Time — It’s safe to say that Ryan Montbleau’s most devoted fans first saw him live. Over the span of the last 10 years, the Ryan Montbleau Band has continued to refine and enhance its sound while out on the road, adding new hits to the repertoire while ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco reveals a consistent vision and integrity in a stirring concert. more info

Guardian Music — Merrill Garbus's work is complex, sexualised and challenging. It doesn't need to be 'mansplained' by clueless criticsYou could say Chuck Klosterman "mansplained" Tune-Yards on Wednesday, when he wrote in Grantland about her second album, Whokill, top... more info

Guardian Music — It's out now: Folk the Banks, from a new record label that aims to bankroll the Occupy movement in the UKA casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that Occupy London had run out of steam: media attention seems to have drifted away from the enc... more info

USA Today Music — Also new for jazz fans is Charlie Haden and Hank Jones' 'Come Sunday.' more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — For those who have been complaining that there are no protest songs in pop music right now, ’90s icon Ani DiFranco serves up a well-meaning but predictable specimen in the title song to her new studio album. With a contribution from activist folkie... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — This week in rock: Kathleen Edwards takes a trip, Ani DiFranco takes sides, Metallica serve leftovers, Skrillex arrives, Steve Aoki throws a coming-out party and The Maccabees show some ambition. more info

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonMarriage and motherhood have impacted on Ani DiFranco's productivity. Having released 18 albums in as many years, the prodigiously driven and prolific US singer-songwriter has taken three years over the latest, ¿Which Side Are Yo... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyEach week we share a list of concerts our writers will be reviewing. Here's what they'll be writing about in the next few days (all ... more info

Time — It's more than a little heavy-handed of DiFranco to make artistic hay out of last year’s blossoming Occupy movement, which is what Which Side Are You On? kind of feels like. more info