Pasta Primavera — Another packed Saturday for shows is upon as…are you excited?  Lush Farm play the Metro Gallery here in Baltimore.  Also in town are Caverns who play the Hexagon with Nighthorse, Solar Powered Sun Destroyer, and Lexanne.  Over at the Ottob... more info

JamBase — LOW ANTHEM CONTINUE WORLD TOUR WITH WEST COAST DEBUT, DATES WITH BLIND PILOT The Low Anthem It's been a banner year for The Low Anthem. In addition to being JamBase's New Favorite Artist this month, the Rhode Island trio spent the greater part ... more info

My Old Kentucky — As one of the best young songwriters around, Josh Ritter has seen his audience and critical acclaim grow with each passing year of this decade. Born in Idaho with an innate sense of song, Ritter found his early success easiest in Ireland where his ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — This year will be my first venture out to Newport's annual Folk Festival, which has featured the likes of Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and hundreds more over the course of its 50 year history. This year's gathering marks that 50 y... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info

Chorus.fm — *Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles* (http://www.myspace.com/langhorneslim) have just finished recording a new album with Chris Funk (*The Decemberists* (http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists)), which is slated for a fall release. The band will also ... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — DO NOT MISS THIS LINEUP - TICKETS ON SALE TODAY!The DecemberistsJoan BaezLanghorne SlimNeko CaseJosh RitterBilly BraggDeer TickThe Avett BrothersElvis Perkins in DearlandTICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT 10am: George Wein’s FOLK FESTIVAL 50 (July 31 â... more info

The Late Greats — A little over a week ago, the (partial) Philly Folk Fest lineup was released. One of the biggest little names playing this year: Iron & Wine. Other PFF acts: Sonny Landreth, Del McCoury Band, Tom Rush, Rebirth Brass Band, Justin Townes Earle, Tony Tr... more info

Songs:Illinois — Wow a press release I can actually use. I’m flabbergasted. None of the CD release lists I peruse had a new Sam Lowry listed (I wrote about Sam here first three years ago) . So this is a complete surprise. Sam pals around with Murder by Death, La... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza | 08.07 - 08.09 | Grant Park, Chicago Depeche Mode, Tool, Killers, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, KOL, STS9, TV on the Radio Set to go down August 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park, the Lollapalooza festival has announced the lineup for the... more info