Kings of A&R — Indie alternative act Those Mockingbirds just covered an excellent version of Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain which can be heard here. The debuted at #1 on the Amazon.com Movers & Shakers charts with their EP which was produced by Shawn Kimon (Stellastar... more info

Guardian Music — Songs that find a special way to say goodbye and leave their best until lastMomentous times on the Readers Recommend blog this week as the faithful gathered to wave off Paul MacInnes with the eminently suitable subject of songs with famous last words... more info

Altsounds — The band recently finished a US tour with The Hold Steady, are about to embark on a Canadian tour with Ra Ra Riot and have two upcoming headlining US dates before touring the UK with The Hold Steady. November 22nd 7th Street Entry Minneapoli... more info

Twangville — If you’ve been reading Twangville for more than a couple of weeks, chances are you have your favorite roots/southern/alt-country rock band. It might be Drive By Truckers, The Hold Steady, Gaslight Anthem, whatever. Regardless of who your favorite i... more info

NME — Band are set for shows in February next year more info

Gigwise — Band set to play ten shows... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Smoke or Fire - "Neon Light" (MP3) Smoke or Fire (photo by Katie Hovland) Much like The Hold Steady, Against Me or The Gaslight Anthem, Richmond's Smoke or Fire revel in the hard-rockin' melodicism of Bruce Springsteen,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Hold Steady @ MHOW in April (more by Jessica Amaya) today in NYC * MoMA Nights * Sean Conly @ The Stone * Marvin Sewell @ The Stone * Caves, Jigglers @ Don Pedro * Kraft @ Avery Fischer... more info

NME — Group will now end the gig-trek in Pittsburgh on November 23 more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Franz Nicolay - "This Is Not A Pipe" (MP3) To quote GZA, "You gotta diversify." Franz Nicolay knows that. As if Franz wasn't diverse enough, since he left The Hold Steady, Nicolay has delved into Complicated Gardening... more info