Rolling Stone — Songwriter/guitarist Tim Krekel passed away June 24 at his home in Louisville, Kentucky after his health deteriorated following surgery for abdominal cancer, Reuters reports. He was 58. During his career, Krekel performed with Jimmy Buffett, Bo Diddl... more info

Spinner.com — When it was announced that a band named "ILO and the Coral Reefer All-Stars" would kick off Bonnaroo's Saturday festivities on its second-largest stage, it seemed nobody had heard of this Ilo kid. But, of course, it's fairly common knowledge that the... more info

Stereogum — By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday. Backed by Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the ever hu... more info

Starpulse — Revelers at the Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee are hoping Jimmy Buffett's sunny songs about Florida fishing and cocktails stop the rain at the annual music event after storms ruined the opening night on Thursday.[...] Read more! more info

Live Daily — Jimmy Buffett [ tickets ] will play a special noon show Saturday (6/13) on Bonnaroo's Which Stage, according to the event website. Buffett's performance with Ilo and the Coral Reefer Allstars will kick off the second stage's line-up for the Saturday... more info

Allmusic Blog — Bonnaroo started today, and along with a rainy forecast, Jimmy Buffett was a last-minute addition to the festival’s schedule (on Saturday night, to be exact). The festival will also be a little less sweet and trippy for some, since 35 pounds of mus... more info

Buck T. Edwards - If You Don’t Get It By Midnite… Release: April 27, 2009 Discover: MySpace | Website Purchase: Amazon | iTunes From the website: A multi-talented singer/songwriter with over 300 titles to his credit, Buckley T. Edwards performs a... more info

Live Daily — "Man, my hotel room is bigger than this," Sammy Hagar quipped shortly after his new supergroup, Chickenfoot, took the stage in the packed and sweltering basement of Cambridge's Middle East nightclub--and, given the multi-platinum rocker/tequila mogul... more info

Live Daily — Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band continue to add new dates to the "Summerzcool" tour, which has already entertained Parrotheads from coast to coast in 2009. The trek, which continues June 18 in Camden, NJ, also includes a pair of European date... more info

Topix — Stephen Bruton, seen here on tour with Bonnie Raitt. LOS ANGELES a ' Guitarist and songwriter Stephen Bruton , who had played with Kris Kristofferson for nearly 40 years and whose songs had been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett ... more info