Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Sharon Van Etten at NeilFest - 9/14/15 (photo by U of Music) Though Sharon Van Etten was billed for NYC's Neil Young tribute show NeilFest, she didn't show up on night 1. But fortunately for anyone who... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The 2015 Man Booker Prize shortlist has been announced: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Satin Island by Tom McCarthy The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota A Spool of Blue... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Rock The Cause Records will release a Donovan tribute album called Gazing With Tranquility that will feature contributions from the Flaming Lips, Hamilton Leithauser, and Sharon Van Etten. Van Etten has shared her cover today, a twinkling... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sharon Van Etten at Governors Ball 2015 (more by Gretchen Robinette) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Neil Fest @ Bowery Ballroom The undeniable music legend Neil... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Fresh Air and Electric Literature interviewed Margo Jefferson about her memoir Negroland. Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn discussed his influences with Clash. Sharon Van Etten interviewed Low's Mimi Parker at All Songs Considered. VICE interviewed Pa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to the Deerhunter/Atlas Sound shows at Irving Plaza (BrooklynVegan presents) and Warsaw go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets to the two-night Neil Fest at Bowery Ballroom, featuring Ryan Adams, Sharon Van Etten, Body/Head, Brian Fallon and m... more info

Stereogum — This fall, NYC’s Bowery Ballrooom is hosting the first-ever Neil Fest, a two-day tribute concert event organized by the same people who previously brought us Dylan Fest and Petty Fest. The Cabin Down Below Band will be the house band, and the stack... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The folks that have brought us Dylan Fest and Petty Fest will be bringing Neil Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music of Neil Young to NYC's Bowery Ballroom on September 13 & 14. As usual for these things,... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Slate interviewed Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book Between the World and Me. Stream a new Sharon Van Etten song. Brooklyn Magazine interviewed Matt Bell about his book Baldur’s Gate II. The Weakerthans have broken up. Book Riot recommended poetr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sharon Van Etten at Governors Ball 2015 (more by Gretchen Robinette) The new Tig Notaro documentary, Tig, comes out on Netflix this Friday (7/17). For the film, Sharon Van Etten wrote the original song "Words," which is now streaming.... more info