Guardian Music — Hi-Fi Club, LeedsMichael Kiwanuka stands centre stage with his eyes closed, shirt hanging awkwardly off his back. The only instrumentation is his guitar and the occasional basslines provided by his friend Pete. It's only when he stops singing and the... more info

Guardian Music — I love this idea of the darkest, calmest hour, far from the fury of the wild night, as the devils lie down and the morning light has yet to arriveMaybe it's been the changing light, the cold, quiet shift to dark mornings and long, drab evenings that... more info

Altsounds — Experience Belfast Music Week in Style As the city famous for giving the world Van Morrison and Snow Patrol, Belfast prides itself on having one of the strongest musical heritages in the world. This year This year Belfast Music Week kicks off a ... more info

Stereogum — In the buildup to the 10th anniversary of the William J. Clinton foundation and its accompanying celebration tomorrow night in L.A., Bill himself cobbled together a playlist of his favorite songs. Though jazz-heavy, as one could imagine, it shows off... more info

Guardian Music — Van Morrison proves his soulfulness to German TV viewers in a classic 70s clipFrom a 1974 German TV programme, Musik Laden (Music Shop), this is a six-and-a-half minute glimpse of Van Morrison in his prime, incontrovertible proof that he is one of th... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Hey, guess what? Robert Pattinson's a musician now. Or, rather, Robert Pattinson was always a musician, but finally has the time to focus on recording an album, which will sound like "stripped-down Ray LaMontagne meets Van Morrison." Clearly, this wa... more info

Guardian Music — CSS feat Bobby Gillespie Hits Me Like A Rock (V2) Who'd have thought that Bobby G sighing over a track that sounds like Aqua covering The Tide Is High by Blondie would sound so fun? It reminds me of the music that was in the charts when Smash Hits us... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonBy pulling together folk, jazz and blues into evocative, melodic albums, Pentangle were ahead of the curve in the late 1960s. An early "supergroup", they set the scene for more celebrated artists. Long before singer-songwri... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same – Laura Barton plumps for a song-cycle of 'poetry and mythical musings'In 1968, Van Morrison was 22 years o... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Concert Hall, NottinghamThis week has seen the pop tribe's elders out in force. Bob Dylan (70) played a blinder at London's Feis festival last Saturday, followed by Van Morrison (65) the following night. At Glastonbury, a stage has been set asi... more info