Guardian Music — The complete list of the acts appearing at this year's festivalPyramid stageFriday 25 JuneU2Dizzee RascalVampire WeekendSnoop DoggWillie NelsonCorinne Bailey RaeFemi KutiTBA Saturday 26 JuneMuseScissor SistersSeasick SteveJackson BrowneLightning See... more info

Song, by Toad — Judson Claiborne are actually friends of Jill from Sparrow & the Workshop, and it was during their Toad Session that I first heard of the band.  Now, a couple of years on, they have a shiny new release, with spooky artwork and a proper PR company ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Opeth @ Grand Ballroom in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) tonight in NYC * Opeth @ Terminal 5 * Greg Garing @ Knitting Factory * Midlake, John Grant @ Bowery Ballroom * Jonsi release party @ (Le) Poisson Rouge... more info

Guardian Music — Who's playing, where, and when? All you need to know about this summer's British festival seasonWhat? Isle of Wight festivalWhen? 11-13 JuneWhere? Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of WightWho? Friday sees Jay-Z return to the festival scene after a triump... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Sara Jaffe has opened for acts like Norah Jones and Midlake, slowly but surely making a name for herself. She is only 24 years old, and sure to have plenty left to give. She released an EP called Even Born Again back in 2008, and now she is working o... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-31 Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre04-01 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge04-02 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse04-03 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle04-04 Washington, DC - Black Cat04-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel04-07 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom04-08 New ... more info

NME — The band will also play Latitude Festival more info

Rolling Stone — Who: Pastoral rockers from Denton, Texas, who first broke through with their 2006 track “Roscoe,” on which the group’s classic-rock-loving frontman Tim Smith sang about life in the 1800s. “I don’t do too well in the present,” he says. �... more info

Stereogum — The second show of Midlake’s The Courage Of Others support tour brought a good bit of Denton, TX (openers Matthew And The Arrogant Sea also hail from the UNT homebase) and a 90 minute headlining set to Southern California’s Solana Beach. Not a se... more info

Chorus.fm — *Midlake* (http://www.myspace.com/midlake) will kick off a month long North American tour this upcoming May in support of their just released album The Courage of Others; check the dates in the replies. more info