, Vampire Weekend, The National, Phoenix, Wilco and many more among the acts playing this year...

Full set of pics, setlists and recap posted at BrooklynVegan.