Guardian Music — Can extremism be defeated by rock music? Maybe not, but Salman Ahmad's message of tolerance deserves to be heardYou can tell he's a celeb the minute he enters the room. His hat, which he keeps on all the time, might easily be Bob Dylan's cast-off fro... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Liars @ Bowery Ballroom the other day (more by Erez Avissar) tonight in NYC * Fol Chen @ Sound Fix * The Morning After Girls @ Living Room * John Wesley Harding house show in Staten Island * Ludicra, Krallice,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — John Wesley Harding @ City Winery Haiti benefit Jan. 20th (more by Tim Griffin) Songwriter and author John Wesley Harding has a number of different events coming up. He joins his band the English U.K. for three shows this weekend... more info

Rolling Stone — It was the year that gave us our Number One single of the entire decade: Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 hit “Crazy.” Bob Dylan got the friskiest he’d been since 1968’s John Wesley Harding on his stellar Modern Times, the Red Hot Chili Peppers churne... more info

Guardian Music — Bob Dylan and carols is a cocktail that really shouldn't work – especially not in Latin. But Richard Williams finds himself seduced by a punk-Dickensian SantaThere used to be a civilised convention among reviewers – perhaps there still ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — British author and musician John Wesley Harding (Wesley Stace is his real name) has put together a sort of variety show that has been appearing at (le) Poisson Rouge about every month since the spring. Last night was his last one of the year in NYC a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "@colinmeloy just asked me to MC the Decemberists show tonight in NYC. Finally, something to dress up for! I know just what to wear...." - John Wesley Harding "When the spotlight glared down on the tinsel-bedecked... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — John Wesley Harding @ Le Poisson Rouge (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Of Montreal @ Santos Party House * Asobi Seksu (acoustic) @ Joe's Pub * Olof Arnalds @ Rockwood Music Hall * John Zorn... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Tickets on sale now: Warp20 NYC Closing Party with Jamie Lidell, the Hundred in the Hands and Born Ruffians at (le) Poisson Rouge on September 5. Tickets Rain Machine (Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio’s new side project) at The Bell House on Septemb... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — John Wesley Harding & Eugene Mirman @ CoW in April (more by Tim Griffin) John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders variety show, which graced the city in February, March and April, in addition to tour dates around the country, will... more info