Guardian Music — This week's a scorcher of sun-blushed songs with a splash of blues from Hendrix and white-hot metal from Judas PriestThe ruby wedding anniversary of sonofwebcore, one of our readers, and his wife prompted us last week to solicit your suggestions for ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Salon reviews Davis Guggenheim's U2 documentary, From the Sky Down. The Christian Science Monitor offers a literary Brooklyn quiz. OffBeat interviews Okkervil River frontman about the band's new album, I Am Very Far. You wrote that piece about Viking... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River - Your Past Life as a Blast (MP3) Okkervil River at Terminal 5 in June (more by Amanda Hatfield) After the Soundtown Music Festival and a few shows with The Decemberists and Fruit Bats this month, Okkervil... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River put out their latest LP I Am Very Far in May, but the Austin outfit just freed up another MP3 in honor of “Your Past Life As A Blast”‘s proper single release. Okkervil River – “Your Past Life As A Blast” The 7″ is backed ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Membership has its rewards, and KEXP is no different. Those donors who contributed $500 or more during the KEXP pledge drive are awarded membership to the KEXP VIP Concert Series, where a select number of KEXP members and staff are invited to attend ... more info

Altsounds — *Okkervil River* have announced details of a *UK headline tour in November*, along with more info on the new single and b-side stream. Full details of the tour are below, culminating in a show at *London's Koko*. *New single 'Your Past Life As A ... more info

DrownedInSound — Okkervil River have announced a few tour dates in the UK and Ireland for later in the year, in November, to be precise. You could call it a tour and it perhaps is one. The dates for that are listed here, kicking off in Ireland. Read the full st... more info

The Music Fix — As if we need any more water. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2011 Truck America Festival, set to take place in the Catskills from Septeber 9-11, has been CANCELLED. The Hold Steady, Okkervil River, Ra Ra Riot, Wye Oak, The Felice Brothers, and many more were set to play what... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Hold Steady at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 (more) Last month, we announced that Truck America is returning to the Catskills in September (the 9th through the 11th) and will be headlined by The Hold Steady and Okkervil River.... more info