Guardian Music — Next week, there will be full coverage of the Other Voices festival in Ireland on guardian.co.uk/music, culminating in the live-streaming on the site - for free - of performances by Wild Beasts and Spiritualized on Sunday 4 December. To get a flavour... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be attending this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyLast week we posted a preview of gigs our writers were planning to attend in the coming days, and asked readers to let us know what ... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be attending this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyBeen to any good gigs recently? Or is there any exciting live music happening soon you think we ought to know about?In the interests... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIf Spiritualized were ever to scale down their epic music, the time would be now. Having been effectively housebound for the past year by a debilitating programme of medical treatment, Jason Pierce has recorded the band's upc... more info

Guardian Music — Cargo, LondonThe War on Drugs have been on the road for six months, and cabin fever may be taking its toll on their conversational abilities. "Me and Steven got new jeans in Holland," offers singer and guitarist Adam Granduciel by way of between-song... more info

Totally Fuzzy — In 1987, Alexander Balanescu left the Arditti Quartet to form his own Balanescu Quartet, which has gone on to acquire a reputation as one of the world’s leading contemporary music groups. Collaborators have included Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, Or... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers Spiritualized have pulled two upcoming shows to allow frontman Jason Pierce to undergo medical treatment. The band has axed its headlining show at the Standon Calling festival in Standon, England over the weekend of 12 - 14 August (11... more info

NME — However the band's October dates are unaffected by J Spaceman's medical treatment more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The band have called off appearances in Sicily and at Standon Calling Festival for medical reasons... more info

Guardian Music — From stage-door duties for the RSC, to the village famous for Straw Dogs, Observer writers reveal their idea of a perfect summer, past and present● What are your tips for summer culture? Join the discussionKITTY EMPIREPop criticLet's be honest – ... more info