Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK S.Chu The Prelim EP (S.Chu Music)Simon Chu cut his teeth working with grime acts like Kano, but it is in funky house that he is coming into his own. Following last year's sleek vocal anthem You Got Me comes the first of three EPs. Tr... more info

Silent Uproar — British singer-songwriter Beth Orton has parted ways with longtime label Astralwerks and signed on with Anti- Records. Orton is currently at work on her fifth full-length. [antilabelblog.com] more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Delta Spirit @ Terminal 5 in 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan) tonight in NYC * Daily Show @ Comix * The Unthanks @ Joe's Pub * DJ Kool Herc @ Crotona Park * Beth Orton @ Rockefeller/Battery Park * Vijay... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beth Orton headlines a free 7pm show in Rockefeller Park (River Terrace and Warren Street) in NYC tonight (June 30th). And, according to "Anonymous", "Sam Amidon and Doveman will be playing accompaniment for Beth Orton tonight." Tickets are also... more info

ET Online — Sarah McLachlan sang a medley of "Angel" and her new single, "Loving You Is Easy," on "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night, and the folk diva reveals to ET if she'd like to put on a pair of dancing shoes for the hit ABC show! "Not a chance,"... more info

NME — Literature and arts bash also features gigs by Bonobo and Thea Gilmore more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Sam Amidon - Relief (R. Kelly cover) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Beth Orton and Sam Amidon - Thirteen (Alex Chilton) (MP3) Footloose... coming to LPR The new monthly Unsilent Film series kicks off Wednesday, April 7 with a... more info

Stereogum — Although Sam Amidon’s frequently contributed banjo and guitar to the whispered elegance of Thomas Bartlett’s Doveman project, he’s a fiddler first, and a man with a distinctive voice his own. The forthcoming I Saw The Sign sees the multi-instru... more info

Guardian Music — Laura Marling, BelfastThough only 20 years old, Laura Marling has already developed a pretty robust identity: she is the femme fatale of indie folk, a top 10 recording artist, and arguably the person responsible for the arrival of new albums by the C... more info

Rollo & Grady — MP3: Beck & Beth Orton – No Expectations (Stones) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info