Stereogum — By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday. Backed by Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the ever hu... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: ZZ Top’s beards struck back, AC/DC’s Angus Young got airborne, Pink was surrounded by smoke, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan returned and up-and-coming hip-hop star Drake took the stage at Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam. Check out the week’s ... more info

Live Daily — Jimmy Buffett [ tickets ] will play a special noon show Saturday (6/13) on Bonnaroo's Which Stage, according to the event website. Buffett's performance with Ilo and the Coral Reefer Allstars will kick off the second stage's line-up for the Saturday... more info

Songs:Illinois — Sarah Jarosz got more attention than any banjo wielding 18 year old could hope to expect from the indie rock music world a few weeks back with the release of her Decemberists cover “Shankill Butchers” (here). I hope now that her Sugar Hill debut ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "The show was in two parts. The first consisted of the band, with the addition of two performers - Becky Stark and Shara Worden, playing the entirety of the Hazards of Love album without even a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle is opening for Neko Case on the summer leg of her Middle Cyclone-supporting tour. Lytle also has his own headlining shows planned. Those include NYC shows on July 10th at Union Hall and July 11th... more info

Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head Release: June 16, 2009 Discover: MySpace | Website Purchase: Amazon From the press release: Song Up In Her Head, produced by Jarosz and award-winning engineer and producer Gary Paczosa, features a mix of her origina... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Colin Meloy in Ohio, June 1st '09 (unruly badger) Ah, yes, young Meloy....Colin, isn't it? Yes, yes...jolly good. I must say he is a springy lad...most flexible...hewn of wands, you know...they splice them down by the river...he was part of... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — SHOW HYPE Tonight - Wednesday 6/10/09SCENE: TT the Bears in CambridgeEverybody's concerned about their budget, and rightfully so these days. Never has the dollar been worth so little and the prospect of making more of it seem so far away to so many.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Peter said...The Decemberists - Ripping Off R.E.M.?(Second in a series - "Learning to like the Decemberists")My hmphs - http://www.myhmphs.comMr Moodswings said...Pop:THE BEATLES "LET IT BE...NAKED"Heavy Metal:SONATA ARCTICA "RECKONING NIGHT"Indie Ro... more info