Rolling Stone — Modest Mouse time the release of their No One’s First And You’re Next EP with an August trek, plus James Taylor keeps playing Covers and Hüsker Dü’s Bob Mould follows a “Celebrated Summer” with an October jaunt. Full tour dates for all th... more info

Live Daily — James Taylor [ tickets ] has extended his US tour behind last year's "Covers," tacking a handful of dates onto the existing September itinerary. The singer/songwriter, who first hit the road in April behind the September release, has added five st... more info

All About Jazz — Kenny Rankin, a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose easygoing style straddled the worlds of pop, jazz and folk, died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 69 and lived in Los Angeles. The cause was complications of lung cancer, his family said. Singi... more info

Undercover, Australia — When Johnny Carson retired from The Tonight Show, Bette Midler sang him out. When Jay Leno left his show of 17-years on Friday it was James Taylor who sang the swansong. more info

PopSugar — Jay Leno will host The Tonight Show for the last time, with Conan O'Brien and James Taylor as his final guests tonight. Conan will take over for Jay on Monday, and Jay will move to his own nightly show this Fall. Jay has been the host since 1992, b... more info

PopSugar — Jay Leno will host The Tonight Show for the last time, with Conan O'Brien and James Taylor as his final guests tonight. Conan will take over for Jay on Monday, and Jay will move to his own nightly show this Fall. Jay has been the host since 19... more info

NME — They join Crosby Stills & Nash and more in New York next month more info

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Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jay Leno, America's top-rated TV host, will bow out of his 17-year stint on "The Tonight Show" on May 29 in the company of his successor Conan O'Brien and singer James Taylor. more info

Live Daily — James Taylor will follow up the remaining spring dates on his ongoing "Down Home" tour with a few shows in September, as he plots initial dates for a fall outing. The singer/songwriter continues his current run tomorrow night (5/12) in Indianapolis. ... more info