All About Jazz — Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis first shared a stage at Frederick P. Rose Hall two years ago, finding common cause in the wide, slow river of American music. That interaction yielded an album, Two Men With the Blues (Blue Note), that flattered t... more info

JamBase — Images by: Dave Vann Willie Nelson with Lukas Nelson & The Promise of The Real 01.18.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA Lukas Nelson & The Promise of The Real Willie Nelson ... more info

The free music keeps on rolling here at The 9513 with Willie and the Wheel, the brand new collaboration between Willie Nelson and Western Swing icon Asleep at the Wheel. Today you have a chace to win the album that earned The 9513’s first 5-star r... more info

New York Times — On Monday, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis played songs associated with Ray Charles, the artist who most credibly covered all the pertinent terrain: jazz, country, blues and gospel, along with R&B and soul. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Matt and Kim @ MHOW in January (more by Zach Stern) today in NYC * Razorlight @ Irving Plaza * Gary Lucas @ the World Financial Center * Fake Male Voice (Tunde Adebimpe) @ Glasslands * Willie Nelson & Wynton... more info

This record has a great story behind it. Jerry Wexler–the Atlantic Records head who coined the term “R&B” and consistently brought legendary talent to Atlantic to make some of the best records of their career–in true form had brought ... more info

JamBase — Words by: Cal Roach | Images by: Lewis Cooper Big Head Todd and the Monsters :: 01.30.09 :: The Rave :: Milwaukee, WI Big Head Todd and the Monsters Fourteen years ago, I came to The Rave for the first time to see a show. It was my freshman... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: Indie acts have long been fascinated with releasing odes to their favorite artists. Some notable entries of the last few years have been Cat Power's picking over the Otis Redding catalog; and who could forget... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Amidst the pot smoke, cornball acting and lightweight high profile collaborations, what often gets lost about Willie Nelson is what a devastating songwriter he is. This fact didn't elude Phosphorescent (aka Matthew Houck), who's t... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Willie Nelson is – no argument – among the five best living songwriters on either side of the pond. Sure, lately he’s become more interested in preserving his image as America’s Stoned Grandpa than he is in making the aching sort o... more info