My Old Kentucky — Our friends at Daytrotter are putting on a pretty great little event/tour/happening for some of you based in the Midwest. The first ever Daytrotter Barnstormer is set to kick off in two weeks.Six different Daytrotter alumni bands will be playing sel... more info

Undercover, Australia — Tonight (June 27, 2009) is opening night for a month long residency of `Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story` at Melbourne`s Crown Casino. more info

Live Daily — Elvis Costello [ tickets ], sporting a porn-star mustache and shades along with a beaming smile, performed at two California record stores in a single day Monday (6/22) to celebrate last week's release of "Secret, Profane and Sugarcane." The L.A. con... more info

Live Daily — Following a European festival run that kicks off next week, British metal rockers Motorhead [ tickets ] will swing through a handful of North American cities behind last summer's "Motorizer." The Stateside portion of the summer outing, which begin... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ishkabibliophile said...A couple of mixtapes featuring Aimee Mann, Eleni Mandell, Stan Ridgway, and Tom WaitsDisc OneCloser To Him: Eleni MandellLooking for Nothing: Aimee MannAs I Went Out One Morning: Stan RidgwaySnaketrain: Stan RidgwayHold On: To... more info

The Culture Of Me — We here around THE CULTURE OF ME were once obsessed with all things relating to Sassy and Dirt magazines. And while those titles are long gone, the sentiment of how they covered the culture industries has indeed left its mark on writers and culture v... more info

Live Daily — James Taylor will follow up the remaining spring dates on his ongoing "Down Home" tour with a few shows in September, as he plots initial dates for a fall outing. The singer/songwriter continues his current run tomorrow night (5/12) in Indianapolis. ... more info

PopSugar UK — The official video for M. Ward's cover of Buddy Holly's "Rave On" brought a big smile to my face, so I couldn't resist sharing it with you. Taken from his latest album, Hold Time, the cheery tune features vocals from Zooey Deschanel, who recorded an ... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Joe Ely & Joel Guzman Live Cactus ely.com Though he hails from the same West Texas environs that birthed Buddy Holly and he practices the same roots regimen as his fellow Flatlanders Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely... more info

Topix — Rock and roll icon Buddy Holly was only 22 years old when he died in the 1959 plane crash that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. more info