Rolling Stone — "I hope you don't grow up believing that you have to be a puppet to be a man." That's Sturgill Simpson, former Navy man, singing to his young son on "Call to Arms," an indictment of America's warmongering, media-stupefied culture that ends his specta... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Listen to "Brace For Impact (Live A Little)" from his upcoming third LP, and check out his upcoming tour schedule, too. Continue reading… more info

Mercury News, California — Sturgill Simpson combines country, jam-rock styles during his Oakland show. more info

Stereogum — Apparently the sweet sounds of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” make people want to fight. On Saturday night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, country singer Sturgill Simpson covered this song, among others like Led Zeppelin’s “When The Levee Bre... more info

Stereogum — Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell are basically the dual high priests of a true bluegrass/folk/country revival. I happen to adore bro-country right alongside their gritty, old-school releases, but for the purists, Isbell and Simpson are proof that th... more info

Stereogum — The 41st season of the PBS live-music show Austin City Limits kicked off this month, and the latest artist to be featured is country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. He played a mix of material from his 2013 debut and last year’s breakthrough Me... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin TVOTR / A$AP Rocky / Father John Misty / Drake & Future (via) Is Drake the new Kanye? Explosive pyrotechnics. Mad energy. The "6 God" backdrop and the whole field on his team. Drake hit the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo Mikal Cronin at Bowery Ballroom this year (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Madonna, Amy Schumer @ Madison Square Garden Madonna's "Rebel Heart Tour"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Country for people who don't like country" is having a moment. Country artists like Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, ex-Drive By Trucker Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton are putting out interesting, critically-acclaimed records that are being talk... more info

Stereogum — Firefly is now officially over, but the buzz lingers. How could it not? The Killers covered Kings Of Leon, Sturgill Simpson had EDM kids do-si-doing in the mud, and Morrissey trolled every carnivore in sight. In the quieter moments, Mallory Turner to... more info