Aquarium Drunkard — The latest release from the Red Hot Organization is a tribute compilation to the late cellist and experimental composer Arthur Russell, whose work spanned the verse of classical music, disco, country, folk and the avant-garde. The players on this rel... more info

Stereogum — There’s a mid-term election this November, which means you, the American citizen, have the right to elect representatives to Congress (and probably a Senator too) plus weigh in on lots of locally relevant matters. Lil Jon wants to make sure you kno... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by P Squared Photography, words by Andrew Marinaccio Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ Prospect Park - 7/26/14 As self-aware as the Bad Seeds' Vegas-styled image has become, Nick Cave is still running on the primal engines that... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nick Cave at Beacon Theatre in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Darren Hayman You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Devendra Banhart,... more info

Stereogum — Last year, Devendra Banhart put out the new album Mala, which included the brief but chilling folk song “Golden Girls.” Now, Liars — who this year put out the great and overlooked album Mess — have stretched that minute and a half to nearly 1... more info

Stereogum — The cultishly beloved folk singer Vashti Bunyan has recorded a grand total of three albums over a 44-year career, and the third of those albums, Heartleap, comes out in October. While Bunyan’s last album, 2005′s Lookaftering, was a freak-folk cor... more info

Stereogum — Brazilian musician Rodrigo Amarante, who fronted Los Hermanos before forming Little Joy with Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, is releasing his first solo album next month on Easy Sound, a new label whose roster also includes Isobel Campbell, Vetiver... more info

Time — Linda Perhacs, a dental hygienist living in southern California’s Topanga Canyon, recently had to bow out of a party at the last minute as a result of a flu bug going around her office. But it wasn’t a typical function that she missed out on —... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Devendra Banhart @ MHOW, 2/8/2013 (more by Fred Pessaro) As you may recall, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will touring North America this summer, and while openers haven't been announced for the whole tour, Devendra Banhart and Nicole Atkins will... more info

KEXP Seattle — Congrats to Seattle band La Luz, whose first music video from their debut, It’s Alive, is currently being premiered on Entertainment Weekly’s website. The Carlos Lopez-directed video for “Big Big Blood” embraces the dark side of the group’s... more info