Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Former Chicago area rocker, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and Wilco member, Jay Bennett, 45, passed away today, May 24, 2009 in his sleep at home in Urbana, Il. His death has been confirmed by his management company, Undertow Music...... more info

JamBase — Jay Bennett, a former member of Wilco, died early Sunday morning in Urbana, IL, according to a spokesman for his family. Bennett worked as the band's sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist from 1994 to 2001. Recently, Bennett sued bandleader Jef... more info

Detroit Free Press — Reacting to a way-early Internet leak, the Chicago-based alternative-rock band Wilco recently made its new studio recording "Wilco (the album)" (*** out of four stars, on Nonesuch) available for streaming at www.wilcoworld.net, the group's Web s... more info

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Undercover, Australia — There is something so innocent about Jeff Tweedy’s honest lyrical delivery and that warm feeling is conveyed in the somewhat cute title of Wilco’s ninth studio album (if you count the two ‘Mermaid Avenue’ releases with Bill... more info

JamBase — 10,000 Lakes Music Festival Releases Daily Schedule The set times and stage schedules have been announced for the 2009 10,000 Lakes Music Festival. For full details go here. Early Bird ticket prices end June 1. Purchase your tickets now before... more info

Rock Sellout — Okkervil River will head home (in the midst of the summer festival season) on June 18th to tape the band’s first Austin City Limits performance. If that wasn’t big enough news, the band will perform at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival, the Ottawa ... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- Just back from an Australian tour, Okkervil River head home to the USA in the midst of the summer festival season to tape their first Austin City Limits performance (June 18). Also in store for the band this... more info

Pasta Primavera — Eulogies‘ self titled debut album was one of the first albums I received to review for the blog and I was happily impressed with this band that I had heard for the first time.  Peter Walker has that voice that reminds you of Wilco’s Jeff Tweed... more info

Rawkblog — Live: Azita and Destroyer (pictured at left; photo by David Greenwald) at the Echoplex. Jams: A First Look at St. Vincent’s Actor and new tracks from the Shins (!) and Bowerbirds. News: Broken Social Scene is working on LP4, Spencer Tweedy became a... more info