The Culture Of Me — (photo by Victoria Jacob) Fans of exceptionally-written and composed folk-inspired confessional acoustic pop music no doubt know the name of Brooklyn's honey-sweet voiced and emotive Sharon Van Etten. The singer-songwriter is among the fresh faces of... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The latest issue of the lavish twice-yearly arts magazine Esopus comes with a CD compilation of songs inspired by and named after visual artists. Sharon Van Etten, Big Troubles, and Doveman are among the contributors, as well as Rising dream-pop duo ... more info

Altsounds — The Tallest Man On Earth, Delorean, Surfer Blood, Washed Out, Best Coast, Sharon Van Etten, jj and Netherfriends also added to bill. As spring rears its welcome head, we get closer and closer to the *Pitchfork Music Festival*. With its reasona... more info

5 Acts — Backstage show tonight at Black Cat - Sharon Van Etten and Megafaun. Doors 9pm, tickets $10.Sharon Van Etten on MySpaceSharon Van Etten on The Hype MachineMegafaun on MySpaceMegafaun on The Hype Machine more info

Pitchfork — On May 6, downtown Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge will host a benefit show for New Zealand punk originator Chris Knox, who suffered a series of strokes last year. The big news: Reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum will make an extremely rare... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Dominick Mastrangelo "I don't get to see these people. I don't see Leslie (Feist) any more. It's tough to see Amy (Millan) and Evan (Cranley) because they live in Montreal. Jimmy (Shaw) and Emily (Haines) have been on the... more info

Sweetheart Of The Radio — 5. Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River MP3: Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River Richmond Fontaine On Myspace Support The Artist. Buy. Buy. Buy. Previously On SOTR: Willy Vlautin ... more info

The Music Slut — Sharon Van Etten (MySpace/MP3) The Muggabears (MySpace/MP3) PWRFL Power (MySpace/MP3) Hayes Peebles (MySpace/MP3) The Depreciation Guild (MySpace/MP3) more info