Detroit Free Press — David Gray: with Ray LaMontagne, 7 p.m. Aug. 26. Meadow Brook Music Festival, $30, $65. Stone Temple Pilots: with Cage the Elephant, 7 p.m. Aug. 26. Fox Theatre, $29.50-$125. more info

MTV.com News — Last week's surprise #1, Arcade Fire, drop down to #2.By Gil Kaufman Eminem Photo: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Eminem might lend you the crown for a week, but this summer's chart king is not ready to abdicate his throne just yet. A week after... more info

Altsounds — *Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs* are currently holding down the #1 spot on the iTunes and Amazon album charts with *God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise* (RCA Records), released today. The first single off the album, *"Beg, Steal or Borrow"* is curre... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ray LaMontagne s voice is like sea salt caramel: smooth, thick and sticky, with a little bite. Ray LaMontagne s voice is like sea salt caramel: smooth, thick a... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ray LaMontagne’s voice is like sea salt caramel: smooth, thick and sticky, with a little bite. Some people think it’s a bit too much; others can’t get enough. In his previous albums, the Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter has tried different... more info

Altsounds — All this week, NPR Music is offering an advance album stream of the upcoming album by *Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs*. The album, entitled God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise, is available for free, on-demand listening now until its release on Augu... more info

All About Jazz — NPR MUSIC STREAMS ENTIRE ALBUMS FROM RAY LAMONTAGNE AND ESPERANZA SPALDING: "FIRST LISTENS" AVAILABLE AT NPR.ORG/MUSIC NPR Music offers advance album streams of new albums by Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs and m: Esperanza Spalding. Both are ava... more info

USA Today Music — The result is his 'best batch of songs' yet, 'God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise,' out Aug. 17. more info

Stereogum — Ray LaMontagne’s fourth LP, God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise, is the first he’s produced on his own. It’s a bold move, considering his producer Ethan Johns also produced albums like Rufus Wainwright’s Poses and Ryan Adams’s Gold. But ... more info

Altsounds — Lucky Peterson was discovered by blues legend Willie Dixon when he was three years old, released his first record at five and soon after appeared on The Tonight Show. Trained by keyboardists Bill Doggett and Jimmy Smith, Peterson went on to play ... more info