Stereogum — A decade ago, when I was a student at Ohio University, every couple weeks I found myself in the front row at a Southeast Engine concert. The band played thoughtful, rugged, ornate folk-rock with strains of Dylan, Wilco, and Bright Eyes in its DNA plu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: David Crosby at City Winery in 2014 (more by Greg Cristman) David Crosby was once the radical musician who pushed The Byrds in a more psychedelic direction until it resulted in his departure, and then formed one of the... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In 2014, Mavis Staples tasked Jeff Tweedy with a heavy responsibility. She asked the Wilco songwriter, who’s helmed the production console on her last two solo LPs, to take tracks from an unfinished 16-year-old session recorded by her father, gospe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Missy Mazzoli (photo by Stephen S. Taylor) Brooklyn composer/pianist Missy Mazzoli, who's responsible for the 2012 opera Song from the Uproar (among other works), is releasing a new album with her ensemble Victoire, Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, and th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We're officially in Music Festival Announcement Season, and the latest one is Atlanta's annual Shaky Knees Festival, happening May 8-10. This year includes The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies, Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher'... more info

Stereogum — Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival is back again this year with a pretty exciting lineup. Headliners include the Strokes, the Avett Brothers, and Wilco, and some other big-font names are Pixies, Social Distortion, and Ryan Adams. The rest of the roster... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — New Orleans Jazz Fest, which has much more than just jazz, returns this year for two weeks, April 24-26 and April 30-May 3. The lineup includes Elton John, The Who, Jimmy Buffett, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, No Doubt,... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — A couple weeks ago, I did a comprehensive break down of Wilco's b-side collection and what were the best tracks from the package.  Like Wilco, Soundgarden has released a collection pulling all their b-side and rare tracks from their epic career.... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — One of the original points of this blog was to do a retrospective of a band leading up to their most recent release.  Only on a rare occassion would I include a new song, but mostly it was a guide to a band's material up until this point.  The ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Wilco releases two albums this week, the 4-CD rarities set Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014 and the double-disc What's Your 20? Essential Tracks 1994-2014 greatest hits collection. Ariel Pink's pom pom is another new release I can recommend.... more info