Pitchfork - Tours — 11-18 Calexico, CA - La Hamaca11-20 Los Angeles, CA - Palace Theatre *11-21 Oakland, CA - Ghost Town Gallery11-22 Seattle, WA - Showbox *11-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore *11-24 Olympia, WA - Northern11-25 Portland, OR - East End11-28 San... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsChris Knox, the indie godfather of New Zealand indie music, suffered a debilitating stroke in June at his home in Auckland. His many friends in New Zealand's music scene -- and some from far further afield -- have rallied round by re... more info

Rollo & Grady — Calexico – Waitomo The Evens – On the Face of It The Sky Drops – Sentimental Pete Greenwood – Sirens Blind Pilot – Go On, Say It Woodpigeon – Home Is A Romanticized Concept… Hush Arbors – The Light Quantic – Fresh Rhythm Bookmark... more info

Live Daily — Los Angeles punk icons X [ tickets ] will make a few live appearances in December, including a special pre-Christmas show with special guests Calexico. The second installment of the band's "Merry Xmas" show takes place Dec. 19 in Los Angeles. Addi... more info

The Yellow Stereo — I’ve been spending most of the evening catching up on a few recently released albums, including the latest from Taken By Trees — the solo project of former Concretes lead singer Victoria Bergsman. Despite clocking in at a mere 32 minutes, East Of... more info

The Late Greats — (photo cred: Colin Young WolffTom Russell is an awesome songwriter. He’s been knocking out well-written albums for years now – twenty of them in fact. Next Tuesday (9.15), he’ll release Blood and Candle Smoke. Recorded with m... more info

Live Daily — With Sunday (8/30) came Day Three of the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, and although the record heat of the previous days was over, the fun was not. Throngs turned out to see the lineup that closed out the stellar event. The list featured M.... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Neko Case [ tickets ] has added a slate of fall headlining shows to her already impressive resume for 2009 as she continues to support her most recent studio release, "Middle Cyclone." The performer--who kicked off a lengthy spri... more info

Both of the new restaurants Calexico and Oaxaca show respect for Mexican cooking, building their tacos on doubled soft corn tortillas. more info

The Late Greats — Kent McAlister has a new album – their third called “How I’ll Remain”. Kent is from Canada and plays some outstanding Aemericana. Recommended if you like Calexico or Can-Mexi-Cali. Listen: Kent McAlister & The Iron Choir â�... more info