Stereogum — Joanna Newsom brought her harp and two taxidermy peacocks to The Late Show last night. Before she played, Letterman joked that the set looked like “… Sarah Palin’s den” and asked Newsom if she did her own taxidermy. She laughed. Here’s her ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — BlogTO shares a "neighbourhood mixtape" that includes Owen Pallett covering Joanna Newsom's "Peach, Plum, Pear." The Observer examines the difference between literary fiction and genre fiction, using Dan Brown and Stieg Larsson as examples. I realise... more info

Altsounds — Hot on the heels of her outstanding performance at *Carnegie Hall* and this week's benefit concert with Neil Young for the new UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, *Joanna Newsom* is making the trek back to New York for a performance on the *Late Show w... more info

Popdose — Neil Young and Joanna Newsom lent their talents to a worthy cause in San Francisco, and Michael Fortes gives the rundown on how it all unfolded. more info

Stereogum — M. Ward’s cover of “Sadie” appears on Versions Of Joanna, a 22-track Dylan-punning compilation that also features Billy Bragg, Owen Pallett, and Ben Sollee remaking songs by Joanna Newsom. Ward’s Ward-like take doesn’t have the charm or ene... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — 01 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round 02 Joanna Newsom – Good Intentions Paving... Read more » more info

melophobe — I’ve been humming “Sprout and the Bean” ever since I saw this news pop up on blogs, that news being that Joanna Newsom’s tribute album, Versions of Joanna, is free for streaming and available for purchasing with profits going to Oxfam Interna... more info

NME — He beats Arcade Fire, Beach House, Joanna Newsom and Gorillaz to title more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt she played some songs on piano There were no guest appearances by Rick Ross, John Legend or Nicki Minaj, and Ivanka Trump wasn't tweeting from the balcony with Spike Lee, but there were a lot... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Francesco Santocono: "'81" A Voice Heard on Baer Mountain: "Autumn" Sarah Katheryn: "Baby Birch" Joel Cathey: "Book of Right-On" Guy Buttery: "Book of Right-On" (instrumental) Josh Mann: "Bridges & Balloons" Chris Leeds: "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" ... more info