Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield "Just back from seeing Mark Eitzel at The Knitting Factory. Intimate. Intense. Inspiring. - The Rockdoves Mark Eitzel / Kathryn Calder Mark Eitzel played between tour-mates Kathryn Calder and Himalayan Bear at Knitting Facto... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mark Eitzel "For The People Who Wonder if AMC is Touring We are not. During the reunion in 2005 it was good to play with these guys again - though we had changed a lot in a decade. We made... more info

Bradley's Almanac — With last month's release of David Bazan's great new record, "Strange Negotiations", and last week's arrival of the latest Centro-matic full-length, "Candidate Waltz", I've been thinking about how lucky Boston was to get a visit during the one-and-on... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... STEP BACK TO 1978 - PART 3 John Paul Young – Love Is In The Air Clout – Substitute Supermax – Love Machine Umberto Tozzi – Tu Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds Nina Hagen Band – TV-Glotzer Status Quo – Again And... more info

Guardian Music — Bloomsbury Ballroom, LondonRay LaMontagne has been a cult icon for years, but his appeal is rapidly broadening. The US singer-songwriter's fourth album, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, was a No 3 hit in his homeland recently: only Eminem and Katy... more info

Altsounds — Vidal Sassoon The Movie, Craig Teper's revealing and inspirational portrait of one man who revolutionized hairdressing, features a soundtrack produced by David Spelman, with music by American Music Club's Mark Eitzel, The Jam, Noel Coward, The Lo... more info

Songs:Illinois — Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) has quietly released another in a string of interesting solo records. This one is only available from him direct from his website. AMC was one of the most important bands in my musical upbringing. The raw emotion a... more info

Live Daily — Former Pedro the Lion creative force David Bazan [ tickets ] will take to the road this fall to support his forthcoming full-length solo debut, "Curse Your Branches." The Pacific Northwest native and his four-piece backing band (guitarist Eric Elb... more info