Altsounds — *ASH make their first UK appearance with Bloc Party's Russell Lissack on Record Store Day at Rough Trade East on Saturday 17th. *They'll join a bill that includes Pulled Apart By Horses, Caribou and Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Russell's side project P... more info

The Independent — Mercury Music Prize nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim, MOBO award winner Soweto Kinch, and the 45-piece London Gypsy Orchestra are teaming up to offer east London a total of nine free shows on Sunday, March 7. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Plan B and The Courteeners will join Noel Gallagher at his Teenage Cancer Trust gigs in London later this month.The Courteeners will support the former Oasis star on March 25, while rapper-turned-singer Plan B is set to appear the following day.The s... more info

I Like Music — Follow up their Mercury Prize nominated debut with second album Isla. See tour dates with Sweet Billy Pilgrim more info

The Music Fix — News: Sweet Billy Pilgrim follow their Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize-nominated album Twice Born Men with the release of Kalypso, the track they performed at the event. Kalypso - released on November 2nd - is a beautiful and haunting song, reminisc... more info

Altsounds — Sweet Billy Pilgrim follow their Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize-nominated album ‘Twice Born Men’ with the release of ‘Kalypso’, the track they performed at the event. ‘Kalypso’ is a beautifu... more info

Guardian Music — The art-pop princess is the bookies' favourite to win the coveted music industry award, with Bat for Lashes and Speech Debelle in joint second placeFlorence and the Machine is the bookies favourite to walk away with the Mercury prize tonight, after W... more info

Guardian Music — This week's show is a bit of a bumper one, as we embark on a Mercury prize special. We start by picking things up where last year's awards ended, with Elbow scooping the coveted gong for their fourth album, The Seldom Seen Kid. Singer Guy Garvey tell... more info

NME — Sweet Billy Pilgrim shocked to get prize nod more info

JamBase — Mercury Prize Shortlist Revealed The 2009 Mercury Prize Shortlist has been announced. Awarded to the British or Irish artist who succeeds in creating the Record Of The Year, the award comes with £20,000 and a heap of press. The winner wil... more info