Brooklyn Vegan — J Mascis & Sharon Van Etten @ the Mohawk (pic by jaredeberhardt) Sharon Van Etten kept it minimal at SXSW this year. She played NPR's big, annual, and still-streaming show at Stubb's, and the showcase of her label at the... more info

KEXP Seattle — On Wednesday night, Austin’s famed Stubb’s BBQ played host to an amazing NPR SXSW showcase that featured Fiona Apple, Sharon Van Etten, Dan Deacon, the Alabama Shakes, and Andrew Bird. SXSW is the only place where so many talented, stylistically ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming live performances from SXSW Music, including shows by Sharon Van Etten, Bruce Springsteen, and others. The New York Daily News recommends five classic Irish books for St. Patrick's Day. Tommy Stinson talks to DC9 at Night about... more info

411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Radiohead. Also, I've got new downloads and music videos featuring Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, El-P, Bowerbirds, and Sharon Van Etten. Plus, I'll give you a new artist to keep your eyes on and music recommendati... more info

Stereogum — For the A.V. Club’s A.V. Undercover video series, tourmates Shearwater and Sharon Van Etten recently got together to cover the Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks nugget “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” and I really have to give it up for Jonathan Meiburg... more info

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Sharon Van Etten - ‘Leonard’ (JagJagJaguwar) Presented with a lyrics sheet for Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Leonard’, the words look prosaic. Shaker-simple, their plainness nearly verges on boring – especially when you c... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today, Sharon Van Etten dropped a kaleidoscopic (literally) visual for Tramp standout “Leonard.” Watch it below. Tramp is out now on Jagjaguwar. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — 'Leonard' is from Van Etten's third album, "Tramp" (Jagjaguwar), and a video for it was released Wednesday. The clip portrays the drama as something that's long since passed, its images all sun-stained pale. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Mother Jones profiles singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Reading the Letters of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller and Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids, Van Etten says, made her think about writing as a time capsule. "Whatever you're writing is about, you're... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven; Cargo, LondonA neon sign spells out Azealia Banks's name atop a bowl of noodles, in the style of a New York Chinese takeaway. When the latest US hip-hop sensation walks onstage, detonating a confetti cannon, her slight frame is wrapped in a b... more info