Stereogum — As part of Levi’s Pioneer Series — which also welcomed Nas (covering Slick Rick) and She & Him (handling Rick Nelson) — Dirty Projectors did a loose, spacious, vocally rich take on Dylan’s “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine,” a spare folk tra... more info

KEXP Seattle — As if you haven’t heard, there have been some hefty developments in Summer festival line ups. Some of these announcements have people pulling out their hair from excitement. BUMBERSHOOT (SEPT 4 - 6) Bumbershoot boasts headliner, legend, sex idol o... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-03 Sofia, Bulgaria - National Palace of Culture06-04 Skopje, Macedonia - Metropolis Arena06-07 Zagreb, Croatia - Salata06-09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic - Incheba Expo Arena06-11 Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena06-12 Linz, Austria - Tips Aren... more info

NME — Mary J. Blige, The Decemberists and Rise Against also set to appear more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-04 Seattle, WA - Memorial Stadium *09-11 Portland, OR - Musicfest Northwest* with Bob Dylan, Neko Case more info

Stereogum — Outside Lands’s line-up announcement yesterday didn’t inspire discussion, but maybe Bumbershoot, the other late-in-the-season (Pacific North)West Coast festival, will? The September festival announced the full line up today. Headliners are Bob Dy... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-04 Seattle, WA - Memorial Stadium ** with Bob Dylan, the Decemberists more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... The Original Rumble Plus 22 Other Storming Guitar Instrumentals - Link Wray Peel Session 110 – The Mekons 16.09.85 http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com Fermo said... Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin - Harlequin (1985) Genre:... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Joni Mitchell "Clouds" (remaster) The true test for any album is durability and Clouds has stood the test of time easily and remains, 40 years after its release, as fresh as it was upon release. - Ser... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Thompson explains his choices as curator of this year's Meltdown festival and reveals the acts he's most looking forward to seeingAN EVENING OF POLITICAL SONGRoyal Festival Hall, 17 June I'm always interested in politics, I'm a bit of an anar... more info