L.A. Times - Entertainment — A patriot for changing times, Brad Paisley decides his music has room to grow and dives hat first into 'American Saturday Night.' In the decade since country singer Brad Paisley put ou... more info

Live Daily — Rock's most aggressive genre hopper lands in the cozy and calming world of acoustic folk and country instrumentation, with producer T Bone Burnett demonstrating there's more to mine in this vein than Robert and Alison Krauss tapped on "Raising Sand."... more info

JamBase — GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS WELCOME NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LINEUP AS THE BAND'S THIRD ALBUM, PRODUCED BY T BONE BURNETT, NEARS COMPLETION L to R: Catherine Popper, Grace Potter Matt Burr, Benny Yurco, Scott Tournet After completing work o... more info

Chicago Tribune — Illinois has quite a reputation for its folk music. This is the home of the Old Town School of Folk Music, after all. Bucky Halker is all too familiar with the varied folk disciplines Illinois has to offer. The Wisconsin-bred musician, professor and ... more info

Rollo & Grady — I’ve recently been listening to local singer/songwriter Haroula Rose’s debut solo EP, Someday. Her beautiful vocals on “Lay Me Down” reminds me a little bit of Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch - but her sound is more indie than country. After ... more info

Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark and Charlie McCoy became the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony that included tributes from Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, George Jones, Alison Krauss, Josh Turner, Michael McDonald, Rod... more info

Live Daily — Buoyed by his hot-selling latest studio album, B.B. King has reversed his earlier decision to retire from international touring, and will head to Europe for an overseas summer trek. The legendary bluesman has sandwiched the 19-city outing, which kic... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Sia, Paul Simon, more * * * Elton John "The Red Piano" (Island) Those who couldn't make it to Elton John's Las Vegas residency at Caesar's Palace can now enjoy "The Red Piano" in the comfort of their own homes. Though originally available on... more info

Ah, the bar: location of our greatest triumphs, and more often than not, our most embarrassing downfalls. Luckily, embarrassing downfalls are always more palatable when they happen to somebody else. After all, we can’t all be smooth like George St... more info

JamBase — GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS TO WORK WITH LEGENDARY PRODUCER T BONE BURNETT ON BAND'S THIRD ALBUM Potter & Burnett by James Minchin III On April 20, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals entered Village Recorder in West L.A. to begin work on the V... more info