NME — Counting Crows have announced a tour of the UK and Ireland this May - with support on nine of the 13 dates coming from The Hold Steady. more info

Paste Magazine — Hometown: Ballyporeen, Ireland Fun Fact: Hayes co-wrote the song "Hazy" with Adam Duritz of Counting Crows for his band's New Amsterdam live album. Duritz is rumored to have subsequently referenced her in the song "Washington Square," when he sing... more info

Pitchfork — Major General that he is, Hold Steady keyboardist and natural born star Franz Nicolay will lead the charge around the States in January. It's quite a little whirlwind tour Nicolay has crafted in support of his solo debut, particularly when you consid... more info

Perfect Porridge — Christmas is getting closer! I can tell because the bad holiday muzak has filled the hallways, elevators and restrooms at my office, the mall and the place where I get my haircuts. Despite the bad tunes, the snow in the air and upcoming vacation tim... more info

Undercover, Australia — Bones Hillman, the former bass player for Midnight Oil, is thugging harmony with Counting Crows drummer Steve Bowman and Aussie producer Mark Moffatt. The former Midnight Oil bass player has a new band called Sons of Sound. more info

I Like Music — Autumn UK Tour is postponed to May 2009, check the details and new dates here more info

AngryApe — But the band have added an extra date for fans more info

I Guess I'm Floating — We got this remix in the IGIF inbox the other day for Department of Eagles' non-In Ear Park song "1997" that Stereogum premiered about a month ago. I was thinking that Dan Rossen's paper-thin vocals might actually provide a good contrast to some Tu... more info

Altsounds — Canvasback Music is proud to announce that Wild Sweet Orange has confirmed tour dates with Margot and the Nuclear So & So's throughout November. The tour will kick off in Milwaukee, WI, on November 1st and come to a close in Chicago, IL, on November ... more info

Altsounds — Canvasback Music is proud to announce that Wild Sweet Orange has confirmed tour dates with Margot and the Nuclear So & So's throughout November. The tour will kick off in Milwaukee, WI, on November 1st and come to a close in Chicago, IL, on November ... more info