KEXP Seattle — After their fantastic cover of Wilco’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” went viral in 2010, JC Brooks rose to the top of the indie soul scene with a fresh vibe than channeled the classic Chicago bluesmen of old. His vintage soul arrangements b... more info

Prefix — WNRN is the public radio station based out of Charlottesville, Virginia, and they have a recurring music feature charmingly-dubbed Operation ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-the-mynabirds-cover-wilcos-jesus-etc/68452/ more info

Guardian Music — Dead OceansBill Fay's two exquisite, early-1970s folk-jazz-rock albums – particularly 1971's Time of the Last Persecution – became cult artefacts decades later thanks to the enthusiastic patronage of some famous fans (notable among them Wilco's J... more info

Guardian Music — (Dead Oceans)The existence of Life is People is already a quiet triumph. Bad luck and public indifference seemed to have ended Bill Fay's career in the early 70s; his first two records slipped into obscurity until Nick Cave and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy ev... more info

Consequence of Sound — From the singer-songwriter's first LP in 40 years, Life Is People. more info

Guardian Music — This Is How We Walk on the Moon will raise funds for HIV/Aids charity the Red Hot OrganizationRobyn, Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters and Devendra Banhart will cover songs by Arthur Russell for a forthcoming benefit album. This Is How We Walk on the Moon wi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Amaya Wilco at Newport - 7/27/12 Newport Folk Festival went down over the weekend (7/28-29), but before things kicked into full gear, a pre-show went down on Friday (7/27) with sets from Wilco (who were just in... more info

Prefix — Wilco, Blitzen Trapper and Megafaun play the unofficial opening of the Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park in ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/wilco-blitzen-trapper-and-megafaun-fort-adams-stat/ more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New Yorker profiles Bruce Springsteen. The Salt Lake Tribune profiles author Cheryl Strayed. NPR streams Wilco's Newport Folk Festival performance. Book Stalker interviews author Kate Christensen about her literary reading experiences. Sound of t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nels Cline of Wilco (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) The 2012 Newport Folk Festival begins in Rhode Island tonight with a concert by Wilco (7:30pm), Blitzen Trapper (6pm), and Megafaun (5pm). If you're not there, you can, as previously mentioned,... more info