Stereogum — The 41st season of the PBS live-music show Austin City Limits kicked off this month, and the latest artist to be featured is country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. He played a mix of material from his 2013 debut and last year’s breakthrough Me... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin TVOTR / A$AP Rocky / Father John Misty / Drake & Future (via) Is Drake the new Kanye? Explosive pyrotechnics. Mad energy. The "6 God" backdrop and the whole field on his team. Drake hit the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo Mikal Cronin at Bowery Ballroom this year (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Madonna, Amy Schumer @ Madison Square Garden Madonna's "Rebel Heart Tour"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Country for people who don't like country" is having a moment. Country artists like Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, ex-Drive By Trucker Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton are putting out interesting, critically-acclaimed records that are being talk... more info

Stereogum — Firefly is now officially over, but the buzz lingers. How could it not? The Killers covered Kings Of Leon, Sturgill Simpson had EDM kids do-si-doing in the mud, and Morrissey trolled every carnivore in sight. In the quieter moments, Mallory Turner to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo via @imjasondiamond) Tickets for the Decemberists and Lucius show at Radio City go on artist presale at 10 AM. Tickets for the Robert Plant show at Hammerstein Ballroom go on Citi presale at 10 AM. Tickets for the Hot... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sturgill Simpson @ Governors Ball 2015 (more by PSquared) Sturgill Simpson, who was in NYC last weekend for Governors Ball and will be back on Randall's Island next weekend for the FarmBorough Festival, has expanded his busy tour schedule.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Among the lineup for the mostly-mainstream country FarmBorough Festival taking place on NYC's Randall's Island from June 26-28 is a few artists who avoid the pop-country formula like Dwight Yoakam, Sturgill Simpson, and Nashville's C... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As the 2015 Stagecoach Country Festival got underway Friday in Indio, the tour bus belonging to western swing band the Time Jumpers hosted an impromptu summit: three generations of acclaimed country musicians. more info

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