Here Comes The Flood — Karl Christenson (l.) and Nick Whetro. Photo: Chris Moore Icarus Himself started out as a side project for the solo cravings of National Beekeepers Society frontman Nick Whetro. Mostly acoustic spiced with loops and samples and the indispensable aid... more info

JamBase — Austin City Limits 2009 | October 2-4 | Zilker Park | Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2009 event. Set to go down October 2-4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, the festival features 130 bands on 8 stages ov... more info

CNN Showbiz — Robyn Hitchcock was blunt. more info

Chicago Tribune — Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3: Once again accompanied by his R.E.M. fan club—Peter Buck, Bill Reiflin, Scott McCaughey—Hitchcock is in top form on his latest album, "Goodnight Oslo" (Yep Roc). He's moved on from his obsession with creepy, craw... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Philadelphia Daily News interviews Robyn Hitchcock. Q: How do you feel about having a lot of your catalog out in box sets now? Hitchcock: I'm especially glad that it's available on vinyl. I finally found it in one... more info

JamBase — ONE OF ENGLAND'S FINEST VISITS THE STATESWITH HIS VENUS 3 PROS Robyn and Venus 3 The sublime bard of jangled, semi-surreal goodness, Robyn Hitchcock, began a new U.S. tour this week behind his fab new album Goodnight Oslo (released February 17 on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano In support of new album Goodnight Oslo, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 are heading out on an April tour that includes a stop at New York's Irving Plaza. Tickets for that show are still on sale.... more info

The Late Greats — This song came on The Loft the other day. I had forgotten that back in 2004 Robyn Hitchcock made an album with Late Greats fav Gillian Welch and David Rawlings called Spooked. A truly great collection of songs, including this Dylan cover. Listen: Rob... more info

JamBase — Bonnaroo Headliner Dates Announced Bonnaroo has announced the dates for the 2009 headliners. Phish will be performing on the Friday and Sunday of the festival weekend. The Friday show will be a special late night performance and the Sunday show wi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR's Day to Day interviews Robyn Hitchcock about his new album, Goodnight Oslo. The Boston Globe profiles singer-songwriter Juana Molina. The Seattle Times profiles singer-songwriter-whistler Andrew Bird. While Bird's albums are painstakingly crafte... more info