Paste Magazine — Nashville singer/songwriter pens her own hymns Three years ago, Sandra McCracken released The Builder And the Architect, a collection of reworked traditional hymns that remains one of the strongest albums in her near-decade-long career. Her latest... more info

Popdose — DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE In general, people who know Daniel Lanois know him from the musical acts he’s produced: U2, Robbie Robertson, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, and Emmylou Harris, just to name a few.  His partner in crime, Brian Eno, also sha... more info

JamBase — LOOKIN' FINE AT 59 AND SOUNDING EVEN SWEETER Happy birthday, Ms. Bonnie Raitt! The bottleneck slide whiz emerged as a teenager in the eye of the '60s blues revival, opening for the likes Mississippi Fred McDowell and Sippie Wallace, and singing wit... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The McGarrigle Christmas Hour featuring Rufus and his sister, Martha Wainwright, will be held at Carnegie Hall on December 10, 2008 and there will be some very special guests. Kate and Anna McGarrigle are thrilled to welcome Emmylou Harris, Lou... more info

Paste Magazine — MerleFest , one of the nation's largest folk music festivals, has just announced the line-up for its 22nd annual festival. Slated to run April 23-26, this year's events include performances by Emmylou Harris , Jim Lauderdale , Travis Tritt and J... more info

JamBase — MerleFest 2009 :: April 23-26 :: Wilkesboro, NC MerleFest 2009 is set to go down on April 23-26 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC. Ready to celebrate its 22nd year, the following artists will join host Doc Watson for a wee... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo:Gries/Getty In the new issue, Rolling Stone’s Andy Greene reports on why mainstream artists like Bon Jovi and Jewel are going country, but what do country’s legends have to say about the trend? Rock Daily found out last night at the Co... more info

My Old Kentucky — MOKB helps put three shows in this week's Indy.com Top Ten. All three shows happen, starting tonight at Radio Radio, over the next three days. Here are Indy.com's words about the shows. Come out, come out!! You won't be sorry.#8. Haley Bonar w/ L... more info

All About Jazz — Cold River is a variation of the band Astrograss, which are both led my songwriter-guitarist-vocalist Jordan Shapiro and are two of the tightest, most unique bluegrass inspired bands in New York City. Based out of Brooklyn, arguably the new and unlik... more info

JamBase — By: Alex Borsody Cold River is a variation of the band Astrograss, which are both led my songwriter-guitarist-vocalist Jordan Shapiro and are two of the tightest, most unique bluegrass inspired bands in New York City. Based out of Brooklyn, ar... more info