Brooklyn Vegan — Nick Lowe in Chicago in 2011 (more by Matt Ziegler) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Nick Lowe, Los Straightjackets @ Bowery Ballroom You may remember that Nick... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo via @ryanmuir) Tickets for the Future Islands show at Terminal 5 are on AmEx, Artist and Ticketmaster presales now (anyone know the passwords?). Tickets for the They Might be Giants show at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on AmEx... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — You know Basher, and Dancer... You may remember that Nick Lowe released holiday album, Quality Street, last year. He'll be in the spirit again this year on a North American tour, that includes two NYC shows: Bowery Ballroom on December... more info

The Daily Mail — Nothing bonds music-loving friends quite like partying in the mud at Glastonbury. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Author Ann Patchett recounts her best Christmas present ever in the Christian Science Monitor. Nick Lowe visited World Cafe for an interview and live performance. 53 online year-end "best books of 2013" lists were added to the master aggregation at..... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Book Riot offers a literary tour of Atlanta, Georgia. Nick Lowe talks to All Things Considered about his Christmas album Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family. 23 online year-end "best books of 2013" lists were added to... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Holiday CD reviews 2013 more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Essential Tracks: Album reviews of Howe Gelb's 'The Coincidentalist,' White Night's 'Prophets of Templum CDXX,' Brandy Clark's '12 Stories' and Nick Lowe's 'Quality Street.'Howe Gelb, "The Coincidentalist" (New West) more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Nick Lowe is interviewed about his new Christmas album. Jonathan Safran Foer reads and discusses an Amos Oz short story at the New Yorker fiction podcast. 25 online year-end "best books of 2013" lists were added to the master aggregation... more info

Consequence of Sound — Even well-executed, fresh wintertime tunes can grow onerous. more info