Undercover, Australia — Patterson Hood, one of the two front men of the band Drive By Truckers is going solo once again. more info

JamBase — PATTERSON HOOD TO RELEASE MURDERING OSCAR (and other love songs) on June 23, 2009 Hood & the Screwtopians announce first leg of the tour "For more than a decade, Hood has been transforming all that preys on him into songs that are loud, rowdy... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The multi-instrumentalist will stop by the annual desert music fest, with the Drive-By Truckers in tow. For about three seconds, Booker T. Jones' new album, "P... more info

All About Jazz — JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS PRESENTS 2009 Summer Lineup The Allman Brothers, Drive-By Truckers, Umphrey's McGee Black Eyed Peas, Smokey Robinson, Al Jarreau and many more JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS JUNE FESTIVAL JUNE 18-27, 2009 New in 2009, the JAS June Festival... more info

JamBase — JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS PRESENTS 2009 Summer Lineup The Allman Brothers, Drive-By Truckers, Umphrey's McGee Black Eyed Peas, Smokey Robinson, Al Jarreau and many more JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS JUNE FESTIVAL JUNE 18-27, 2009 New in 2009, the JAS June Festi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alejandro Escovedo: 2009-03-20, Austin [mp3,ogg,flac] "Sway (Rolling Stones cover)" [mp3] other Alejandro Escovedo posts at Largehearted Boy Camper Van Beethoven: 2005-03-25, Boston [mp3,ogg,flac] "Friends" [mp3]... more info

JamBase — Epitaph Label Reaches Milestone With 2 Albums In The Billboard Top 20 JamBase wants to send congratulations out to Epitaph and Anti- for scoring two separate records in the Billboard Top 20 for the first time in the history of the label. This w... more info

Guardian Music — For his first album in more than a decade, the legendary Stax soul man and leader of the MGs has enlisted the Americana heavyweights on the noisiest record of his lifeBooker T Jones might be making the best rock'n'roll album of the year. The legendar... more info

Allmusic Blog — Legendary organist Booker T, who recently employed the Drive-By Truckers as his backing band during Potato Hole’s recording sessions, has partnered with Rancid. T’s Hammond B3 organ can be heard on “Up To No Good,” a track from Rancid’s upc... more info

JamBase — HEADLINE ARTISTS CONFIRMED FOR THE OUTDOOR STAGES AT ATHFEST 2009 BLACK LIPS, PATTERSON HOOD & THE SCREWTOPIANS, RANDALL BRAMBLETT BAND AND MORE The Black Lips AthFest is the annual arts and music festival held each June in historic downtown Athe... more info