Chicago Tribune — As '60s icons go, James Taylor is massive. His gentle singer-songwriter melodies continue to roll out and help him draw stadium-sized audiences whenever he tours, including a Thursday date with Jackson Browne at Wrigley Field. His latest studio album... more info

Mercury News, California — Wente Vineyards' talent scout works hard to bring top artists to Livermore. more info

Guardian Music — (Marathon Artists) Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Max Jury has now decamped to London and toured with Lana Del Rey. His self-titled debut album features musicians who have worked with D’Angelo and Alicia Keys, and their chops, plus Jury’s ob... more info

Popdose — Rob Smith explores Jackson Browne's three finest albums in "The Vinyl Diaries." more info

Guardian Music — From the prescient lyrics of Jackson Browne to Michael Jackson getting angry about humans destroying the Earth, here are the tunes that made this week’s playlistBelow is this week’s playlist – picked by a reader from the comments... more info

Perez Hilton — What a lovely way to say goodbye to Glenn Frey. At the Grammys on Monday night, the Eagles and Jackson Browne paid tribute to the late Glenn with a flawless performance of Take It Easy. The song first became an instant classic in 1977. Related: Don H... more info

New York Post — You can say this of Joan Baez: She’s popped up, Zelig-like, everywhere with everyone — from the Village with Bob Dylan and Mississippi with Martin Luther King Jr. to Palo Alto with Steve Jobs. And now she’s coming back to New York. Paul Simon, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Justin Townes Earle at PACE University in 2012 (more by Tracy Allison) Father and son musicians Steve Earle and Justin Townes Earle  will be doing an autism benefit on December 14 at Town Hall with Jackson Browne (tickets) . They've... more info

The Telegraph — Martin Chilton selects the 25 best songs of the Californian singer-songwriter more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Beach Boys creative leader Brian Wilson, Weird Al Yankovic, Social Distortion, Ramon Ayala, Barenaked Ladies, Ingrid Michaelson and Jackson Browne are among the acts slated to play the Greek Theatre in... more info