Impose Magazine — The Miller Theatre at Columbia University in New York City has announced an illustrious line-up for their Japan benefit concert that includes Sonic Youth, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Mike Patton, Cibo Matto with Mephista, Marc Ribot, and Uri Caine & Zorn�... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Majestic Silver Strings is the name of a new band and a new album, and both defy expectations in a number of ways. It’s a guitarist supergroup of sorts, bringing together a disparate collection of four highly esteemed players:... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Two of the more idiosyncratic facets of the guitarist summit meeting of Buddy Miller, Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and Greg Leisz on “Buddy Miller’s The Majestic Silver Strings” album center on Ribot, the instrumentalist extraordinaire who has work... more info

Guardian Music — (New West)After years as an unsung Nashville session guitarist, Miller is on a roll as a producer (he bossed Robert Plant's Band of Joy) and lead. Here, he assembles stellar friends for a selection of antique country curios well salted with new mater... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Interpol @ MHOW in September (more by David Andrako) today in NYC * Forro For All @ Barbes * Marc Ribot @ The Stone * Rana Santacruz @ Barbes * Funky Meters @ Brooklyn Bowl * Konrad Kaczmarek @ The... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Americana songwriter, singer, guitarist and producer Buddy Miller’s latest project, the Majestic Silver Strings, surfaces March 1 in a new album named for the stellar collection of players who join him: Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz. In c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Mike Birbiglia in a window * Oh Land @ Hiro Ballroom * Areni Agbabian @ The Stone * Marc Ribot @ Le Poisson Rouge * Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes * Kyoko Kitamura Duo @ The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Nella Nairb @ The Stone * Disappears @ Union Pool * Marc Ribot @ Le Poisson Rouge * Macroquarktet @ The Stone * Preminger/Davis/Garcia @ Barbes * The Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes * Daniel Carter @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Mark Helias @ The Stone * Lauryn Hill @ the Blue Note * 50 First Jokes @ 92YTribeca * Marc Ribot @ Le Poisson Rouge * Jon Irabagon & Mike Pride @ Barbes * Mandingo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — W said... * HOTLEGS (10cc) Thinks: School Stinks (1970) The original 1970 first LP release from Hotlegs (10cc, minus Graham Gouldman). Featuring the same album cover Alice Cooper would co-opt 2 years later for School's Out. Includes the minor hit, "N... more info