Totally Fuzzy — Luxury Liner ranks as Emmylou Harris' best-selling solo record to date, and it's one of her most engaging efforts as well; her Hot Band is in peak form, and the songs are even more far afield than usual, including Chuck Berry's "(You Nev... more info

Altsounds — On the heels of Our Blood's release on August 2, Richard Buckner's tour in support of the album begins tonight in Los Angeles, with a full list of dates below. Merge also posted a *video for Buckner's Townes Van Zandt cover*, "Still Looking For You... more info

Impose Magazine — Here are a few songs that I've listened to at least a thousand times each. These are songs that will help you when you feel directionless, hopeless, beaten, suicidal. Dwell on these, be healed, be thankful, then get moving again. And remember tha... more info

Guardian Music — Booglaoo, LondonJustin Townes Earle has some serious musical heritage to live up to. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter is not only the son of multi-Grammy-winning US country singer, actor and political activist Steve Earle, but his middle name bears ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Over 60 streaming tracks from the Mad Decent label and some blogspotting... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Sore Losers (Hasselt, Belgium) melted their love for rock, country, blues, folk and garage into a sound very much their own. Rumour has it comparisons with The Raconteurs, The Rolling Stones, Reigning Sound and more fascinating folks are plent... more info

Totally Fuzzy — First Listen: Emmylou Harris, 'Hard Bargain' Emmylou Harris is the first to admit that songwriting doesn't come easy for her: "It's the fear of writing that's still there with me," she said recently. Harris found inspiration for her newest set of son... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Ladies and gentlemen, Merrill is performing at the..." That's as much introduction as we're given before Merrill Garbus herself yanks away the microphone and starts the show. The second album by tUnE-yArDs is defined from its opening seconds by fal... more info

KEXP Seattle — Monday, March 7 “Love Me Some Townes Van Zandt” Tribute @ The Tractor Tavern A tribute show for Townes Van Zandt featuring Starr Anna & Justin Davis, Rusty Willoughby, Kasey Anderson, Kevin Large, Shane Tutmarc, Gary Westlake, Peter Droge & Elain... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Hayes Carll is a Texan by birth as well as by occupation. The Houston native plays hardscrabble country songs shot through with wry humor and quiet sadness, evoking such Lone Star forebears as Townes Van Zandt, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Vince Bell. He p... more info