Sweeping The Nation — Truth be told, we didn't think there'd be a blog poll this year. Partly because this place was out of commission by choice for a while, but also the number of blogs closing down without notice, just disappearing and leaving a regular last pos... more info

Sweeping The Nation — 4 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away[iTunes] [Spotify] [Amazon]After the extended midlife freakout of Grinderman and Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!, Cave and his slowly reformatting Bad Seeds took time to look at where they personally are in rela... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Here it is. Our obligatory year-end review. The following is an unranked list of albums that caught, and kept, our attention in 2013. Have at it.  – AD _____________________________________________________________________________________ Bill Call... more info

Impose Magazine — On Wednesday, November 20th, Bill Callahan headlined Neumos in Seattle, WA. There was an opening set by Mick Turner (of The Dirty Three). See more images from this post. more info

KEXP Seattle — The last time Southern troubadour Bill Callahan came to Seattle, he played a quiet, solemn show at the Triple Door. And on Wednesday night at his sold out show at Neumos? He was dare I say, peppy? Or at least as “peppy” as the Songwriter Formerly... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Some friends and I drove out to the desert last week to see Bill Callahan, who is presently touring behind his latest LP, Dream River - yet another outstanding work, from a near peerless artist. As I’ve been proselytizing since that night, this is ... more info

Topix — Standing stoic in the center of his seated quartet, Austin dweller Bill Callahan opened by riffing through the Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat," delivering a nearly eight-minute version of the song, in tribute to Lou Reed, that pounded i... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Finally, my favorite song from my favorite album of 2013. — CFCF more info

Topix — "Drinkin', while sleepin', strangers unknowingly keep me company in the hotel bar," opens Bill Callahan with "The Sing," pulling the words slowly, heavily from dislocated depths. more info

Consequence of Sound — Finding identity in 20 minutes or less. more info