Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Patti Smith in Austin in 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) The 25th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert was announced last month, and the lineup's now been expanded. Patti Smith and Sturgill SImpson join a cast that already... more info

Stereogum — The Louisville, KY summer festival Forecastle announced its initial lineup today, just in time for tickets to go on sale later this week. Among the notable names: My Morning Jacket, Sam Smith, Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Desaparecidos, Cage The E... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sturgill Simpson at Joe's Pub in July (more by Chris La Putt) The 2015 Forecastle Festival take place July 17 - 19 in Louisville, Kentucky. The fest has just announced the first round of performers, which include Modest Mouse, My Morning... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the grizzled country-music adventurer Sturgill Simpson spent $4,000 making his great album Metamodern Sounds In Country Music and released it on his own. That album found its audience, and now Simpson is nominated for a Grammy and showing ... more info

Stereogum — Sturgill Simpson is moving up in the world. Besides the honor and glory that comes from cracking Stereogum’s list of the year’s best albums, Simpson was recently nominated for a Grammy, and our own Tom Breihan notes that the country singer’s up... more info

Stereogum — Sturgill Simpson will be featured on a special episode of Austin City Limits this weekend. ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 features lots of talent both old (Loretta Lynn, Robert Plant & Patti Griffin), new (The Milk Carton Kids, St. Paul ... more info

Stereogum — The most talked-about musical performance from last night’s Tonight Show is definitely Daniel Radcliffe randomly rapping Blackalicious’ “Alphabet Aerobics.” But the best one was probably from the Kentucky singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sturgill Simpson at Joe's Pub in July (more by Chris La Putt) Earlier this year, country singer Sturgill Simpson released his new album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, and he's continuing to play shows in support of it at increasingly... more info

The Telegraph — Kentucky singer Sturgill Simpson is reinventing country music with his metaphysical peculiarity, says Helen Brown more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jason Isbell @ Governors Ball (more by Dana (distortion Yavin) Sturgill Simpson has not been shy when it comes to talking about Nashville not playing a part in his new-found success as a country singer, but Wednesday night Nashville recognized,... more info