The Music Fix — Hygiene issues on album number four. more info

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Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... LOU REED - Lou Reed fuzzlove http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com stytzer said... Songs posted today: + League - Golden Maps + Tristen - Eager For Your Love + Dearling Physique - Discipline Your Hands + Easter Island - Proud + The Hol... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Aaron Epstein Iron & Wine @ Greenespace "The [Mercury Lounge] gig felt like a loose rehearsal, with Beam taking gaps to figure out which guitar he'd use. "It's nice to play new songs, but it's nerve-wracking," he admitted... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — OC Weekly profiles singer-songwriter Jandek. Perez Hilton points out Beth Ditto of Gossip's new memoir, Coal to Diamonds. Iron and Wine talks to The Skinny about his new album, Kiss Each Other Clean (out January 25th). Tower of the Hand... more info

Stereogum — Iron & Wine visited The Greene Space to perform all of Kiss Each Other Clean, in order, for the NPR Music First Listen series. Sam Beam is backed by a full band for this hour-plus concert, which is available to watch as a streaming video courtesy of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Patti Smith @ 92Y * Chicha Libre @ Joe's Pub * Iron & Wine @ Mercury Lounge * Melvin Van Peebles @ Joe's Pub * Susie Ibarra Quartet @ The Stone * Michael Attias Quartet... more info

Chorus.fm — I don't have much to do on a Wednesday night, and I doubt you do either, so why don't you sit back and watch (http://www.npr.org/2011/01/05/132443474/first-listen-live-iron-and-wine-introduces-kiss-each-other-clean) *Iron & Wine (http://www.myspace.c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Iron & Wine is playing a completely private and intimate show at Mecury Lounge in NYC on Thursday, 1/6, at 7:15pm (they'll also appear on Jimmy Fallon's show the same night). That's tomorrow, aka one day after they play... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - NPR Music and WNYC will video webcast a surprise concert from the acclaimed indie folk band Iron and Wine tonight (1/5/11) at 8PM (ET) from NYC, NY. The concert will be Iron and Wine’s first live performance... more info