Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Joe Mande @ Caroline's * Johnny Winter @ BB King's * Plan B @ Bowery Ballroom * Abigail Washburn @ Housing Works * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Helias/Sanchez Duo @ The Stone *... more info

Twangville — City of Refuge is a surprising album from Abigail Washburn. It’s not surprising because it’s a crazy fusion of Appalachian music and Chinese folk songs—she’s done that already. It’s not surprising because it features the talents of banjo-go... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — So much folk and bluegrass is about evoking a time or a region gone by, but Abigail Washburn’s latest examines the lost country of the broken heart. Her past albums pulled pristine Americana and keening Chinese balladry (which Washburn often... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A relatively meager music release week is bolstered by the new British Sea Power album, Valhalla Dancehall. Other releases I have heard and can strongly recommend include Wire's Red Barked Tree, Abigail Washburn's City of Refuge, Tape Deck Mountain's... more info

Pop Candy — It's time for another podcast with bunches of music I've been listening to lately. This one is on the down-home side, which seemed appropriate, ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — If you’ve been a BAMS fan for a while, then you will know of my love for cellist Ben Sollee. He originally wowed me at a free River to River summer show when he was just in the backing band for Abigail Washburn in May 2008. Later that year he relea... more info

Live Daily — About three-quarters of the way through his combination hot licks-'n'-laughs show, Steve Martin [ tickets ] noted that he was about to perform a "relaxing banjo tune," a bit of a nonsequitur as far as he was concerned. The tune fit its billing just f... more info

JamBase — Abigail Washburn & The Shanghai Restoration Project Honor One Year Anniversary Of The Sichuan Earthquakes Digital & Limited Edition EP CD Available May 12 Portion Of All Proceeds To Benefit Sichuan Quake Relief Abigail Washburn In honor of the on... more info

JamBase — SPRINGSTEEN, ARLO, MORELLO, KRISTOFFERSON AND MANY MOREGATHER TO SALUTE AN AMERICAN TREASURE His pickin' has us grinnin'... Clearwater: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders will host a benefit concert in celebration of Pete Seeger... more info

JamBase — A Few Honest Words Obama Remix We realize there's been a great deal of political talk on JamBase these days, and we know not everyone is interested in it. So we apologize to those who are fed up with this direction, it won't last forever. But w... more info