KEXP Seattle — The increasingly common trend of anniversary tours has further validated a longstanding posit that, for better or for worse, audiences and performers both hold: almost everyone wants to hear your old material more than they want to hear your new mate... more info

JamBase — Check out photos from singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson's recent sold out show at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. more info

Stereogum — TV talk shows love Sturgill Simpson, and the country iconoclast has been making the rounds yet again in support of his stunning A Sailor’s Guide To Earth. Yesterday we saw him play Seth Meyers, and today we’re gifted with a full 30 minutes of Sim... more info

Chorus.fm — Sturgill Simpson performed “Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)” on Seth Meyers. The post Sturgill Simpson Performs on Seth Meyers appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

Stereogum — Ever since he released his truly great album A Sailor’s Guide To Earth a few months ago, Sturgill Simpson has performed on just about every late-night talk show. Last night, he added another one to the list, singing the album’s absolute killer of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Descendents, Warpaint, Ballance and Composure, Titus Andronicus, Green Day, Aloha, Strike Anywhere, Father John Misty, Sturgill Simpson, Nick Waterhouse, and more Saturday show options in NYC. Continue reading… more info

Music For Ants — You can blame Autumn for its leisurely arrival to the Lone Star State (ICYMI, I moved to Austin this year) for the lateness of this mix. With this week starting to bring some slightly cooler temperatures (relative to the months of sizzling heat that ... more info

JamBase — Singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson has voiced his displeasure with the newly created ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award. more info

Chorus.fm — Sturgill Simpson has posted a note on the passing of Merle Haggard: Im writing this because I want to go on record and say I find it utterly disgusting the way everybody on Music Row is coming up with any reason they can to hitch their wagon to his n... more info

Stereogum — Nashville insurrectionist Sturgill Simpson has never had much love for the country-music establishment, and his new album A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, which is both very successful and fucking great, is only barely a country album. But Simpson has a ... more info