Nialler9 — Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival takes place across Belfast from May 1st to 11th and some of the names lined up include: De La Soul, Fuck Buttons, Wild Beasts, Shonen Knife, Rubberbandits, The Selecter, Tinariwen, Marc Mulcahy, Jimi Goodwin (Doves), ... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Musically speaking, one of the best parts of the breakout success of “True Detective” is the window it opens into the world of the Handsome Family. The husband-wife duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks composed “Far From Any Road,” used each week i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I just wanted to an excuse to think about True Detective more as I wait for the 7th episode, so here's a post about the music which includes the show's title sequence theme song "Far From Any Road" by... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Amid all the talk of HBO’s drama "True Detective," little has been written about the music, and the way it paints the Louisiana mystery a certain color of brown. From the opening theme, the Handsome Family’s “Far From Any Road,” to the end of... more info

Topix — Few placements in music are as coveted as an opening credits slot on an HBO series, especially one as high profile as "True Detective." more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Few placements in music are as coveted as an opening credits slot on an HBO series, especially one as high profile as "True Detective." The new series stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as cops trying to solve a series of ritualized murde... more info

Chicago Tribune — Two decades and nine studio albums into a career, most bands could be expected to run out of surprises. But the Handsome Family just keeps on throwing curves and change-ups. more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — Aquarium Drunkard shares two cover songs performed by The Handsome Family. NPR excerpts from Colum McCann's new novel, TransAtlantic. Salon notes the overly male lineups of summer music festivals. A collection of Allen Ginsburg's annotated photograph... more info