L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A key question surfaces with the dawn of each new edition of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio: Just what is country music these days? As this year’s installment got underway Friday at the Empire Polo Field just a week after its b... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Long-running Canadian act The Sadies just released Northern Passages, the band's 10th record, full of the band's signature countrified heartland rock. Making a guest appearance on the LP is Kurt Vile... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The country music festival also features Son Volt, Justin Townes Earle, .38 Special, Nikki Lane, Robert Ellis, Tommy James and the Shondells, Los Lobos, Cowboy Junkies, The Long Ryders, The Sadies, and more. Continue reading… more info

Detroit Free Press — The Fair Lane Folk Festival brings Justin Townes Earle to Dearborn, and Detroit hiip-hop is in the spotlight with LXL.             more info

Detroit Free Press — "Detours" has the lowdown on the Fair Lane Folk Festival, which hits Dearborn on Saturday with headliner Justin Townes Earle and many others. Plus, talking Detroit hip-hop with LXL, and the Weekend Top 5.             more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Hinds at MHOW in 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Hinds @ Palisades Spanish band Hinds release their debut album this week... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Justin Townes Earle at PACE University in 2012 (more by Tracy Allison) Father and son musicians Steve Earle and Justin Townes Earle  will be doing an autism benefit on December 14 at Town Hall with Jackson Browne (tickets) . They've... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Gov't Mule at Lockn' 2015 (via) Virginia's Lockn' Festival wrapped up Sunday (9/13) after two successful previous days. The biggest highlight of day 3 was another set from Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and his band... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Total Control show at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Lust for Youth, Sannhet and Flesh World go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the Albert Hammond Jr. show at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Blake Mills w/ Fiona Apple at LPR in 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Among the recently-announced Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2015 schedule is a very cool show that has Fiona Apple, members of Nickel Creek and more performing... more info