Brooklyn Vegan — Okkervil River @ Bell House last January (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Todd Barry @ Caroline's * P-Bingo @ The Living Room * Fluffy Lumbers, Bonus Eventus, Shark? @ Silent Barn * Diehard, Mr. Dream, My Favorite... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Steely Dan's Donald Fagen will be joining Levon Helm at Terminal 5 on Thursday. It's also a chance to see Okkervil River who are opening for the show. Tickets are still on sale. Okkervill River's Will Sheff (recently seen... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — One of my favorite Okkervil River songs, I always save “Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas” for December, as Will Sheff so perfectly captures the emotional undercurrent of the season. Melancholic? Yes. Smart? Indeed. MP3: Okkervil... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — There is something just magic about Jonathan Meiburg’s band Shearwater. The former Okkervil River member has a really haunting voice that fits all too perfectly with Shearwater’s piano based sound. Their sound is very organic and worldy, sort of ... more info

Rolling Stone — After collaborating with the likes of Ryan Adams, Okkervil River’s Will Sheff and Tom Waits’ backing band for The Fall, Norah Jones has recruited an even more impressive roster to remix some of her new songs. Check out the Beastie Boys remix of �... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Lawrence Arabia (James Milne) has been around many a block musically speaking. In his native New Zealand he's worked with Ruby Sun's Ryan McPhun as The Reduction Agents and has played with The Brunettes, while here in the states he's kicked it with ... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Norah Jones [ tickets ] takes to the road this spring for a two-plus-month, 36-city tour of US theaters to support her recently released album, "The Fall." The outing is scheduled to get underway March 5 in Tulsa, OK, and current... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Alright, you turkeys asked for it. Here is the White disc to Weezer's unreleased Black & White Album. You better be "thankful" and show your appreciation by supporting the blog and the artists and picking up some $5 albums in our store. Tons of new... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: New MusicNorah Jones gets more interesting with every record. Two years ago she released 'Not Too Late,' a sometimes sparse and subtle collection which still sold like the proverbial hotcakes. It included the spine-tingling 'Wish I Could... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — B.B. King is playing United Palace Theatre in NYC on February 12th. Tickets are now on Live Nation Presale (password = record) and Citi Cardmember presale. General sale starts Saturday at 10am. United Palace is also the location of... more info