JamBase — ONE OF ENGLAND'S FINEST VISITS THE STATESWITH HIS VENUS 3 PROS Robyn and Venus 3 The sublime bard of jangled, semi-surreal goodness, Robyn Hitchcock, began a new U.S. tour this week behind his fab new album Goodnight Oslo (released February 17 on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano In support of new album Goodnight Oslo, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 are heading out on an April tour that includes a stop at New York's Irving Plaza. Tickets for that show are still on sale.... more info

The Late Greats — This song came on The Loft the other day. I had forgotten that back in 2004 Robyn Hitchcock made an album with Late Greats fav Gillian Welch and David Rawlings called Spooked. A truly great collection of songs, including this Dylan cover. Listen: Rob... more info

JamBase — Bonnaroo Headliner Dates Announced Bonnaroo has announced the dates for the 2009 headliners. Phish will be performing on the Friday and Sunday of the festival weekend. The Friday show will be a special late night performance and the Sunday show wi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR's Day to Day interviews Robyn Hitchcock about his new album, Goodnight Oslo. The Boston Globe profiles singer-songwriter Juana Molina. The Seattle Times profiles singer-songwriter-whistler Andrew Bird. While Bird's albums are painstakingly crafte... more info

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Allmusic Blog — Robyn Hitchcock - Goodnight Oslo After making records for three decades, Robyn Hitchcock has largely lost the ability to surprise listeners, which isn’t in itself a bad thing — the consistent strength of his work had led the average fan to expect... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "On February 17th Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 - comprised of R.E.M's Peter Buck on guitar, Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M.) on bass and drummer Bill Rieflin (Ministry, R.E.M.) - will storm back onto the... more info

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All About Jazz — Have you had enough of Valentine's Day? Is there too much chocolate and alcohol still stuck in your head? Let us help you clear out your romantic cobwebs. From the cathartic noise of The Drones (pictured) to the crunchy hypnotics of Pontiak to the... more info