LargeHeartedBoy — The New Yorker and the Telegraph profiled Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano. Slate recommended entry points into the author's work. PopMatters wrapped up its 100 best albums of the 2000s list. Josh Ritter talked to Westword about literature'... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for all dates on the Mastodon, Gojira and Kvelertak tour, including the Long Island and NJ dates, go on Invisible Oranges presale today at 10 AM local time. Password HERE. Tickets for The Weeknd, Schoolboy Q and Jhene... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pete Seeger at Clearwater 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) As previously discussed, Croton, NY's Clearwater Festival returns this year from June 21-22 with Richard Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, Puss N Boots (feat. Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, Catherine Poppe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Husker Du's Bob Mould & X's John Doe rehearsing Paul Simon @ City Winery Tickets are still available for tonight's Paul Simon tribute show at Carnegie Hall with Allen Toussaint, Angelique Kidjo, Ben Sollee, Bettye... more info

Chorus.fm — *Josh Ritter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/joshritter)*'s fantastic The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, is getting its first ever U.S. vinyl pressing. Pre-orders are now up (http://joshritter.merchtable.com/music-vinyl/the-historical-conquests-of... more info

Prefix — Photo gallery of Josh Ritter, Felice Brothers at Terminal 5 in NYC (May 18, 2013).   Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/josh-ritter-felice-brothers-terminal-5-nyc-pics/ more info

The Bay Bridged — Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band swung through The Fox last Wednesday night as part of their 39-date North American tour in support of Ritter’s latest release, The Beast In Its Tracks. The show was a relatively intimate and subdued affair compared... more info

Chorus.fm — Download a 21-track *Josh Ritter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/joshritter)* live album, Live At The Iveagh Gardens, for name-your-price on Noisetrade (http://www.noisetrade.com/joshritter/live-at-the-iveagh-gardens). more info

Chorus.fm — Here are the bands on your television (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/bands on tv/) this coming week. Check your local listings (http://www.interbridge.com/lineups.html) for showtimes. 3/11 - Depeche Mode on Letterman [CBS] 3/12 - Josh Ritter on Le... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — An abundance of quality music arrives this week, including Autechre's Exai, Caitlin Rose's The Stand-In, Chelsea Light Moving's Chelsea Light Moving, Javelin's Hi Beams, Josh Ritter's The Beast in Its Tracks, and Youth Lagoon's Wondrous Bughouse, all... more info