Guardian Music — The alternative country star has a new psychedelic jam band, Hard Working Americans – and he’s still retained the respect of Nashville’s old guardLong before Jack White and the Black Keys hit Nashville, Todd Snider was a one-man ... more info

Rolling Stone — When the nominations for the 15th annual Americana Honors & Awards were announced tonight in Washington, D.C., it reinforced Jason Isbell's position as the face of the Americana genre. The singer-songwriter, who released his album Something More Than... more info

Rolling Stone — "This [album]'s not nearly as depressing. It's a bit more celebratory," Jason Isbell told Rolling Stone Country last spring, sitting on a couch outside of the Sound Emporium studio where his newest album, Something More Than Free, was recorded ... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Three concerts will be live-streamed from Tennessee into Chicago later this month in what promoters are calling “the first long-distance concert of its kind.” Performers in three Tennessee cities and the audience in Chicago will be able to see ea... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Rey, Lionel Richie and J. Cole top a wide-ranging lineup for the 2016 Outside Lands festival set for three days in August in San Francisco. This year’s roster also includes Duran Duran, Zedd, Peaches, Sufjan Ste... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jesu + Sun Kil Moon You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Jesu + Sun Kil Moon, Wilsen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Jesu and Sun Kil Moon just... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Black Sabbath in NJ in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Black Sabbath, Rival Sons @ Madison Square Garden Metal as we... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Rolling Stone profiled author Marlon James. GQ interviewed singer-songwriter Jason Isbell. 20 year-end "best books of 2015" lists were added to the Largehearted Boy master aggregation yesterday (bringing the total number of lists represented to 1,788... more info

Stereogum — The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience went down this Halloween weekend in New Orleans’ City Park. Stereogum was there, taking in headlining sets by Florence + The Machine and Ozzy Osbourne alongside performances by the likes of Modest Mouse, Public Im... more info

Stereogum — Hey ghouls. This week’s Shut Up, Dude comes to you from NOLA, where Ryan Leas and I are reporting on The Voodoo Experience. So far the Voodoo Experience is eating lunch at the hotel Starbucks, but soon we plan to see Chance The Rapper, Modest Mouse... more info