Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt Michael Hurley @ Brooklyn Bowl Jonny Corndawg @ Brooklyn Bowl Jonny Corndawg completed his April residency at Brooklyn Bowl last night (4/25) with an impressive lineup of openers that included Jason Isbell (who played Bowery..... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Brian Leli Right now, Portland bookworms the Decemberists are in the studio, hard at work on their sixth album. And this time around, they'll have at least one pretty serious guest: R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. Last week, Decemberists frontm... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: - Michael Hurley & Ida - Wildgeeses (MP3) Glorytellers (the Boston trip fronted by Geoff Farina of Karate and The Secret Stars) have a new record out, Atone, on Southern Records. "Just What I Was Thinking" from that is... more info

Said the Gramophone — Michael Hurley - "Don't Blame it On Me" I inherited a dead man's jeans the other day. I spoke aloud his will when I found him hanging out the dumpster behind the A&P. "To whomever is listening to this message to them I bequeath my articles of clothi... more info