Brooklyn Vegan — "BLACK HANZ is a celebration of the Outsider, the socially inept, the so-called village weirdo and a curse on the shriveled genitals of those regressive little Englanders that won't let us move forward, to be ourselves." -- The Moonlandingz Cont... more info

Impose Magazine — Hektor Fontanez is no newbie to the music industry. One of the founding members of Twi The Humble Feather–a New York staple–who have toured the USA and Europe with José González, he is also in New York band Imaginary Weapons. But Hektor is a... more info

New York Times — The booking of Kazem Abdullah as a conductor of the Westchester Philharmonic is a promising sign for a less homogenous classical music world. more info

New York Times — Bibi Bourelly, the songwriter behind hits for Rihanna and other pop powerhouses, is ready to step out on her own. more info

Rolling Stone — Long before Americana music had a name, it had the Jayhawks. Formed during the heyday of Eighties hair metal, the band offered something different: a sound rooted in American country, British folk, harmony singing and the group's own version of root... more info

Rock Sound — That's exciting. Andy Biersack talks about how he became Andy Black in the new Rock Sound magazine. Here's a taste of his feature... 'Andy Black is this outsider, renegade James Dean figure,' explains the man himself. After a decade a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Outsider country collective Freakwater, fronted by Catherine Irwin and Janet Beveridge Bean, have announced a new album Scheherazade which will be their first in over a decade. It'll be out February 5, 2016 on Bloodshot. The first single is... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Outsider artist and improvisational musician Lonnie Holley, just played London's Meltdown Fest on Monday (8/24) which was a collaborative performance with Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor. (This year's Meltdown, which also featured Young Marble Giants, wasÂ... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jack White used to need the blues more than the blues needed him. more info