This Week in Great Music: 8/22 – 8/28

The post-Lollapalooza slump is over, because there are tons of shows this week that I think are worth going to.

If you’re not going to see Braid (blast from the past) or Lost in the Trees (new and trippy chamber pop) on Saturday, and feel like a roadĀ trip, you should . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 8/22 – 8/28

Newport Folk Festival: July 30 – August 1

You can tell that summer is rapidly approaching, given the number of festival line-ups that are tumbling in. The Newport Folk Festival, in (where else) Newport, Rhode Island, has announced its lineup for its 2010 festival. . . . → Read More: Newport Folk Festival: July 30 – August 1

News & Links – February 25

News & Links – February 25 . . . → Read More: News & Links – February 25

Preservation, an Album Benefiting Preservation Hall and its Music Outreach Program

Take a bunch of artists from all different schools of music — country, blues, indie rock, gospel, folk and that strange place in music that can only be occupied by Tom Waits — and set them to covering some classic New Orleans songs, backed by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and . . . → Read More: Preservation, an Album Benefiting Preservation Hall and its Music Outreach Program