411 Mania — A response to angry Smashing Pumpkins fans, new music from Warren G, Simian Mobile Disco, Jay Reatard, Willie Nelson, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and the Pope, Bob Dylan the painter, Beck keeps updating his website, Charles Manson and Phil Spector make... more info

All About Jazz — Singer-songwriter Dan Hicks is an American original. Since the early '60s, Hicks has been blending swing, jazz, folk and country to create a sound he calls "folk jazz." Hicks' eclectic persona, wily wit and quirky combination of cowboy-folk and count... more info

JamBase — Farm Aid Adds Wilco, Phosphorescent, Jason Mraz and Jamey Johnson To Line Up Matthew Houck/Phosphorescent As reported earlier this month, Farm Aid is set to take place October 4 in St. Louis at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Headlining will... more info

AllHipHop — Funk pioneer George Clinton will be honored at this year’s annual BMI Urban Awards ceremony organizers announced today (July 28).   The event, which takes place in September, honors the top Urban songwriters that belong to BMI, one of the ol... more info

JamBase — Farm Aid 2009 Set For 10/04 In St. Louis Young & Nelson :: Farm Aid 2007 by McCullough Twenty-four years after the first Farm Aid, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp are back with pal Dave Matthews for the annual benefit concert. Far... more info

NME — The benefit concert hits St Louis for the first time more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) This year's edition of the long-running Farm Aid [ tickets ] benefit concert is set for Oct. 4 in the St. Louis area, and will feature longtime mainstays--and Farm Aid board members--Willie Nelson [ tickets ], Neil Young [ tickets ], ... more info

Rolling Stone — Neil Young, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson will perform at this year’s Farm Aid when the annual benefit hits St. Louis, Missouri, for the first time. The concert marks the ninth consecutive year that the four artists — all Farm ... more info

Lost Highway Records will release a 17-track Willie Nelson compilation on August 11 to celebrate his 10 years with the label. The track list was culled from nine different albums and includes three previously unreleased songs. New releases for the w... more info

Rolling Stone — In one corner of the culture, it doesn’t get more quintessentially American than baseball, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Bob Dylan, which makes the trio’s minor league ballpark tour a summer ‘09 essential. When the show pulled into Eastlak... more info