411 Mania — Cancer, heartbreak, and mourning are in; smiles, frivolity and humor are out. After years of reveling in the limelight Rufus Wainwright returns with his most serious and powerful work to date, but is it simply too bleak for us all to enjoy? more info

The Music Fix — Rufus returns and still manages to be a showstopper without the 'show'. Luke McNaney reviews. more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Singer/songwriter/composer Rufus Wainwright [ tickets ] will spend much of spring in Europe touring behind his latest studio effort, but will still find time to bring his show home for a few North American dates. more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Kevin Westenberg Rufus Wainwright has all the trappings of a lounge act: the pathos, the piano, the sense of humour. But unlike most like of his breed he writes most of his own songs and goes high brow by setting three of Shakespeare's sonne... more info

Totally Fuzzy — G O D said... EPHEDRINE SYMPHONY-live at the draft house tavern,ft.myers,florida,january 13th,1993.some tim buckley and the fall are covered and some original beatnik jazz punk. WHORESHACK-four-track-the instrumental giants,recorded on a real 4-track... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — New York magazine profiles singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. The Telegraph reports that Hilary Mantel is the bookmaker's favorite to win this year's Orange Prize with her novel, Wolf Hall. MTV reports that Phoenix is scoring the new Sofia Coppola f... more info

ContactMusic — RUFUS WAINWRIGHT has banned fans from applauding him on his current U.K. tour.The singer is currently playing concerts around Britain, but he's requested audience... more info

DrownedInSound — photos by Minh Le more info

Popdose — One of the best moments I’ve ever had at a concert happened during a Rufus Wainwright show on my birthday in 2004. It was at a smallish outdoor venue in downtown Columbus, OH during his tour with Ben Folds and Guster. It was my second show of that ... more info

The Mirror — As Rufus Wainwright entered stage left in a blue feathered dress with a 15-foot train - in a scene reminiscent of Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard - you sensed this was going to be an unconventional kind of evening. more info