Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Brooklyn folk pop singer Natureboy (aka Sara Kermanshahi) kicks off a residency at Pianos TONIGHT (6/7), which will take place every Thursday night in June. Each show is with a pretty solid lineup; tonight it's Caged Animals,... more info

Guardian Music — Elfin Gallic platinum pop star Charlotte Gainsbourg better known here as the actor and progeny of Serge joins Katy B, Tindersticks and more for this year's Somerset House season (19 Jul, WC2) ...It'll take a nation of millions to hold back hip-hop be... more info

Bradley's Almanac — First off, take note, Boston: The next edition of NEW MUSIC NIGHT, during which Jay Clicky Clicky and myself take to the River Gods DJ booth in Cambridge and play nothing but carefully-curated new songs, takes place this coming Thursday, May 24th, 20... more info

Nialler9 — Highlights: Sharon Van Etten, Floating Points & Eglo records showcase, Eleanor Friedburger (left), Popicalia #15 (right), Laura Sheeran, Tim Hecker,The Jezebels, Michael Kiwanuka, Johann Johannsson, Hauscha, Dustin O’Halloran… This is the weekl... more info

Guardian Music — Sharon Van Etten, On tourIt's hard to imagine that anyone this year will write a relationship song quite as powerful as Sharon Van Etten's Give Out. Someone who writes from the heart, about the heart, Van Etten's current album Tramp is a bag of bones... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Frisicano, photos by David Andrako The Walkmen @ BAM BAM's Bryce and Aaron Dessner-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry series/festival had its first night Thursday. It continues tonight/Friday with a lineup headlined by St. Vincent and Th... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Times reviews The Broken Tower, James Franco's biopic of Hart Crane. Paste lists the 25 best Beach Boys covers. Flavorwire lists the most cryptic titles in literature. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiles singer-songwriter Sharon Van Ett... more info

Rollo & Grady — MP3: Brendan Losch – Save Yourself (Sharon Van Etten) MP3: Sharon Van Etten – Save Yourself (September Demos) more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) I’ve become obsessed with segues and album structure over the years. I appreciate, probably to excessive levels, a record that puts all of its parts... more info

Chorus.fm — Check out a video of *Sharon Van Etten* (http://sharonvanetten.com/) performing "Leonard" on Conan here (http://teamcoco.com/video/sharon-van-etten-leonard). Don't forget the fantastic new album Tramp is available now on Jagjaguwar (http://jagjaguwar... more info