Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Charles Bradley. Soul of America. Read Tift Merritt in MAGNET on the man: The post Happy Birthday Charles Bradley appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Marc Ribot's new album 'Songs of Resistance' also features Steve Earle, Meshell Ndegeocello, Justin Vivian Bond, Tift Merritt, Fay Victor, Ohene Cornelius, Sam Amidon, and more. Continue reading… more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — In recent years, singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has found herself collaborating with a diverse group of musicians: She recorded and toured with Andrew Bird, MC Taylor’s Hiss Golden Messenger and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein. When it was tim... more info

Stereogum — Hiss Golden Messenger played a special session this week for WXPN/NPR’s World Cafe series Sense Of Place, which explores the music of different cities. In one of their North Carolina installments, M.C. Taylor revealed that he has a new LP coming ou... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Caroline Harrison Andrew Bird @ 6/7/2014 Andrew Bird played two sold out shows at Rough Trade on Saturday (6/7), marking the beginning of his tour supporting Things Are Really Great Here Sort of, his new short LP comprised... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Andrew Bird at RIverside Church in 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Singer/songwriter/violin looper Andrew Bird is going on a tour this summer with his new band The Hands of Glory, "an old timey acoustic configuration featuring Tift Merritt, Alan ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — BuzzFeed lists examples of literary graffiti. Paste lists great songs inspired by movie characters. At the Guardian, Manil Suri lists the top 10 books about Mumbai. Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein talk to the G... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Flavorwire lists the 10 grumpiest authors in history. Stereogum lists the top 10 rock operas that deserve a stage adaptation. PopMatters interviews singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. The Brown Daily Herald interviews Brian Evenson about his new book, a ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tift Merritt in Madison Square Park 2012 (more by Chris La Putt) Madison Square Park's free 2012 Oval Lawn Series launches tonight (6/20) at 7PM with James Maddock and His Band and will continue every Wednesday through Aug. 8. Full... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Tracy Morgan @ Caroline's * New Edition @ Paradise Theater * The Bad Plus @ Village Vanguard * Julianna Barwick @ Avant Brunch * Joseph Arthur, Tift Merritt @ City Winery * Stephane Wrembel Presents... more info