Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterThe Jayhawks have never had great timing. They honed their country-rock sound just as grunge went global. They released their second album, 1992's Blue Earth, on a major label just as the US media attacked the huge sums of money s... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The group's music evokes the best of the classic canyon rock era of the 1960s and '70s. The band members even have a place in Laurel Canyon.It's a hot, bone-dry, blue-skied day in the hills above Los Angeles — the kind of crystalline morning one mi... more info

Guardian Music — Producer and manager behind the ByrdsJim Dickson, who has died aged 80, played a significant role in the American folk-rock boom of the 1960s. He was responsible for bringing together the Los Angeles quartet the Byrds, building a buzz about the group... more info

Guardian Music — High heels, whips, even a chocolate Jesus. You got down and dirty with kinky songsSome of your suggestions were brilliantly clever and witty: Duke Ellington's Rubber Bottom; Olivia Newton John's Hopelessly Devoted to You; the Ronettes' I Saw Mommy Ki... more info

Guardian Music — 16-18 June 1967: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIt paved the way for Woodstock two years later, and in certain respects the Monterey International Pop festival of June 1967 was of even greater lasti... more info

Guardian Music — In a new seven-part series, Guardian and Observer writers are trying to tell the history of modern music. Today they pick 50 key moments in indie – but what did they miss?• See the interactive timeline• Listen to our ultimate indie Spotify play... more info

Guardian Music — 12 April 1965: Number 1 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe distinctive jangle of the Rickenbacker on Mr Tambourine Man wasn't actually the invention of the Byrds. The Beatles had already been there: the Byrds had hear... more info

Guardian Music — February 1980: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicOrange Juice's influence over indie music is so vast that it's hard to imagine how shocking they once seemed, not least to the audiences who reacted to singer Ed... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The DePaulia profiles Dawes. Championed as the next band with the "Laurel Canyon Sound" famously attributed to bands like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Byrds, and The Eagles, it has proven tough for the band to break out of... more info

Altsounds — Deep Cut are set to release their new album 'Disorientation' on 5th September through Club AC30 Records. (Home to Ringo Deathstarr, Exit Calm, The Megaphonic Thrift). Across the 12 tracks the ghosts of classic songwriters like The Byrds and Love ... more info