We've seen a few comments from people  who bought their tickets through CrowdSurge and how those exchanges or refunds should be handled.  CrowdSurge will be contacting you today to process your exchan...

We have now firmed up details about our Seattle make-up
date...actually there will be 2 dates. On September 22nd and 23rd we
will play at the gorgeous Paramount Theatre. Opening these shows will b...

Friends - we are pleased to say that tonight's show in Troutdale, OR will go on as planned. Ezra has been keeping silent and is ready to perform again. Thanks for your support + well wishes!

Photo by Soren Solkaer Starbird

When we spoke with Vampire Weekend leader singer Ezra Koenig recently for our 5-10-15-20 feature, he talked about his recent infatuation with Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. "I've gone through a lot of favorite songs from the album," he said. "For a while, 'I'm Goin' Down' was my favorite, and I listened to that constantly. It had this happy feel, but somewhat depressing lyrics about going down. That one really stood out for me."

Proving his point even further, Vampire Weekend covered the song at a show in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday night. Check out a good-quality YouTube of it below (via Consequence of Sound):

Dear Seattle,We are incredibly sorry about our last minute cancellation last night in Redmond - the decision wasn't taken lightly. Ezra had some vocal issues earlier in the day, but felt like he was i...

In a new Vanity Fair piece, the woman on Vampire Weekend's Contra cover explains her $2 million lawsuit against the group, their label, and the photographer who may or may not have taken the picture, Tod Brody. Her full name is Ann Kirsten Kennis and she used to be a sought-after model in the 80s and early 90s. (An amazingly dated portfolio of her work can be seen at Vanity Fair's site.)

Ann Kirsten Kennis speaks out about the $2million lawsuit she's filed

The Vampire Weekend cover girl speaks, Phish plot a fall tour, Swizz Beatz renames his album and more.

Photo by Ryan Dombal

Welcome to 5-10-15-20, where we talk to artists about the music they loved at five-year interval points in their lives. Maybe we'll get a detailed roadmap of how their tastes and passions helped make them who they are. Maybe we'll just learn that they really liked hearing the "BraveStarr" theme song over and over when they were kids. Either way, it'll be fun.

This time, we spoke with Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, 26.