Brooklyn Vegan — 'Don't Stop Now II' follows ACLU benefit covers comp Don't Stop Now and features Craig Finn + John K Samson covering Gillian Welch, Tom May of The Menzingers covering Regina Spektor, Wild Pink covering Springsteen, Chris Farren co... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviewed author Paul Auster. Rolling Stone interviewed Lucinda Williams about the 20th anniversary of her Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album. 20 "best books of 2018" lists were added to Largehearted Boy's master aggregation yesterday (br... more info

New York Post — Before Lucinda Williams signed off on her 1998 Grammy-winning album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” there were just a couple of finishing touches she needed to get done. One was making an album cover. Williams — who’ll perform “Car Wheels”... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Varshons II' finds Evan Dando and crew covering songs by Yo La Tengo, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Paul Westerberg, John Prine, The Bevis Frond, The Eagles, Lucinda Williams and more. Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The deep connection between blues and Americana music is at the heart of a benefit concert slated for Oct. 19 in Los Angeles. The event will boast a raft of prominent musicians including singer-songwriter John Prine, recently named artist of the year... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The deep connection between blues and Americana music is at the heart of a benefit concert slated for Oct. 19 in Los Angeles. The event will boast a raft of prominent musicians including singer-songwriter John Prine, recently named artist of the year... more info

Stereogum — Crusty, eccentric 68-year-old Tom Waits does things on his own schedule, when he feels like it. Before this morning, we hadn't heard a new recording from Waits since February of 2016, when he and Lucinda Williams covered a Blind Willie Johnson song. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Tune-Yards/U.S. Girls, Julien Baker/Phoebe Bridgers/Lucy Dacus, Death From Above, Lucinda Williams, Amine/Buddy, G Herbo, Antarctigo Vespucci, and more NYC-area shows on sale today. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Guided by Voices, J. Mascis, Tune-Yards/U.S. Girls, Lauryn Hill, Doug Loves Movies, Joe Pera, and more tickets on sale. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — She'll play the album in full before segueing into a second set comprised of career highlights. more info