Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge"I don't know if sex is allowed at Cambridge. Is it?" Thousands of fans in foldable chairs and floral headbands cheer their reply."Oh good," Richard Thompson says, before launching into Johnny's Far Away, his 2007 ode to ... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonThere is an air of butter-wouldn't-melt impishness about American folk singer Sam Amidon, something teasing that keeps you on your toes. He gives this impression partly because he has the curly mop and wide eyes of an overgrown five-yea... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Timothy Griffin Evan Voytas Lady Lamb the Beekeeper "When you've got a demure woman on the microphone and she can go from a soulful refrain to a heightened howl in the matter of a minute, you know you're... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield ""I write from a painful place," [Sharon Van Etten] recently told SPIN of the inspiration behind her latest release, the seven-song EP Epic. You can say that again. At the Swan Dive venue, just past midnight,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo, words by Rachel Kowal Dawn Landes, Norah Jones & Doveman January's inaugural Burgundy Stain Session began softly with just Sam Amidon and Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) on stage, but for the second show in the series (2/8..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Richard Termine, words by Andrew Frisicano At Friday's performance, Nico Muhly warned early on that Tell the Way--a loosely tied together collection of 11 songs--would be a "casual sort of thing." He was right, for the most part;... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Bao Nguyen As previously mentioned,Tell The Way is a newly commissioned collaborative work created for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus (Dianne Berkun, Artistic Director) by the ubiquitous Nico Muhly. Loosely based on medieval and colonial English... more info

Guardian Music — The funny thing about the past is, as it gets further away, it starts to look different. Just ask Q, Mojo and NMEIn musical terms, January used to be a month of forward-looking excitement. Now it's all about bemoaning the pernicious impact of the BBC... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sam Amidon at The Bell House (more by Vincent Cornelli) If you missed the boat on Friday's now-sold out Doveman show at LPR featuring Sam Amidon, Glen Hansard, and Beth Orton (and special guests), then take note. Tickets are now... more info

Nialler9 — 30. Shit Robot – From the Cradle to the Rave 29. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs 28. Vampire Weekend -Contra 27. The Redneck Manifesto – Friendship 26. Frightened Rabbit – The Winter Of Mixed Drinks 25. Sam Amidon – I See A Sign 24. Broken Social... more info