Songs:Illinois — There is a direct correlation between a female singer’s beauty/shape/age and the amount/level of success that she can attain. Give me any example of a famous or even “indie” famous female singer and beauty/thinness/age plays a role: Cat Power... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mp3 said... Hey Fuzzy Folks, Jerry Riopelle - Saving Grace 1974 Mood Jga Jga - Mood Jga Jga 1975 White Plains - White Plains 1970 Murray McLauchlan - Hugh's Room, Toronto 2005 Kenny Rogers And The First Edition - Transition 1971 The Humblebums - The ... more info

411 Mania — MMJ member adds guest vocals, plus tour dates... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Alt-country singer/songwriter Tift Merritt [ tickets ] has mapped a summer course in support of her forthcoming June release, "See You On The Moon." more info

All About Jazz — One of the comments that cropped up consistently in my reporting for our story running in Saturday's Business section on the Concord Music Group is that the people who run and work at the company are dyed-in-the-wool music fans, which isn't always th... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — One of the comments that cropped up consistently in my reporting for our story running in Saturday’s Business section on the Concord Music Group is that the people who run and work at the company are dyed-in-the-wool music fans, which... more info

Songs:Illinois — It’s been a couple of years since I wrote about Tift Merritt. And it’s been a couple years since her great record Another Country. I’m sure things have changed in her life, and there is a new producer (Tucker Martine) and apparently the world... more info

Popdose — It isn’t hard to fall for Tift Merritt, and not just for the obvious, superficial reasons. I recall back in 2005 when she was making the rounds for Tambourine, her album shepherded by Heartbreaker Mike Campbell and producer George Drakoulias (The B... more info

Detroit Free Press — A left-field hit when he emerged during the mid-'00s, this singer-songwriter has built a sustainable career with a smart, well-groomed fusion of coffeehouse soul, front-porch blues and melodic pop. He takes a spare approach on this tour, backed ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming last night's Joanna Newsom Washington performance. Flavorwire offers "music review cliche" bingo cards. Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt talks to the Fayetteville Observer about her North Carolina roots. The Telegraph interviews Lionel... more info