The Late Greats — The Family Straw is headed out for vacation tomorrow. We’ll be out and about until Thursday the 15 – look for a return to posting then. IN the meantime, here are a few things to tide you over. Pace yourselves. One of my favorite bands i... more info

Chorus.fm — *Josh Ritter* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/josh-ritter/) has finished recording (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=30030584&blogId=509249077) his as yet untitled new album. Submitted by alann more info

Rock Sellout — The name Erin McKeown might not be on the tip of your tongue, but you may be familiar with her from one of the many projects she’s worked on. She’s performed with artists including Ani DiFranco, Josh Ritter, The Indigo Girls, and Andrew Bird. The... more info

JamBase — LOW ANTHEM CONTINUE WORLD TOUR WITH WEST COAST DEBUT, DATES WITH BLIND PILOT The Low Anthem It's been a banner year for The Low Anthem. In addition to being JamBase's New Favorite Artist this month, the Rhode Island trio spent the greater part ... more info

Twangville — The second day of the 2009 Newport Folk Festival dawned with an overcast sky that slowly bled into sunshine for an excellent Sunday of folk music.  My first choice would be a difficult one.  Josh Ritter was playing the main stage directly oppos... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming performances today from the Newport Folk Festival, including sets by Josh Ritter, Neko case, and Deer Tick. The Boston Globe interviews Joe Pernice about his new novel, It Feels So Good When I Stop. Q. What was... more info

My Old Kentucky — As one of the best young songwriters around, Josh Ritter has seen his audience and critical acclaim grow with each passing year of this decade. Born in Idaho with an innate sense of song, Ritter found his early success easiest in Ireland where his ... more info

TheFrontloader.com — Last week's Top 5 Most Played Songs Off Swap's iTunes featured a Josh Ritter song, "Monster Ballads." I finally went back and took a listen to where that particular recording came from... I have no idea why I didn't notice that bootleg before, but... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Louisville Courier-Journal profiles singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. Ritter is a literate songwriter who makes smart use of historical references in his lyrics, befitting a graduate of Oberlin College, a refuge of Midwest creative types (and other ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — This year will be my first venture out to Newport's annual Folk Festival, which has featured the likes of Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and hundreds more over the course of its 50 year history. This year's gathering marks that 50 y... more info