Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Alabama Shakes at ACL 2012 (more by Glen Brown) Alabama Shakes are a few days away from releasing their Blake Mills-produced sophomore album, Sound & Color, on ATO, and they're now streaming it in full at NPR. Check it... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Jason Isbell at Governors Ball 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell just played Beacon Theatre with Damien Jurado over the weekend (anyone go?), and now he's expanded his tour. The new dates include two..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — J Mascis w/ Dinosaur Jr at MHOW in May (more by Caroline Harrison) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... J Mascis, Luluc @ Bowery Ballroom J Mascis may... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for all dates on the Mastodon, Gojira and Kvelertak tour, including the Long Island and NJ dates, go on Invisible Oranges presale today at 10 AM local time. Password HERE. Tickets for The Weeknd, Schoolboy Q and Jhene... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Drive-By Truckers @ The Paramount 6/28/2014 (more by Greg Cristman) Having just played two NY-area shows with The Hold Steady, the Drive-By Truckers tour rolls on on for a few more days, wrapping up next week in Cincinnati. They'll then... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Drive by Truckers / The Hold Steady @ The Paramount, 6/28/2014 "Throughout the evening, there was a striking contrast between frontmen Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley. Hood, who often leaped into the air mid-song, overflowed wi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Flavorwire listed Orson Welles' literary film adaptations. NPR Music and CMJ listed the best songs of 2014 so far. Bustle listed July's best books. Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers talked to the Ottawa Citizen. Electric Literature interviewed ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Firing on all cylinders, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley of Drive-By Truckers zipped over to the KEXP studio to play a couple of their songs off their newest album, English Oceans. With an eight-string, robust Kay Vintage guitar and silvery crooning, ... more info

KEXP Seattle — photos and text by Matthew B. Thompson Southern charm and rock ‘n’ roll descended upon the Showbox SoDo on a rainy Wednesday night. Drive-By Truckers headlined a nearly sold out show supporting their latest album: English Oceans. Concert-goers fi... more info

The Music Fix — Their best line up? Their best album? Absolutely, according to the man at the wheel. more info