USA Today Music — 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Austin City Limits' bring Fun. and Punch. more info

Guardian Music — King's Place, London Truly great bands make fine albums but sound even better playing live, and Lau are one of the most intriguing and adventurous live bands in Britain, with a style that mixes traditional influences with virtuoso musicianship, impro... more info

Guardian Music — (Pure/Island Pink)Kate Rusby celebrates 20 years in music with a classy if frustrating 20-track retrospective that fails to do justice to the celebrity cast joining in. There's everyone here from Paul Weller to folk heroes Nic Jones, Richard Thompson... more info

Guardian Music — Macca will be joined by Rufus Wainwright, Irma Thomas and others to record Yuletide classics for Holidays RuleSir Paul McCartney, Rufus Wainwright and Irma Thomas are among the contributors to a new Christmas album. Holidays Rule will be released on ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Folk innovators Punch Brothers offer a free sampler through Noisestrade featuring three tracks recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 8, 2012 plus Movement And Location from their latest studio album Who's Feeling Young Now? Bandlead... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — His band’s latest album is called “Who’s Feeling Young Now?,” but Chris Thile can now count himself a little older and wiser. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @1908cub Tickets to see Japandroids at Webster Hall go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to see Cold Specks at Mercury Lounge go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to the Punch Brothers' three-night run at Bowery... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Punch Brothers at Rockwood Music Hall in February (more by David Andrako) The New Year's Eve options just keep coming. Today the announcement comes that bluegrass crew Punch Brothers will do a three-night run in NYC at Bowery Ballroom from... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2012 New Yorker Festival happens October 5 - 7, bringing together writers, musicians, filmmakers, chefs, deep thinkers and all other sorts of creative types. Highlights for the 13th annual fest include "Portlandia Live" with Fred Armisen, Carrie ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Folksy Mexican-American singer Lila Downs, bluegrass-focused string-quintet the Punch Brothers and French composer Yann Tierson are among the artists slated to appear at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex during the 2012-2013 season. Downs will open the s... more info