Stereogum — When My Morning Jacket released Evil Urges , "Highly Suspicious" immediately stood out from the rest of the track list with its disco falsetto, group chain-gang vocalisms, and, most of all, its peanut butter pudding surprise. It's no surprise (so... more info

Rolling Stone — There are no off hours at SXSW. One morning, hours after finishing a late-night club set, pianist Marco Benevento was in the KUT-FM studios at the University of Texas with his trio, performing the exuberant redesigns of My Morning Jacket’s “Golde... more info

JamBase — By: Wesley Hodges Rites of Spring Music Festival :: 04.17.09 & 04.18.09 :: Alumni Lawn at Vanderbilt University :: Nashville, TN The Flaming Lips :: Rites of Spring by Hodges The spirit of youthful aggression and collegial camaraderie coursed... more info

411 Mania — Another set of rarities for Darfur benefit... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — Or: The Death of True Music ElitismI was sitting in the Yeshiva College writing center the other week, when I overheard a few professors discussing how much easier academic research is, now that everything is on the internet. And it got me thinking a... more info

JamBase — Jeff Coffin Officially Joins Dave Matthews Band [Jeff Coffin's] boldness, intensity, and verve set him apart from other saxophonists. - JazzTimes Jeff Coffin Jeff Coffin, saxophonist/composer, and three time GRAMMY Award winner with Bela Fle... more info

MTV.com News — Lynch's 'Change Begins Within' benefit was first time ex-Beatles had performed onstage since 2002.By Eric Ditzian Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on stage at the "Change Begins Within" concert Photo: CBS The last time they played togeth... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I think what I love about the Great Lake Swimmers is they remind me of everything I loved about My Morning Jacket when I first discovered them. That bare bones approach to songwriting, where emotion far exceeds production value. Now that MMJ is usi... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — CALIFORNIA SUN: We are very excited about Jackalope (on Organic), the cool new record from West-Coaster shoegazers BROWN SHOE. The band makes an appearance in Cambridge tonight playing at All Asia and we definitely like what the crowds there will be... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I've spent the good part of today trying to convert my newly acquired KLH Model 15 turntable from India's AC standard to the US's, which has involved cutting the power cord to a broken shaver of mine and a lot of electrical tape. MacGyver would be p... more info