ContactMusic — BRIGHT EYES frontman CONOR OBERST has written an open letter to a concert promoter in Arizona defending his decision to support a boycott of the state in protest of... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Autumn de Wilde As previously reported, the Sound Strike is a coalition of artists who are boycotting Arizona after it passed the controversial SB 1070 bill, which gives the police broad power to detain people suspected to be in the country ... more info

Perfect Porridge — Flickr CC: El Humilde Fotero del Pánico I first saw CocoRosie opening for Bright Eyes at the State Theater back in 2005. I was late to the show, and you know how that theater has ushers with flashlights to show you to your seat? I had no idea my ti... 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

Chorus.fm — Liam Gallagher (*Oasis* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/oasis)) has gone into the studio with his new band.....*Beady Eyes* (http://spin.com/articles/liam-gallaghers-new-band-hits-studio). Submitted by Alex_Weiland more info

Pitchfork — Monsters of Folk photo by Jennifer Tzar MP3:> The Roots: "Dear God 2.0" [ft. Monsters of Folk] "Dear God" was a slow-burning highlight from the self-titled 2009 LP from Monsters of Folk (aka Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, M... more info

Guardian Music — The Record Player, LondonThe Record Player's premise is simple: pick a year, and then base the entire night's setlist around it. Kicking off with the corker that is 1979, it'll be hard for their launch night to go far wrong. With the cream of punk, p... more info

Songs:Illinois — If I were to rename this blog I think something like “Awkward Dude With Guitar…” might be apropo. Some of the best music of the last few decades could be described as such. Think Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, etc., etc. ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — the Burton Bootlegger said... HMS Ginafore - live in Chester 2009 http://hotelmaidssmileinunison.blogspot.com luigi said... Bill Evans Trio - Moon Beams (1962) Charles Lloyd Quartet - Love In (1967) Hermeto Pascoal - Hermeto (1972) http://lascintas... more info

All About Jazz — It's hard to feel sorry for Norah Jones: At 31, she's already sold more records than most artists will over a lifetime, and despite her soccer-mom appeal, she's retained a kind of cool-musician cachet, collaborating in recent years with Bright Eyes, ... more info