“Having just seen K-Holes play a show at Glasslands, there’s no doubt that the band is still having fun. There’s no trace of wear or irritability in the group’s collective presence; on stage, the members smile at one another throughout the set, joking and interacting with their friends in the audience.” At NY Press, Jon Reiss (whose story “Chocolate Milk” appeared here earlier this year) profiles “Surf Dirge” combo K-Holes. And hey, said band’s label HoZac just posted a video for “The Gutter.”

• Emily St. John Mandel provides a list of questions you should never, ever ask at an author’s reading.

• At The Guardian, Michaelangelo Matos on the rise of studio musicians in indie rock, with bonus Steely Dan anecdotes.

• At Serious Eats, 3-Minute Food Stories alumnus Stephanie Klose on the Brooklyn-based cashew purveyors at Nuts+Nuts.

• The Antlers are interviewed at Jewcy.