Live Daily — Born behind the iron curtain in 1980, singer/songwriter pianist Regina Spektor [ tickets ] spent her early years in Moscow. As the only daughter of a music teacher mom and violinist dad, Spektor began piano lessons at age six. Nine years later, th... more info

JamBase — MILE HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL UNVEILS ANOTHER ROUND OF ARTISTS TO PERFORM: THIEVERY CORPORATION, BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS, DEVOTCHKA, PEPPER JACK'S MANNEQUIN, MATT NATHANSON, AND LUKAS NELSON & THE PROMISE OF THE REAL Thievery Corporation Col... more info

Culture Bully — Ani DiFranco will play three Minnesota dates this fall including Minneapolis' First Avenue on September 20. more info

JamBase — High Sierra Music Festival & JamBase Release Daily Customizable Schedule The set times and stage schedules have been announced for the 2009 High Sierra Music Festival. For full details, including a customizable, printable schedule go to www.jambas... more info

JamBase — ROTHBURY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ARTISTS: UMPHREY'S McGEE, KELLER WILLIAMS, THE WHITE BUFFALO, THE PARLOR MOB REED THOMAS LAWRENCE, WENDY DARLING, BIG GIGANTIC AND LYNX & JANOVER Rothbury '08 by Dave Vann The second annual ROTHBURY Festival at the... more info

The Newsroom — Folk/rock stalwart Ani DiFranco talks about what went into making her new album, "Red Letter Year," and gives Billboard an exclusive acoustic performance of the new material. more info

All About Jazz — David Byrne is happy to be "the guinea pig" at this year's Bonnaroo Music and Art Festival. Byrne is helming the first artist-curated stage in Bonnaroo's eight-year history, presenting a Friday night (June 12) lineup that will include his own "Songs... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Since the lineup speaks for itself, I doubt you'll need another reason to attend Bonnaroo this summer but (unbeknownst to me) David Byrne seems to have had his hand involved in curating a stage. Byrne, showcasing his current taste in music, served a... more info

The Late Greats — Not only do they share the same title, but they are both lead off tracks. Ani DiFranco ∞ Ain’t That The Way Devon Sproule ∞ Ain’t That The Way Which song do you dig best? Or did I leave out your favorite “Ain’t Th... more info

JamBase — By: Tim Donnelly When a show runs four hours long and close to a hundred participants take to the mic, it's not easy to write about it. So, in order to keep the highlights "high" and to keep the meaningful, well, meaningful, I am stealing a page... more info