My Old Kentucky — Today is My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRUS XMU! Channel 26 on SIRIUS & channel 43 on XM. Tune in at 12pm EST and again at Midnight EST!Dan Auerbach - Keep It HidThe Books ft. Jose Gonzalez - Cello SongBon Iver - Brackett, WIAndrew Bird - The Gian... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — After the ice storm of hell or what Connor likes to term "the white death", my power finally clicked back on today and my house had a pulse once again. Just in time too, they've released the initial lineup for Bonnaroo tonight! Looks like this summ... more info

Pitchfork — Tennessee's Bonnaroo Festival is obviously a big deal, and its organizers are probably better at scoring the biggest names than any other festival organizers in these United States. Last year, for instance, they landed Metallica and Kanye West and P... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Eirik Lande Okkervil River will release their deconstructive car-radio jam "Pop Lie" as a single on Jagjaguwar on April 21. On its two B-side tracks (one "Pop Life" revamp and one orphaned song from the Stand Ins sessions), frontman Will She... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Eirik Lande Okkervil River will release their deconstructive car-radio jam "Pop Lie" as a single on Jagjaguwar on April 21. On its two B-side tracks (one "Pop Life" revamp and one orphaned song from the Stand Ins sessions), frontman Will She... more info

JamBase — BEATLES AND KILLERS AND LIPSTICK WEARING MIDDLE-AGE MEN! Jack White - The Raconteurs :: Coachella 2008 by F. Reda Headliners Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure are among the 130-plus acts set for the tenth Coachella Music Festival at the b... more info

Culture Bully — Okkervil River “Pop Lie (01/07/2009)” (mp3) (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) Also: (Okkervil River “Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe” Video) more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River's performance of "Pop Lie" on David Letterman last night wasn't sweetly sung or especially succinctly stated. The The Stand Ins track sounded pretty shaggy dog (like hirsute Will Sheff, trying out for Mastodon in the accompanying sc... more info

New York Times — For Okkervil River, from Austin, Tex., self-awareness borders on an obsession. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Brooklyn’s newest venue, the Bell House, is doing brisk business and bringing in some great shows for 2009. Here’s a list of what’s coming up this month: TONIGHT: Okkervil River (sold out) January 9: Great Lake Swimmers January 10: Project Jenn... more info