Brooklyn Vegan — Mercury Rev's re-imagining of Bobbie Gentry's 1968 concept album 'The Delta Sweete' also features Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams, Vashti Bunyan, Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), and more. Hear the song with Margo Price now... Continue re... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include Big Red Machine (Justin Vernon/Aaron Dessner), Phoebe Bridgers/Julien Baker/Lucy Dacus, Lucinda Williams, Shannon and the Clams, Porches, Fucked Up, Cursive, Iron & Wine, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Don't Stop Now II' follows ACLU benefit covers comp Don't Stop Now and features Craig Finn + John K Samson covering Gillian Welch, Tom May of The Menzingers covering Regina Spektor, Wild Pink covering Springsteen, Chris Farren co... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviewed author Paul Auster. Rolling Stone interviewed Lucinda Williams about the 20th anniversary of her Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album. 20 "best books of 2018" lists were added to Largehearted Boy's master aggregation yesterday (br... more info

New York Post — Before Lucinda Williams signed off on her 1998 Grammy-winning album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” there were just a couple of finishing touches she needed to get done. One was making an album cover. Williams — who’ll perform “Car Wheels”... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Varshons II' finds Evan Dando and crew covering songs by Yo La Tengo, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Paul Westerberg, John Prine, The Bevis Frond, The Eagles, Lucinda Williams and more. Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The deep connection between blues and Americana music is at the heart of a benefit concert slated for Oct. 19 in Los Angeles. The event will boast a raft of prominent musicians including singer-songwriter John Prine, recently named artist of the year... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The deep connection between blues and Americana music is at the heart of a benefit concert slated for Oct. 19 in Los Angeles. The event will boast a raft of prominent musicians including singer-songwriter John Prine, recently named artist of the year... more info

Stereogum — Crusty, eccentric 68-year-old Tom Waits does things on his own schedule, when he feels like it. Before this morning, we hadn't heard a new recording from Waits since February of 2016, when he and Lucinda Williams covered a Blind Willie Johnson song. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Tune-Yards/U.S. Girls, Julien Baker/Phoebe Bridgers/Lucy Dacus, Death From Above, Lucinda Williams, Amine/Buddy, G Herbo, Antarctigo Vespucci, and more NYC-area shows on sale today. Continue reading… more info