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

Stereogum — A few years ago, the great stand-up comic Tig Notaro was diagnosed with breast cancer. And in an instantly legendary stand-up set at Largo in L.A., she processed that diagnosis, as well as the death of her mother, an infection that almost killed her,... more info

Stereogum — Heather Woods Broderick has been a peripheral member of the big-and-bold singer-songwriter scene for quite awhile now, touring with Sharon Van Etten and playing alongside groups like Horse Feathers and Efterklang. She released a solo record, Glider, ... more info

Core News — “Mary Anne is in a Glastonbury vibe. Face-painted, mud-flecked and happy. Expect to hear the best sets of the festival so far … the likes of Motörhead, Alabama Shakes, Run The Jewels, Caribou, Jamie xx and Sharon Van Etten. Are you listening fro... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Continuing what has fast become an annual highlight of the local summer movie season, Sundance Next Fest on Wednesday announced its upcoming program. Culled from films that premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, the main program w... more info

Stereogum — Heather Woods Broderick is a gentle, vulnerable singer-songwriter who renders enormous topics into delicate, soulful psych-folk. She’s been touring with Sharon Van Etten as a backup singer for several years and has been a part of groups like Horse ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Gretchen Robinette and PSquared Ryan Adams / SBTRKT / Future Islands / Little Dragon @ GovBall 6/6/2015 Surrounded by everything from peppy indie pop to trippy electronica, singer-songwriters can often get the short end of the stick at... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Sharon Van Etten's I Don't Want To Let You Down EP has been streaming all week at my house, and is one of the year's finest music releases. I can also recommend the posthumous Arthur Russell release Corn, Jenny... more info