Consequence of Sound — "Charles, the world is not the same as it was..." more info

JamBase — Today marks the 13th anniversary of the passing of legendary country musician Johnny Cash. more info

Obscure Sound — Los Angeles-based folk singer/songwriter Chords of Truth, AKA Jason Garriotte, pays homage to classic folk and Americana acts like The Band, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan with his sound, and while that’s not unique in any way, he does exceedingly well... more info

Pop Crunch — Having a child is supposed to be one of life’s most joyous occasions; yet, so many parents seem to use the occasion to inflict serious cruelty on their bundle of joy that we’re wondering what’s up? In the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet, Ju... more info

Nialler9 — Lumo Club‘s 11th edition is this Saturday in Yamamori Tengu and we are very excited to dance with you again. Lumo is a club for dancing to tunes of all-sorts, from Phil Collins to Caribou, from Shalamar to Shamir, from Beastie Boys to Beats I... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Hotel officials say the Star Plaza Theatre and its adjacent Radisson Hotel in Merrillville will be demolished next year to make room for a new hotel. White Lodging president and CEO for investments and development Deno Yiankes says the hotel will cl... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Billy Bragg & Joe HenryFrom: Railway Stations, United StatesShine A Light – Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad, the new Billy Bragg album, a collaboration with US singer songwriter Joe Henry, will be released in September. I... more info

Rolling Stone — In April 1974, while the nation's TV screens were tuned to the myriad twists and turns of the Watergate scandal, which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon four months later, Johnny Cash, long one of country music's most outsp... more info

Rolling Stone — When the Avett Brothers convened with Rick Rubin a couple years back to create their ninth studio album, the producer presented them with a novel idea. Rubin, who worked on their last three LPs as well as mega-sellers for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Psychobilly vets Reverend Horton Heat are doing a ton of touring this year. They've got a July run with Dale Watson ("Austin's answer to Johnny Cash"), followed by December dates with Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy and Lucky Tubb... Contin... more info