Stereogum — Bobbie Gentry recently got some shine in our The Number Ones column when her "Ode To Billie Joe" hit the top of the charts in 1967. The country musician is a fascinating figure on the country music fringes -- she has an episode of the podcast Cocaine... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2019 edition of Knoxville, TN's Big Ears Festival happens March 21-24 and also features Spiritualized, This Is Not This Heat, Béla Fleck, Mercury Rev, serpentwithfeet, Harold Budd, Moor Mother, Sons of Kemet, and lots more. Continue reading... more info

Obscure Sound — State of Mind by Dead Heart Bloom Dead Heart Bloom first caught my ears in 2014 with the track “Broken Babylon“, a thunderous space-rock jam with a likeness to Mercury Rev. The band’s knack for psych-heavy guitars and captivating melodic fervor... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bookworm interviewed author Edward St. Aubyn. Stereogum reconsidered Mercury Rev's Deserter's Songs album on its 20th anniversary. September's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for $2.99 today: At Risk by Alice Hoffman The New Yorker profiled singer-so... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Big Ears also includes Sons of Kemet, Bill Frisell, Jlin, Vijay Iyer, Meredith Monk, Stephen O'Malley, the music of Harold Budd, and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Mercury Rev released their last album, The Light In You, in 2015. Earlier this year, they announced a brief tour for the 20th anniversary of Deserter’s Songs. Now, they're gearing up to release a new LP, Lachesis/Clotho/Atropos, as "Harmony Rockets... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bummer news: Mercury Rev have cancelled their Brooklyn show, which BrooklynVegan was presenting. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Jay Rock, Eric Bachmann, Brooklyn Comes Alive, Mercury Rev, Murder by Death, and more NYC-area shows on sale. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In addition to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Desert Daze 2018 features Tame Impala, Jarvis Cocker, Death Grips, Warpaint, Ty Segall & White Fence, Mercury Rev, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, and lots more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2018 Desert Daze festival happens October 12 – 14 at Lake Perris, CA with already-announced headliners Tame Impala, Death Grips, Mercury Rev (who will perform their classic 1998 album 'Deserter's Songs' in full), and Warpaint. Continue readingâ... more info