Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Kurt Vile - "Jesus Fever" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kurt Vile - "In My Time" (MP3) In addition to the previously discussed dates with J Mascis which include Music Hall of Williamsburg on 3/25 (tickets) and the sold-out Mercury Lounge on... more info

Stereogum — Not sure if it’s the weather or the easy familiarity of that voice, but I find myself listening to J Mascis’ pretty, easygoing, mostly acoustic Several Shades Of Why at least once a day. When we posted “Not Enough” I mentioned the album was �... more info

Metalsucks — J Mascis Several Shades Of Why Label – Sub Pop Records Release date – March 15, 2011 The album I’m most excited about this year isn’t even a little bit metal, even though it comes from someone who’s made a career out of ear-splitting, squea... more info

Impose Magazine — Master of the tuneful growl, J Mascis, will release his first solo album, Several Shades of Why, on March 15 via Sub Pop, which will coincide with a spring tour of North America. Several Shades is "nearly all acoustic," and is meant to display a "del... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: J. Mascis - "Not Enough" (MP3) Sebadoh at Pitchfork 2008 (more by Elizabeth Weinberg) Dinosaur Jr haven't called it quits (again), but their members are fully engaged in their own separate projects in the coming months. Lou Barlow's Sebadoh... more info

NME — 'Several Shades Of Why' is out on March 14 more info

411 Mania — ATP Thoughts, new Rural Alberta Advantage album, JEFF MANGUM PLAYED A GIG, new music from J Mascis, Jonny Greenwood, Low, and Mogwai , Jim O'Rourke "sells out", and more. more info

Stereogum — “Not Enough” is the first single from J Mascis’s forthcoming mostly acoustic collection Several Shades Of Why. For all of his primary bands and side projects, it’s being billed as his first studio-recorded solo collection. “Solo,” but Kur... more info

Here Comes The Flood — A tribute to the music of Neil Young will be held at Carnegie Hall, New York City on February 10th, 2011. All net proceeds go to charrity. Presented by Michael Dorf, entrepreneur and impresario, the tribute will feature 20 artists benefiting music... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — J Mascis @ Summerstage in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) J Mascis has set to release his second solo acoustic album, and first album for Sub Pop on March 15. The album is called Several Shades of Why and... more info