Live Daily — Simon and Garfunkel have been confirmed to headline the first weekend (4/23-25) of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, according to the event website. The reunited duo's April 24 performance is likely to be their only American appearance i... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Alice in Wonderland, U2 • Cowell’s “Overexposure” Led to Idol Exit • Leno on O’Brien: Read the RS Interview • American Idol Returns: The Live Blog • Cast for 3-D Yellow Submarine Takes Shape • Bon Jovi Join Grammys ... more info

Rolling Stone — My Morning Jacket may not have logged as many miles on the road as Phish — yet — but given another few decades of touring, Jim James and crew might give the Vermont quartet a run for “most cover songs played live.” The Kentucky rockers have c... more info

Guardian Music — (Bella Union)Laura Veirs makes thoughtful, folk-tinged, quietly rapturous albums that inspire effervescent reviews, but tend to sit in a neglected corner of the CD cabinet, rarely touched. July Flame is her seventh, and parts of it are so extravagant... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — 166. It's the magic number. It's the number of posts from 2008. It's also the number of posts from 2009. Funny how these things work out.It's also been a great year for albums. And a great year for concerts. And a great year for music in general. Her... more info

Stereogum — Yim Yames told BBC 6 Music My Morning Jacket's working on their sixth album ("[W]e're knocking around three or four songs") and that Monsters Of Folk will "likely" follow their self-title debut with another collection. (Thanks for the tip, Brad.) more info

Spinner.com — Dan Auerbach is a self-described "workaholic." When he's not working with drummer Patrick Carney in the Black Keys, he's producing albums for emerging artists like Jessica Lea Mayfield or attempting to marry hip-hop and rock with the BlakRoc project.... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I normally move away quickly to the opposite corner of the record shop as fast as I can if someone points in the direction of a charity record, for almost without exception they are well-meaning but crap.But not Dark Was The Night, a 2CD release fro... more info

Undercover, Australia — My Morning Jacket have been animated by Seth McFarlane and co and appeared on an episode of American Dad. more info

BBC 6 Music — Jim James says new My Morning Jacket and Monsters of Folk albums imminent more info