Nialler9 — Castlepalooza today has announced a new partnership with Aiken Promotions for its 10th year that sees them bring in bigger names and move the festival from the August bank holiday weekend to Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd July. On the way to a redesigned ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Kacey Musgraves at Farm Aid 2015 (more by James Richards IV) Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" is one of those songs that everyone covers, from Violent Femmes to Cat Power, and the latest artist to put a new... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: John Doe w/ X at Hopscotch 2015 (more by Kenneth Bachor) John Doe, co-leader of legendary punk band X, is releasing a new solo album this year. It's called The Westerner, and it's due April 29... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Cat Power @ Modern Sky Festival 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall), whose last album was 2012's Sun, recently released a a new song, "Anthem," that is featured in the short documentary Skateboarding in Pine Ridge.... more info

Stereogum — Cat Power has a new song, “Anthem,” that’s featured in a Levi’s-produced short documentary called Skateboarding In Pine Ridge about two South Dakota skateparks. The rest of the music for the documentary was scored by Slint’s David Pajo, and... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The crisp, jangly sound of mid-1960s California pop returned to Los Angeles when Jakob Dylan gathered some of his famous friends for Echo in the Canyon, an all-star concert held Monday night at the Orpheum Theatre. With a cast featuring Beck, Fiona A... more info

Stereogum — As we previously reported, the Echo In The Canyon tribute to California folk-rock took place last night at the Orpheum in LA. Jakob Dylan was a main player, frequently accompanied by Fiona Apple and Cat Power. Beck also showed up for a few songs, as ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Vogue profiled author Garth Risk Hallberg. Stream Cat Power & Jakob Dylan's cover of the Turtles' "You Showed Me." Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed Claire Vaye Watkins about her debut novel Gold Flame Citrus. Stream video of a recent Beirut show... more info

Stereogum — Southern California folk rock is getting its own tribute show this fall. Artists like Cat Power, Fiona Apple, Beck, Regina Spektor, Jade (formerly of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros), and Jakob Dylan will cover songs by artists like the Beach Boys... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Cat Power at Station to Station in 2013 (more by Lukas Hodge) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Cat Power (solo), Willy Mason @ Webster Hall Cat... more info