Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Chris Thile - The Blind Leaving the Blind - third mvt (MP3) Punch Brothers, the alt-bluegrass group led by Chris Thile of Nickel Creek, have a slew of tour dates lined up across the country over... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chicha Libre Jim Campilongo today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Jim Campilongo @ Living Room * Sam Amidon @ Rockwood Music Hall * Rev. Vince Anderson @ Union Pool * Johnny Butler, Peter... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chica Libre Jim Campilongo today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Chica Libre @ Barbes * Jim Campilongo @ Living Room * Sam Amidon @ Rockwood Music Hall * Rev. Vince Anderson @ Union Pool * Johnny Butler, Peter... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Antlers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in Oct (more by Tim Griffin) Life of Agony @ Starland Ballroom in November (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * song of Bowie @ Living Room * Wild Yaks, Nightmare Air,... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's updates to the list of online "best of 2009" book lists: About.com (best literary books) Annette J. Dunlea (best crime books) Buzzard Blog (best books) Hey, There's a Dead Guy in the Living Room (top books) Kanlaon (favorite books)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Maryanne Ventrice Neon Indian Kidrocking it on October 25th... Real Estate and Neon Indian played a kids- and guardians-only show at The Living Room on October 25th, one day after CMJ. The pictures here are from that (including... more info

Live Daily — Veteran singer/songwriters James Taylor [ tickets ] and Carole King [ tickets ] will hit the road together next year on a far-ranging world tour, the first time the longtime pals have hooked up for a concert trip around the globe. The "Troubadour ... more info

Stereogum — Despite the pre-CMJ buzz that this year was gonna be a buzzkill -- or maybe because of it -- so far the fest has turned out a surprising number of notable new artists, sets, and showcases. You can't see all of them, but that doesn't mean you can't... more info

Stereogum — Buttery smooth Living Room darling Norah Jones has done many things in the years since releasing her Grammy-magnet debut Come Away With Me to suggest she wanted to be more than just the artist who puts out records the whole family can agree upon d... more info

Chorus.fm — *Rocky Votolato (http://myspace.com/rockyvotolato)* will be going out for his second leg of living room shows in October and November; he will be playing new songs and some old favorites. Head to the replies for dates and a ticket link. more info