Rolling Stone — Beck has recruited MGMT, Devendra Banhart and Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale to join his Record Club for a one-day, no-rehearsal studio performance of Leonard Cohen’s entire iconic Songs of Leonard Cohen. As Rolling Stone previously reported, Beck... more info

Stereogum — Beck continues making good use of his down time between album cycles with the second phase of his Record Club, the project which sees Hansen invite a tag-archive-friendly set of friends to cover an a classic album in its entirety, in a day, with n... more info

NME — Musicians get to grips with 'Songs Of Leonard Cohen' more info

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Live Daily — The Butthole Surfers [ tickets ] have reunited their '80s-era lineup--Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Teresa Taylor--for a September/October tour that will culminate in a pair of Halloween shows in Texas that will also feature ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Peter M. Van Hattem Elizabeth & The Catapult are a trio from Brooklyn. Fronted by singer-songwriter Elizabeth Abby Ziman, the band offers a selection of jazzy pop-tunes that will go down with the cognoscenti that hang out in the small venues ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Madeleine Peyroux has carved out a successful career as an interpreter of songs from greats such as Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline and Leonard Cohen. But on her fourth album, the smoky-voiced singer holds the mirror up to herself. more info

All About Jazz — The legendary bassist Freddie Washington has played on sessions or on tour with a "dazzling" (AllMusic) list of notables, including Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Leonard Cohen, and is now touring worldwide with Steely... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — In the New Yorker, Sasha Frere-Jones profiles legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. Oprah Magazine lists books First Lady Michelle Obama has been reported reading recently. Time Out Dubai interviews singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. The Globe and Ma... more info

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