Said the Gramophone — Sam Amidon - "He's Taken My Feet". "I have trying to cultivate a new practice: I deliberately lose things. Deliberately as possible - slowly, carefully, with clear senses and vivid attention - I cast a thing away, where it... more info

Nialler9 — Some gig announcements from the last few days: Moderat live (Modeselektor and Apparat) with Anstam and visuals by Pfadfinderei @ Button Factory / Monday October 14th / 7:30pm / €26 plus fees on sale from www.tickets.ie/umack & Elastic Witch. Dylan ... more info

KEXP Seattle — A great week of shows ahead. Upcoming highlights include Sam Amidon at The Sunset tonight and Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 at Neptune Theatre on Tuesday night. Junip, On An On, and Barbarossa are upstairs at Neumos and A Hack & A Hacksaw are d... more info

Consequence of Sound — A full-hearted exploration of popular American songs spanning the last 200 years. more info

DrownedInSound — With Bright Sunny South, Sam Amidon has taken a huge step forward as a folk artist, creating arrangements which preserve his musicianship, while deepening the maturity of his interpretive skills. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Nialler9 — A lovely paean to a friend no longer with us is the touching subject matter of ‘My Old Friend’, sung by Sam Amidon and written by Steve McEwen and Craig Wiseman. It was originally a hit for country star Tim McGraw. Sam takes the song into a more ... more info

Nialler9 — Highlights: John Talabot, Young Wonder (pictured),  Night Of The Machines IV, Heathers, Queen Herod,  Beth Orton & Sam Amidon, Lower Dens, Rubberbandits Xmas Party… This is the weekly list of recommended Dublin gigs taking place over the next sev... more info

Guardian Music — Memorial Hall, Sheffield"Good evening Shef-f-f-f-f-iel-d-d-d," begins Beth Orton, as an incorrectly set microphone makes her voice sound as if it has been remixed by King Tubby. Then there's no sound at all, and the bewildered singer prepares to ente... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rufus Wainwright, The National, They Might Be Giants, Doveman, Beth Orton, Sam Amidon, and more were scheduled to play this show at Beacon Theater on Tuesday (10/30):The "Freedom To Love Now!" concert has been postponed due to pending weather... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Toby Tenenbaum Beth Orton @ Town Hall, 10/4/2012 Beth Orton played Town Hall last night supporting her just-released Sugaring Season , her first LP in six years. She started her set solo, switching between acoustic guitar and piano,... more info