Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - JP, Chrissie, & The Fairground Boys have just confirmed a few live performances supporting Lucinda Williams to celebrate the launch of their new album, Fidelity!, set for release on August 24 via their own La Mina Records,... more info

Stereogum — Pegi Young has been Neil Young’s wife and backing singer for the last thirty years. Foul Deeds is the follow-up to her debut album, which arrived in 2007. She includes a handful of covers of artists like Will Jennings, Lucinda Williams, and Devendr... more info

Altsounds — Lucky Peterson was discovered by blues legend Willie Dixon when he was three years old, released his first record at five and soon after appeared on The Tonight Show. Trained by keyboardists Bill Doggett and Jimmy Smith, Peterson went on to play ... more info

All About Jazz — Blues singer/keyboardist/guitarist's first album in seven years features Larry Campbell, Scott Petito and Gary Burke, and songs by Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Tom Waits, Ray LaMontagne and Lucinda Williams WOODSTOCK, N.Y.--Lucky Peterson ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Nashville based singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier has come up with The Foundling, an autobiographical album that tells story of finding her birth mother, finding her only to discover that she can't handle the reunion with her daughter who she had giv... more info

Stereogum — Already featured on The Twilight Saga: Eclipse OST, Hansen extends the vampire theme by contributing the fuzzy blues-rocker “Bad Blood” to True Blood’s roots-y second soundtrack. The 14-song collection also includes new material from M. Ward (a... more info

Undercover, Australia — The True Blood phenomena keeps getting bigger as Beck, M. Ward and Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello and Robbie Robertson of The Band all record songs for the second soundtrack. more info

Guardian Music — Last week, it was music set in ale houses. This time we want your favourite songs about people performing songs. Merchandise will be available afterwardsThe statistics are clear, the pub is in decline. Faced with fierce competition from supermarkets ... more info

Pitchfork — Beck, M. Ward and Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello all contribute brand new vampire sex jams to True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series Volume II, due May 25 from Elektra. The album also features jams from people like Bob Dylan, the 13th F... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Drew Brown On May 25, Elektra releases True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series Volume II, which means its time for rootsy artists to step up with their most backwoods-y/vampire-friendly tracks. The CD boasts new songs from Beck ("Bad ... more info