Brooklyn Vegan — Tinariwen will be in New York this week to play Highline Ballroom on July 20 with House of Waters, and to play the Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY the next day (7/21). Tickets are still on sale for the... more info

Guardian Music — The desert rockers return with a new single featuring two members of TV on the RadioTinariwen are a musical collective from Mali who have gained wide recognition for their brand of desert blues thanks to excellent albums and acclaimed performances at... more info

Guardian Music — The Borderline, LondonTamikrest must long for a review that doesn't mention the word Tinariwen, but this is clearly not to be the one. The band's leader, singer-songwriter and guitarist Ousmane Ag Mossa was only five years old when he first heard a T... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tinariwen will release a new album called Tassili on August 30 via Anti- Records (pictured above). The album was recorded entirely acoustic with contributions from Tunde Adebimpe & Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, the Dirty Dozen Brass... more info

Guardian Music — This week we've been getting in gear for Ray Davies's Meltdown festival and listening to a lot of albumsThree reasons why we're excited about MeltdownRay Davies will be playing, just like he is here As will Anna Calvi, Suggs and Geno Washington And, ... more info

Guardian Music — Desert rockers announce fifith studio album, Tassili, featuring members of TV on the Radio and Wilco guitar wizard Nels ClineDesert rockers Tinariwen have announced their fifth studio album, featuring members of TV on the Radio and Wilco. Due on 30 A... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offMichael Kiwanuka I Need Your Company Although he's a 23-year-old from north London, Kiwanuka has the classic, heartfelt soul voice of a Bill Withers or Donny Hathaway. This... more info

Totally Fuzzy — New album streams in our 3VOOR12 LUISTERPAAL widget. Part 1 All available for streaming in our SoundStream Player Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes Cat's Eyes are an Alternative pop duo formed in early 2011 by vocalist Faris Badwan (most famous for his w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are now on sale for the Steve Earle shows at Town Hall and Music Hall of Williamsburg (the Town Hall show went on sale at 11). Tickets are now on sale for the Swans show at Music Hall of... more info

Guardian Music — (Glitterhouse)Modelled uashamedly on their feted elders, Tinariwen, this young Mali band deliver the same style of electrified desert blues; loping rhythms, rolling guitar lines, and cadent vocals. This second album is more polished and ambitious tha... more info