Guardian Music — With the next incarnation of their BlakRoc hip-hop project coming soon, blues-rock duo The Black Keys are also finishing off their Danger Mouse-produced album – hear the resulting Cramps and rockabilly-inspired tunes live early next year (3-10 Feb ... more info

Guardian Music — You don't have to head to Britain's cities to find a clued-up crowd – there are some unlikely pockets of cool, from Anstruther to Frome and Nettlebed to Barrow-in-FurnessAnstruther, FifeThe small seaside village of Anstruther, 50 miles north of Edi... more info

Guardian Music — Various venues, AnstrutherIt must be Homegame: where else of a Friday evening could you catch the bald, Amish-beard-sporting Gummi Bako screeching his trash-country tunes like a preacher on laughing gas, then the flaky genius alt-folk singer-songwrit... more info

Altsounds — Good things come in threes as the magnificent Iron & Wine join Fleet Foxes and Explosions In The Sky as the third main stage headliner for Green Man 2011! Backed by a superb live band, acclaimed Texas-based singer songwriter Sam Beam will bring the ... more info

Guardian Music — (One Little Indian)As scions of folk's Waterson clan, it's taken this sister and brother a long time to do the obvious and record together. The result is a lovely, low-key affair that pays tribute to their late mother Lal, whether in songs such as "R... more info

Song, by Toad — So, after work tonight, what to do… there’s James Yorkston at Pilrig St. Paul’s, or the Panda Su EP launch at Sneaky Pete’s, or Ringo Deathstarr at Cabaret Voltaire.  Then tomorrow it’s either the Conquering Animal Sound album launch or Co... more info

DrownedInSound — James Yorkston's writings provide more insight and humour in their coverage of five tours than most musicians could manage in a whole ghost-written life story. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

NME — Joan As Policewoman and James Yorkston also join Dorset festival bill more info

The Culture Of Me — Today brings another huge talent in the EDM (god we hate that acronym) scene over the last decade, Jon Hopkins, a man who's well versed in classic song structures and transforming them into electronic anthems and build-break-build measures. Through E... more info

Guardian Music — Book containing older and bawdier version of famous Dublin song is presented to Dublin Writers museumThe oldest known written version of the ballad of Molly Malone has found a new home in Dublin's fair city – as the song's lyrics describe it – de... more info