Chicago Tribune — A festival that encompasses performances by Van Dyke Parks, Corey Harris and Lydia Loveless, movies about the Jesus Lizard, Big Star, John Fahey and the Rolling Stones, a Melvin Peebles tribute, a Wax Trax roundtable and a presentation by punk-provoc... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Pop music renaissance man Van Dyke Parks , fresh off an enthusiastically reviewed trip to Australia, has returned to his longtime home in Southern California and will play two shows on Saturday, March 30, at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. H... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — MTV Hive interviews Van Dyke Parks about his first album of new music in 24 years. The March issue of Words Without Borders features writing by great untranslated writers of Spain. Sufjan Stevens shared an early demo of his song... more info

Consequence of Sound — Features the singer-songwriter's first material since 1989. more info

ContactMusic — Singer Rufus Wainwright has challenged famed songwriter Van Dyke Parks to follow in his footsteps by writing an opera.Wainwright premiered his first... more info

Guardian Music — Our countdown of the year's best albums continues with Hot Chip's In Our Heads. On their stellar fifth album, the great British pop group combined fun, warmth and sincerityWhat a lovely group Hot Chip have become. Quietly, unassertively – this is t... more info

Guardian Music — Merrill Garbus's Tune-Yards bandmate Nate Brenner has struck out on his own with a record about a post-apocalyptic future world. Don't be put off: it's really rather goodReading this on a mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Oakland, California.The ... more info

Guardian Music — (Warp)In pop, the year 2009 will be mostly remembered for the death of Michael Jackson. But in recherché rock circles, 2009 will long be recalled as a hell of a year for the Brooklyn art-house band. Three groups released landmark records marking hig... more info

DrownedInSound — “Be kind to each other” Van Dyke Parks advised his attentive audience at the Barbican on Saturday night, “… or I’ll kill you!” – sage advice from a man who has spent much of his career collaborating with other likeminded musicians. ... more info

Guardian Music — He tried in vain to move the Beach Boys away from surf and bikinis. Today artists from Rufus Wainwright to the Scissor Sisters are queuing up to work with himAs the small, white-haired, bespectacled man in a sleeveless cardigan took his seat a few ro... more info