Guardian Music — An affectionate heir of Laurel Canyon counterculture, this US singer-songwriter is a Gentle Spirit by name and natureHometown: Forest City, North Carolina.The lineup: Jonathan Wilson (vocals, instruments).The background: Older than most to appear in ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming Bon Iver's new self-titled album (out June 21st). Tea Obreht has won the 2011 Orange Prize for her novel The Tiger's Wife. Gary Louris of the Jayhawks talks about his music career with the St. Cloud Times.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is one excellent album, posted almost anonymously on SoundCloud. I had to google to find even the slightest bit of info. Why are these guys underselling themselves like this? I mean it's nice to see them not boasting and bragging like some do, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Every once in a while we stumble upon new, interesting SoundCloud stories. When they were writing material for their new album ‘Light the Shallows’, Melbourne-based indie rock band Tall Buildings used the SoundCloud as a collaborative tool to ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Johnny Farfisa said... # UNITED STATES OF EXISTENCE - The Collection (1994) # SICK ROSE - Floating (1990) # UNDERTAKERS - 13 Savage Garage-Punk Rippers (2001) # MORTICIANS - She's Like Heroin or Vombadill Versus - Early Recordings (1988) # PLASTICLAN... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kurt Christiansen "[The Jayhawks] followed up Town Hall with 1995's Tomorrow the Green Grass, the Jayhawks' signature record. Opening with Olson's masterpiece "Blue," which cracked the Top 40 in Canada, the record is dominated by genius off... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Chicago Sun-Times profiles the reunited Jayhawks. Today, the Jayhawks are considered one of the early cornerstones, along with the Jeff Tweedy/Jay Farrar-led Uncle Tupelo, of the alt-country/Americana movement. But back in the mid-'80s, Louris an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Aziz Ansari @ UCB * Mario Pavone @ The Stone * Space Church @ The Stone * The Jayhawks @ Webster Hall * Young Buffalo @ Brooklyn Bowl * The Sounds of Taraab @ Barbes *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt "Great show. The Jayhawks went on at 8 PM and played for a little under two hours without a break. Hollywood Town Hall was fantastic from the first song to the last. Being one of... more info

Chicago Tribune — Reissues, 'Mystery Tapes,' new album give Minneapolis band fresh startPatience and perseverance are the great lost virtues of cultural experience, but sometimes they pay off. The Jayhawks know from experience. more info