Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonMarriage and motherhood have impacted on Ani DiFranco's productivity. Having released 18 albums in as many years, the prodigiously driven and prolific US singer-songwriter has taken three years over the latest, ¿Which Side Are Yo... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyEach week we share a list of concerts our writers will be reviewing. Here's what they'll be writing about in the next few days (all ... more info

Time — It's more than a little heavy-handed of DiFranco to make artistic hay out of last year’s blossoming Occupy movement, which is what Which Side Are You On? kind of feels like. more info

The Late Greats — Everyone these days is all about wrapping up 2011. Best of… Worst of… Yadda yadda yadda. I’m looking forward. To 2012. To January 17. Ani DiFranco will be releasing her new studio album. There was a time when Ms. DiFranco … Continue reading â... more info

Altsounds — Singer/songwriter/guitarist Ani DiFranco has announced the upcoming release of her eagerly awaited new album. Which Side Are You On? arrives via the Grammy-winning artist's own Righteous Babe Records on January 17, 2012. Which Side Are You On? ma... more info

Altsounds — Ane Brun announces details of her new studio album 'It All Starts With One' released November 14tht via Balloon Ranger Records. The recording of Ane Brun's new album, It All Starts With One would have been underway as early as 2010, were it not for ... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonFrom the opening harmonies of Tina Turner's Bold Soul Sister to a carousing finale including Miriam Makeba's African hit Pata Pata, this two-hour tribute to 50 years of female musical fearlessness never came off the boil. Singing star... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — 2011 Fourth of July Mix!!! 1. Matmos - The Stars and Stripes Forever2. Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July3. X - Fourth of July4. Bruce Springsteen - 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)5. Ryan Adams - Firecracker6. The Decemberists - July, July!7. Si... more info

Popdose — Every music movement or sea change has that one person that influenced the thing in the first place, but never quite got to cash in when the people were finally buying. Grunge had Mudhoney, for example, and the Lilith Fair squad had Ani DiFranco. DiF... more info

Altsounds — In 1997, Robert Sarazin Blake dropped out of college and hit the road. The folk music of his father's house had combined with the DIY punk ethos of the day and produced his first batch of songs, Another Irrelevant Year. On the heels of Richard Ma... more info