Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG National Christmas Tree The countdown is on until the lighting of the National Christmas tree! My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James will have the honor of performing at the 2010 National Christmas Tree Lighting. The event will be... more info

Altsounds — *My Morning Jacket *frontman *Jim **James *will have the honor of performing at the *2010 National Christmas Tree Lighting*. The event will be held this Today, December 9th at 5pm EST on the Ellipse at President's Park in Washington DC. He will b... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop artist/actor Common will host the 2010 National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation announced today (November 23rd). Common will preside over ceremonies, which will be ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Alysse Gafjken "The Preservation Hall Jazz Band suffered a serious blow, earlier this week, with the passing of bassist Walter Payton. Still, they played on (bassless) - with a photo of Walter, surrounded by flowers, sitting on a... more info

All About Jazz — MULTI-ARTIST EXTRAVAGANZA FEATURING ELTON JOHN, LEON RUSSELL, JOHN MELLENCAMP, ELVIS COSTELLO, GREG ALLMAN, AND OTHERS T Bone Burnett will premiere The Speaking Clock Revue—a multi-artist concert extravaganza—on October 16 at the Wang Center... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Vincent Cornelli DOWNLOAD: Carl Broemel - "Heaven Knows" (MP3) Carl of My Morning Jacket at Outside Lands Jim James of My Morning Jacket said it himself during his band's opening set. We were all about to have a... more info

Silent Uproar — In an interview with Rolling Stone, Jim James revealed that a new My Morning Jacket album will be out "mid-next year - probably May." The band are recording with producer Tucker Martine (The Decemberists) at a church in Louisville, KY. James describe... more info

Muzjiks — Press releases have indicated that My Morning Jacket will release their follow up to the largely disappointing Evil Urges in May of 2011. I am an avid listener of the band and maintain faith that Jim James will come back around--he's just too damn t... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Roots released their latest album, How I Got Over, this week. The disc features the band collaborating with several interesting musicians, including Joanna Newsom, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, John Legend, and others. To enter the contest, leav... more info

Pitchfork — In director Jason Goldwatch's video for "Dear God 2.0", the Roots' version of the Monsters of Folk track "Dear God", lead MC Black Thought plays a cabdriver who experiences a whole ton of societal ills from the front seat of his car. Monsters of F... more info