Brooklyn Vegan — Dum Dum Girls @ LA's The Echo this week (via @martinkendallwong) Sylvan Esso Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows. Here are some highlights... Dum Dum Girls, Sapphire Mansions, The New Lines @ Mercury Lounge It's a record... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Here it is, the 111 best albums of 2013...as voted on by YOU.  If you don't like the list...change your listening habits.  Have a great 2014. Arctic Monkeys - AM The National - Trouble Will Find Me Daft Punk - Random Access Memories The Arc... more info

Chorus.fm — The most recent episode of Austin City Limits (http://acltv.com/) features great sets from *Jason Isbell (https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell)* and *Neko Case (https://twitter.com/NekoCase)*. Check it out here (http://video.klru.tv/viralplayer/2365143111... more info

Popdose —   If these records could talk … 1. Jason Isbell, Southeastern The last time I saw her, she was standing in a doorway, about to go inside and do something—something, that is, in addition to transitioning from a physical presence to a figure in me... more info

Pop Headwound —   In a year that was filled with a multitude of great releases from well-established veterans, my favorite record of the year, by a country mile, is a “best of” collection by Ginnels – the work of a previously unsigned Dublin-based songw... more info

Chorus.fm — For all our friends in Europe, *Jason Isbell (https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell/)*'s fantastic new record Southeastern is now available (https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell/status/386992343540576256) for the first time outside North America. Go get it! more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Los Angeles Review of Books interviews Jonathan Lethem about his new novel Dissident Gardens. Pop and Hiss interviews singer-songwriter Jason Isbell about the effects a sober lifestyle has had on his music. Hypebot lists the top 10 indie music... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The singer-songwriter, playing the Troubadour in West Hollywood on Sept. 15, says giving up drinking has freed him up.Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell, who carved out a solo career after a stint with Alabama's Drive-By Truckers band, is on tour for his... more info

Prefix — Photo Gallery of The Avett Brothers, Jim James, Father John Misty, The Lone Bellow, Shovels and Rope, Jason Isbell, John ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/newport-folk-festival-day-1-and-2-pics/ more info

Popdose — Since maybe late February (when it leaked online), my favorite record of the year has been the Flaming Lips’ The Terror. The record’s unyielding tone of desperation and desolation appeals to me. Its abstraction and noise play nicely with the caco... more info