Young the Giant

Young the Giant performed before a massive crowd at this year's Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas this weekend. You can see their sweaty, extremely live version of "My Body" below. Young the Giant are still out on the road with Incubus, so head over to our tour page to find a show near you.

Young the Giant frontman Sameer Gadhia stopped by the studio of 98.7 FM radio in Los Angeles, CA for an extended interview, which you can watch below. The singer talks about the lifestyle changes that come with increased popularity and success, the genesis of their current single "Cough Syrup," his writing process, and much, much more. Here's the video: Young the Giant are currently on the road with Incubus; visit our tour page to find a show near you..

Young the Giant drummer Francois Comtois isn't just a musician - he's also a cook. PacSun Music recently featured his thoughts on the kitchen as an artistic avenue in the "Open Dialogue" section of their website. Says Comtois, "I started taking cooking seriously when the band first moved to Los Angeles.

Young the Giant frontman Sameer Gadhia was interviewed by Metro in the wake of the band's extremely well-received performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 28. (Watch the clip here.) "I don’t think the VMAs are going to be that thing that’s going to break us," he said.

Young the Giant were the only rock band to perform on last night's MTV Video Music Awards, and they gave a high-energy performance that's garnering a lot of praise. In case you missed it, here's the footage of the band singing "My Body" in front of (and eventually surrounded by) an audience of rabid fans: Get More: 2011 VMA, Music, Young The Giant Young the Giant's self-titled CD is in stores now; get it from Amazon or iTunes..

Young the Giant vocalist Sameer Gadhia was interviewed by Grammy.com when the band performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 5. The singer talked about the concept behind the single and video "Cough Syrup," how the band came together, his musical influences and more.

Young the Giant will be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28; they're the only band not nominated for an award to get a performance slot, something that proves MTV likes them almost as much as we do. And the band wants 300 of their fans to join them onstage at the Nokia Theater in L.A.

Vocalist Sameer Gadhia of Young the Giant talks about the band's songwriting process, and something he calls "anti-writing," in this interview with Artisan News Service. The band's self-titled album is out now, and can be purchased from Amazon or iTunes.

Young the Giant performed this past Friday, August 5, at the annual Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, and Time Out Chicago shot a terrific set of photos, one of which is above and 15 more of which can be seen at this link. Young the Giant's self-titled debut CD is out now and can be purchased from Amazon or iTunes..

Young The Giant will be performing on the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards telecast, two days prior to kicking off their US tour with Incubus. They will be appearing in the "emerging artist" performance slot and are the only non-nominated band booked for the show. "The last few months we have been seeing a lot more bands than we usually do in the hopes of finding that band that would stand out," Amy Doyle, executive producer of the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards told Billboard.