Pitchfork — WHAT: Blaze FestivalWHEN: June 19 - July 31WHERE: London, EnglandWHO: The Knife's Tomorrow in a Year, Dirty Projectors performing The Getty Address, Shearwater, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Caetano Veloso, Lee "Scratch Perry, Toots and the Maytals... more info

Pitchfork — In 1995, a benefit album to raise funds to fight the allegedly wrongful imprisonment of convicted murderer Leonard Peltier was supposed to come out on Columbia. The record-- dubbed Exiled in the Land of the Free-- was to feature feature rare, live, a... more info

A Walking Disast3r — I have had a chance to see M. Ward on two occasions in the past, once during SXSW with his lovely sidekick Zooey Deschanel with their group She & Him and also last year here in Denver during the Democratic National Convention. It is always a pleasu... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Neko Case [ tickets ] has added a slate of fall headlining shows to her already impressive resume for 2009 as she continues to support her most recent studio release, "Middle Cyclone." The performer--who kicked off a lengthy spri... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Neko Case has added new dates to her upcoming tour in support of "Middle Cyclone," the singer's latest solo album. The Canadian performer--who, aside from her solo career, is also a member of The New Pornographers--kicks off the out... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Neko Case has mapped spring and summer tour plans as she continues to support her new "Middle Cyclone" LP, which she dropped earlier this year. The Canadian performer--who, aside from her solo career, is also a member of The New Por... more info

JamBase — APRIL DATES WITH GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS "The lovely Western swing found on On High might be best described as a feminine companion piece to Neil Young's Harvest, but Maki never loses sight of her own destination." - American Songwriter "Like the best ... more info

A Walking Disast3r — Here is the list for this year's Waterloo Records In-Store appearances during South By Southwest:Thursday March 19th:2:00 P.M.- Department Of Eagles3:00 P.M.- Raul Malo4:00 P.M.-Jason Isbell5:00 P.M.- Howe Gelb of Giant Sand6:00 P.M.- Ian McLaganFrid... more info

Blacklisted The Canadian singer's latest album produced with Darryl Neudorf features guests such as M. Ward and members of The New Pornographers, Los Lobos, Calexico, The Sadies, and Giant Sand. more info

JamBase — Italy's top alternative rock band (and Greg Dulli collaborators) AFTERHOURS plays U.S. dates Afterhours Seminal Italian alternative rock outfit Afterhours return to North America (their last U.S. dates coincided with the Presidential election - th... more info