Perfect Porridge — Today I’m checking out The Candles, which is a solo project from Josh Lattanzi, best known for playing bass for Albert Hammond, Jr., Ben Kweller, and The Lemonheads. This is unobtrusive chill rock reminiscent of Fountains of Wayne’s older s... more info

Live Daily — Evan Dando [ tickets ] will set out on a solo trek later this month, performing older tracks from his days as frontman of The Lemonheads [ tickets ] as well as some of his solo material. The outing kicks off Jan. 29 in Hoboken, NJ, and will includ... more info

Twangville — Robert Francis – Before Nightfall Ben Kweller – Changing Horses Justin Townes Earle – Midnight at the Movies Peter Bradley Adams – Traces Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – self-titled Drive-by Truckers – The Fine Print Dave Rawlings Machine �... more info

Songs:Illinois — There are a bunch of other posts from January 2009 that I could repost. Good stuff from Justin Townes Earle, Ben Kweller, and even Sarah Borges. But you’ve all heard of those so I’ll continue doing what I’m good at and that is highlighting und... more info

Rollo & Grady — A.A. Bondy Ben Kweller – Wait (Beatles Cover) A.A. Bondy – I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen Cover) The Magnetic Fields – Heroes (Bowie David Cover) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

JamBase — Words by: Bear Connelly | Images by: Jim Brueckner Newport Folk Festival :: 08.01.09 & 08.02.09 :: Fort Adams State Park :: Newport, RI Newport Folk Fest 2009 The Newport Folk Festival is one of the longest running music festivals in America, ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Anna Ternheim: "What Have I Done (El Perro del Mar remix)" [mp3] other Anna Ternheim posts at Largehearted Boy Ben Kweller: 2009-08-02, Buffalo [mp3,ogg,flac] "Penny on the Train Track" [mp3] other Ben Kweller po... more info

Live Daily — For the second consecutive year, the Toadies [ tickets ] will host "Dia De Los Toadies," an intimate day-long concert at a remote Texas ranch. This year's event, slated for Aug. 29, will take place at Rough Creek Ranch, an 11,000-acre ranch locate... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — This year will be my first venture out to Newport's annual Folk Festival, which has featured the likes of Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and hundreds more over the course of its 50 year history. This year's gathering marks that 50 y... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian's books blog lists the best books to take to the Glastonbury music festival, while Drowned in Sound points out online and TV coverage of the event. LiveDaily interviews singer-songwriter Ben Kweller. Yesterday's updates to the 2009 Bonna... more info