The 9513 Country Music — The Del McCoury Band is teaming up with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a new album and tour. (via @jonweisberger) NashvilleGab highlighted a comment made by entertainment reporter Jimmy Carter about all of Miranda Lambert‘s nominations: Entert... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The seventh installment of the Mountain Jam is held at Hunter Mountain, NY - June 2-5. Organizers by Warren Haynes and Woodstock Radio have announced the initial lineup. Early Bird Tickets available as of now. Radio Woodstock and acclaimed guita... more info

All About Jazz — Walter Payton—New Orleans bassist and music educator—has passed away at the age of 68 on Thursday, October 28, after a long illness. A native of the city, Payton taught for twenty-five years in the public school system of New Orleans where h... more info

Stereogum — We first mentioned Waits contribution to Preservation, the benefit album for the Preservation Hall in New Orleans, when we posted a link to an album stream back in February. Now you can get Waits’ two contributions, “Tootie Ma Was A Big Fine Thin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Alysse Gafjken "The Preservation Hall Jazz Band suffered a serious blow, earlier this week, with the passing of bassist Walter Payton. Still, they played on (bassless) - with a photo of Walter, surrounded by flowers, sitting on a... more info

L.A. Times - News — A number of songs have sprung up in reaction to the gulf oil spill, bringing the city together and giving vent to collective anger. Ben Jaffe, the tuba player ... more info

All About Jazz — Starting today, Metrotix is having an online presale of tickets for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band/Del McCoury concert scheduled for October 23 at the Family Arena. Tickets officially go on sale to the general public at 10:00 a.m Friday, May 28, but... more info

ET Online — Some of the music world's biggest stars, like John Legend, Lenny Kravitz and Mos Def are using their talents for a good cause! On Saturday, Fuse, Madison Square Garden's national music television network, will air "Gulf Aid: Concert for the Co... more info

MTV.com News — Show aimed at putting spotlight on devastating oil spill also features Mos Def, Ani DiFranco.By Gil Kaufman Lenny Kravitz Photo: Jo Hale/ Getty Images With much of the music world's attention focused on the devastating flooding in Nashvill... more info

Stereogum — My Morning Jacket is in the middle of their tour with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and in addition to bringing out a ton of covers, Jim James and co. are also debuting new MMJ material “Friends Again” is lose and mellow, though that may be a ... more info