Live Daily — Currently out on the road with a scaled-down, two-man, acoustic version of the group, Cracker [ tickets ] has lined up co-headlining dates with Reverend Horton Heat for later this spring. Pared down to frontman David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hi... more info

Live Daily — Rockabilly revivalists Reverend Horton Heat [ tickets ] will embark on a spring tour with Cracker beginning in May, after the band finishes up its own headlining dates over the next few months. The group--led by singer/guitarist Jim Heath, also kn... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Britt Daniel (Spoon): 2010-01-23, Brooklyn (Sound Fix records instore) [mp3,ogg,flac] "Written in Reverse" [mp3] Britt Daniel (Spoon): 2010-01-23, Brooklyn [mp3,ogg,flac] "I Summon You" [mp3] other Britt Daniel p... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG The Reverend Horton Heat The Reverend Horton Heat will be spending lots of time on the road in February, March, April and May, both here and abroad. That includes a thirteen night tour with Cracker that brings the... more info

Live Daily — Cracker will set out next month for a stretch of acoustic-only road dates, stripped down to a duo, as the band continues to support its most recent studio album. The group--pared down to frontman David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman for the u... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — It seems like Cracker has been around forever, right? Well, only since 1991, but that’s still a long time! And the group is still touring! They’ll be at Highline Ballroom on Friday, January 15, along with Camper Van Beethoven (buy tickets here). ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alejandro Escovedo: 1992-09-01, Bloomington [mp3,ogg,flac] "Five Hearts Breaking" [mp3] Alejandro Escovedo: 1989-05-03, Austin [mp3,ogg,flac] "Marianne" [mp3] other Alejandro Escovedo posts at Largehearted Boy Cr... more info

Sky News — A Christmas cracker company is trying to stop festive groans this year, by replacing their old jokes with new ones. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — And Pluck Your Strings lists the 20 most anticipated albums of 2010. The CBC lists the biggest publishing stories of 2009. The Nashville Scene examines the "indie-fication of metal" in 2009. Cracker's David Lowery talks to the North County Times... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Buffalo Killers: "Run Rudolph Run" [mp3] other Buffalo Killers posts at Largehearted Boy Cracker: "Merry Christmas, Emily" [mp3] from Forever other Cracker posts at Largehearted Boy My First Earthquake: "Holiday ... more info