Idolator — Former American Idol hopeful Jason Castro, who for better or worse introduced Simon Cowell to the genius of Leonard Cohen almost a year ago today, has a single coming out tomorrow. I had a lot of affection for the dreadlocked, spacey Castro during la... more info

All About Jazz — Jazz Music Los Angeles A rare Cohen showing After a years-long touring hiatus, the wittily morose singer- songwriter Leonard Cohen returns to U.S. stages. Catch him and other artists at these upcoming shows across the Southland, with on-sale da... more info

JamBase — The following review of this, Cohen's first show in the U.S. in fifteen years, is courtesy of Bob Boilen and NPR.org: Listen to the concert here. Leonard Cohen First, this concert is historic and a knockout. Leonard Cohen is a brilliant poet... more info

Idolator — A few weeks ago, Bruce Springsteen fans were up in arms after tickets to his hotly anticipated homecoming shows appeared on Ticketmaster's "secondary market" site TicketsNow suspiciously close to their onsale time. But somehow, the ticketing behemoth... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Last weekend it was two nights of Antony and the Johnsons at Town Hall, one of which fell on the same night as Leonard Cohen at the Beacon Theatre and M Ward at Apollo Theater. This week's war of... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Taylor Swift [ tickets ] is getting ready for her first headlining tour, which will span 52 cities over seven months. The 19-year-old singer/songwriter kicks off the bulk of the run in late April, and stops are planned through mid-Oct... more info

Pitchfork — It's been a rough couple weeks for Ticketmaster-- and thank God for that. Just as the biggest ticketing company in the country tries to join forces with Live Nation, the biggest live promotion company in the country, the world-conquering twosome ha... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Pitchfork reviews the new Alela Diane album, To Be Still, giving it an 8.0. When people speak of Diane's voice Sandy Denny's name comes up with increasing frequency, and the young American certainly shares her British predecessor's grace and... more info

Guardian Music — The head of America's biggest tickets agency has told the US Senate that the resale market is a mess and should be bannedSecondary ticketing should be banned, the CEO of Ticketmaster, which itself owns resale company TicketsNow, said this week.Irving... more info

Detroit Free Press — The opening round of tickets for Leonard Cohen's May 9 concert at the Fox Theatre is on sale today. more info