Guardian Music — (Bella Union)Laura Veirs makes thoughtful, folk-tinged, quietly rapturous albums that inspire effervescent reviews, but tend to sit in a neglected corner of the CD cabinet, rarely touched. July Flame is her seventh, and parts of it are so extravagant... more info

Rollo & Grady — Jim James has announced plans to launch a new record label, Removador Recordings and Solutions, with his cousin and collaborator Johnny Quaid. Removador’s first collection of releases will include Boys by Courtney Tidwell, The Ravenna Colt by ... more info

Stereogum — Yim Yames told BBC 6 Music My Morning Jacket's working on their sixth album ("[W]e're knocking around three or four songs") and that Monsters Of Folk will "likely" follow their self-title debut with another collection. (Thanks for the tip, Brad.) more info

BBC 6 Music — Jim James says new My Morning Jacket and Monsters of Folk albums imminent more info

Rollo & Grady — Jim James and Mike Barker – Image Rollo & Grady In several hours My Morning Jacket will make their prime-time television debut on American Dad. I recently caught up with the show’s co-creator Mike Barker, who penned the episode titled “My ... more info

Troxy, London It's their first London show, and Monsters of Folk have found their spiritual home at the Troxy. 'A temple of the roaring 20s painted in the colours of the roaring 80s,' says Jim James, looking around appreciatively. 'A collision of more info

Rollo & Grady — Image Courtesy of Fox On September 22nd, 2008, Jim James, Tom “Two-Tone Tommy” Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan, Carl Broemel, and Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket read and recorded voice-overs for American Dad, the Fox Network animated series. I was ... more info

Guardian Music — Troxy, LondonIt's their first London show, and Monsters of Folk have found their spiritual home at the Troxy. "A temple of the roaring 20s painted in the colours of the roaring 80s," says Jim James, looking around appreciatively. "A collision of exce... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Monsters of Folk, the supergroup made up of M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), and Jim James (My Morning Jacket), played two New York-area shows this weekend: Friday at United Palace and Sunday at the Beacon Theatre. I was lucky enou... more info

Topix — Conor Oberst , Jim James, and friends worked their way through more than 35 songs in a show that lasted nearly three hours Tuesday night. more info