Rolling Stone — Night two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between satiating fans with classics and testing new mater... more info

Pitchfork — It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the Austin sun while taking in too much BBQ and trying to catch dozens (hundreds?) of the world's finest and/or most breathlessly hyped new bands. But that was an entire year ago. Which can only mean one ... more info

Rolling Stone — • Idol Survives Rolling Stones Night • Stooges, Genesis Join Rock Hall of Fame • Jackson Estate, Sony Strike Huge Deal • Grohl Fiends for Caffeine in Studio Footage • Eddy Grant Accuses Gorillaz of Infringement • Abdul Rumored for Star Se... more info

Twangville — At Twangville, the Drive-By Truckers carry a lot of weight. In fact, in the post-modern, post-alt-country (whatever) era of Indie rock, they are like superstars to some. Not like in the “Oh my god, what is Britney wearing” kind of way but... more info

Rolling Stone — Leading this week’s pack of New Reviews is The Big To-Do, the latest album from Athens, Georgia Southern rockers the Drive-By Truckers. The LP is the Truckers’ first proper studio album since 2008’s Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, and finds Pa... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — "The Big To-Do" is the Drive-By Truckers' first album for Dave Matthews' ATO Records, and it also marks the studio debut of keyboardist Jay Gonzalez, who takes over the role played on the band's last set by veteran R&B session... more info

KEXP Seattle — The infamous SXSW week is usually enough of a musical fix for most of us tune junkies. But, with a truckload of new releases from underrated artists to the Tex-fest’s own megabands, this week may very well lead to sound overdose for many. With thei... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — SXSW week usually means no big indie music releases, but this week bucks the trend and features the new Drive-By Truckers album The Big To Do and the White Stripes live CD Under Great White Northern Lights (also available... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Drive-By Truckers: 2010-03-12, Atlanta [mp3,ogg,flac] Drive-By Truckers: "Lookout Mountain" [mp3] other Drive-By Truckers posts at Largehearted Boy Glen Phillips: 2010-02-19, Covington [mp3,ogg,flac] Glen Phillip... more info

Culture Bully — Audio & video from the Drive-By Truckers' performance of "This Fucking Job" on the Late Show. more info