Akron/Family

Akron/Family Release Live Album in Advance of New LP

PUBLISHED Dec 27, 2012

The last we heard from freak folk-leaning indie rock troupe Akron/Family, they were taking flak for appropriating Man Is the Bastard's logo...

Beefs 2012: Man Is the Bastard/Bastard Noise Lash Out at Akron/Family over Alleged Logo Theft

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2012

Appropriated T-shirt designs have been a hot topic lately, with No Age calling Kings of Leon copycats, Crass's style getting ripped off by...

Akron/Family

The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON February 20

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2011

On Gravediggaz' classic 1994 cut, "Diary of a Madman," an imprisoned and starved RZA raves, "About to die from thirst that's when a ministe...

Akron/Family

S/T II: The Cosmic Birth And Journey Of Shinju TNT

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2011

Songs about bear tête-à-têtes over secret honey stashes, compassion for panhandlers and endless summers. Oh Akron/Family! You so crazy! Whi...

Akron/Family Play Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver on Upcoming North American Tour

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2010

As previously reported, ambitious psych rockers Akron/Family will be returning with a new album on Dead Oceans early next year. The album's...

Akron/Family Explore <i>The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT</i> on New Album

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2010

Last spring, post-freak folk rockers Akron/Family continued expanding minds, and their catalogue, with the release of Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em...

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Set 'Em Wild Set 'Em Free

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2009

The departure of Ryan Vanderhoof reveals he may have held the keys to his band's spaceship and forgot to make copies before leaving. Newly...

Akron/Family Announce New Album, Residencies in North American Cities

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2009

Following a fresh signing with Dead Oceans, the innovative freak folks of Akron/Family have shared a fresh batch of details about their upc...