Songs:Illinois — While I do live in the Midwest, that fact doesn’t inform much of who I am or how I think. With artists though it seems their locale is a very important part of their art. I think about Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens and others who have written so knowle... more info

Rollo & Grady — The Black Atlantic Hometown: Groningen, Netherlands Album: Reverence for Fallen Trees (Free Download – TheBlackAtlantic.com) Label: Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck The Black Atlantic – I Shall Cross This River The Black Atlantic – Dandelion For F... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neko Case @ the 2009 Newport Folk Festival (more by Jim Brueckner) "During the weekend of October 16th through October 18th, The New Yorker will present its tenth annual Festival, a three-day series of events that brings together some of... more info

Guardian Music — Fair Ohs – Almost Island(From MySpace via nowhere)A south London trio trying to contain the blast from the "bomb in the baby carriage" Paul Simon sang about. Think Vampire Weekend stripped bare of trust funds and yachting attire and left to bl... more info

Totally Fuzzy — db said...Can - Flow MotionCan - Saw Delighthttp://nobones.22web.neta r n e l said...Chet BakerLee MorganArt Pepper - 4 albumsYellowjacketsBugge Wesseltoft - 2 albumsCab CallowayThe CommodoresDionne WarwickCandy Dulfer - 3 albumsNorah Jones - 4 album... more info

Stereogum — Twilight 2: The Edge Of Reason is coming (omg), and just in time too because there are no vampire stories in pop culture these days. We're still skeptical about the Radiohead and Bon Iver tunes rumored for the soundtrack, but at least we know Dea... more info

TheFrontloader.com — It's 2:34am and I'm wide awake. I woke up because nature called... and I guess it was SO amazing that I had to stay up to reflect on the experience. Anyhow, I'm glad I'm awake because it gave me a reason to listen to some music. I hit my iTunes ... more info

Rolling Stone — The reunited Stone Temple Pilots embark on another tour and make early New Year’s Day plans. Plus, Breaking artist Bon Iver plots a performance at a Los Angeles cemetery in the midst of his Blood Bank trek and Mika once again crosses the Atlantic i... more info

Live Daily — Indie folk-rockers Bon Iver [ tickets ] will return to the road this fall for a run of US headlining dates as the group continues to support January's "Blood Bank" EP. Spearheaded by its sole permanent member, singer/songwriter Justin Vernon, the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bon Iver @ Sasquatch Fest (more by Chris Graham) Tickets are now on sale for all of Merkin Hall's upcoming 2009/10 concerts. Those shows include the NY Guitar Festival's Silent Films/Live Guitars series, which features David Bromberg and Marc Ribot..... more info