Guardian Music — Combining cute vocals with often blunt lyrics, this country singer sounds like a cross between Loretta Lynn and LolitaHometown: Ohio.The lineup: Jessica Lea Mayfield (vocals, guitar).The background: We were going to write about Emma's Imagination tod... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lucinda Williams @ Outside Lands 2009 (more by Chris Graham) Lucinda Williams will be touring this February and March. Towns she hits include Boston, Ithaca, Red Bank and New York City. Tickets for March 11th and 12th shows at Webster... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gumshoe said... Mourn with Gumshoe on the many untimely deaths of 2010, Leslie Nielson, Jimmy Dean, Captain Beefheart, J.D. Salinger and many others among them. LISTEN. Learn. http://gumshoegrove.com Walker said... Bjork- Unplugged (1994) @ 320 Than... more info

Detroit Free Press — Philadelphia native Amos Lee took a lengthy break from touring to craft the songs for his soulful new release "Mission Bell" ( * * * out of four stars, out Jan. 25 on Blue Note), which includes contributions from Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams and I... more info

Guardian Music — The surprise at the top end of Rolling Stone and Spin critics' albums of the year lists was The Guitar Song by a liberal country singer who's more Oprah than OpryHovering at the top end of Rolling Stone and Spin's albums of 2010 lists was a name unfa... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Between the Notes Lucinda Williams' forthcoming album reportedly will feature a track called 'Seeing Black,' which was written for the late songwriter Vic Chesnutt. The Cowboy Junkies' next album, 'Demons,' will consist of 11 cover ver... more info

Songs:Illinois — I’ve written about a lot of female artists over the years. I’ve compared many of them at one time or another to Gillan Welch, Joan Baez, Lucinda Williams, Dar Williams, etc., etc.). But I probably should have gone further back and compared them... more info

Guardian Music — The former Kinks frontman on vaudeville, his hatred of The X Factor and his pick'n'mix approach to the Meltdown lineupTim Adams It's six months until Meltdown. Any plans yet?Ray Davies It's like buying a bag of sweets, at the moment. You point to all... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The broad reach of Loretta Lynn’s influence is immediately evident in this salute on the 50th anniversary of the start of her career. The all-star roster includes Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, the White Stripes, Kid Rock, Lucinda Williams, Paramor... more info

Guardian Music — (Universal)This album of collaborations came about after Davies recorded a version of "'Til the End of the Day" with the late Alex Chilton of Big Star. There are some good covers here: Mumford & Sons are pleasantly rugged on "Days", which speeds up a... more info