Stereogum — Cyndi Lauper’s Home For The Holidays benefit concert, which raises money for homeless LGBT youth through her True Colors Fund, returned for its sixth year last night. Performers including Billy Corgan, Sharon Van Etten, Aloe Blacc, Ballets With A T... more info

Stereogum — Liz Powell revived her 2006-vintage Band To Watch Land Of Talk last year, and they played a handful of reunion shows this spring. And now they’re recording some new music, and they’re doing it with Sharon Van Etten, Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shel... more info

Stereogum — Cyndi Lauper’s annual True Colors Fund holiday concert will be back for its sixth year this December. The celebration goes down 12/3 at New York’s Beacon Theater, and will feature unique duets and performances by Sharon Van Etten, Billy Corgan, A... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Big Thief, Aloe Blacc, Oxymorrons, and still many more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Van Etten is a big fan and encouraged them to do this tour. Continue reading… more info

New York Times — Hear the tracks that caught our pop critics’ attention, from De La Soul to Sharon Van Etten. more info

Consequence of Sound — The R&B phenomenon continues in this week's collection of best new tracks. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Times interviewed author Curtis Sittenfeld about book reviews. Stream a new Sharon Van Etten song. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson The Year She Left Us by Kathryn Ma eBooks on sale for... more info

NME — Proceeds from 'Not Myself' will go to a gun safety support fund more info

KEXP Seattle — Sharon Van Etten wrote and recorded a new song inspired by the horrible events of the Pulse Club shooting in Orlando back in June. “Not Myself” is a beautiful and haunting tribute to the victims. Proceeds will go to the gun control nonprofit Ever... more info