Some Velvet Blog — Denton, Texas singer-songwriter Doug Burr is bringing new ideas to the "tradition" of the singer-songwriter. Like Tweedy, Ray LaMontagne, Jim James, Conor, Bon Iver, Josh Ritter and The Low Anthem's Ben Knox Miller, Burr may draw on the past yet he c... more info

Stereogum — My Morning Jacket is in the middle of their tour with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and in addition to bringing out a ton of covers, Jim James and co. are also debuting new MMJ material “Friends Again” is lose and mellow, though that may be a ... more info

KEXP Seattle — A common cause brought musicians Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore together with producer Yim Yames (aka Jim James of My Morning Jacket): the effort to put an end to the destructive Mountaintop Removal method of coal mining in central Appalachia. Al... more info

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Stereogum — The Roots’ forthcoming How I Got Over will feature John Legend and Jim James, as well as a sample of The Milk-Eyed Mender’s “Book OF Right-On.” Newsom didn’t re-record it — she appears in sampled form. For his part, Jim James re-made Mons... more info

Pitchfork — Monsters of Folk photo by Jennifer Tzar According to an article in the latest issue of Rolling Stone (which Nah Right has helpfully uploaded), the Roots and Monsters of Folk (aka Conor Oberst, Jim Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis) are teaming up. T... more info

Stereogum — We mentioned Jim James’s appearance on the Preservation Hall’s Benefit LP a couple months back. The house jazz band started a short tour with My Morning Jacket yesterday that will continue to May 2. As you can see in the gallery, the two bands di... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Blind Boys of Alabama will curate a three-night series at Lincoln Center on July 12, 14 & 16. The events start with an opening night concert featuring rock artists Yo La Tengo, Lambchop, Exene Cervenka of X and Yim... more info

KEXP Seattle — That right there is a new music video for The Monsters of Folk’s song, “Dear God,” which was just released. You won’t see the monsters themselves, though. Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis let director and Michel Gondry protege... more info

My Old Kentucky — As an general lover of all things Jim James/My Morning Jacket, I must admit that the Monsters Of Folk project (Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, Mike Mogis) has left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. Beyond their KISS cover band antics, I've barely fe... more info