Norah Jones

Mindy McCready Commits Suicide, Country Music Star Dead at 37

Double-platinum country music recording star and the oft-tormented Mindy McCready was found dead at her Arkansas property last night, the victim of an apparent suicide. She was 37. According to a statement released by the Cleburne County Sheriff's office, McCready died of a self-inflected gunshot ... More >>

Seth McFarlane's Ted Is Stuffed With More of the Same

The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Bourdain on GMA, Carmellini on Live With Kelly

ABCAnthony Bourdain and tree on Good Morning America​'Tis the season to have celebrity chefs on morning television cooking their favorite dishes and making merry with the likes of Kelly Ripa, Kathy Lee, and Robin Roberts.  This week, two of our favorite chefs made it to ABC morning studios.An ... More >>

Who Wants a Free CD Full of Katy Perry, Pitbull, and Wacka Flocka Flame Hits?

NOW That's What I Call Pop Appeal!​If you're the kind of weirdo who still owns a "compact disc player," then you're probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to "commercial pop radio." Well, amazing news for you! We're giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. ... More >>

Lilith Fair: Which Local Female Artist Should Fill Out the Lineup?

Photo by Yvette LabovRachel Goodrich should probably play at Lilith Fair​Lilith Fair's August 10 tour stop at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach features Gossip, Corinne Bailey Rae, Norah Jones, Court Yard Hounds, Sia, Sarah McLachlan, Martina McBride, the Rescues, Ceci Bastida, Katzenjammer, ... More >>

Almost Famous Amos

UPDATE: Lilith Fair Finally Confirms West Palm Beach Date, August 10, and Lineup

​As I type this, Lilith Fair's official site is crashing like any web coverage devoted to Tiger Woods' return to professional golf at this year's Masters. And for good reason. The all-female touring festival featuring the likes of Loretta Lynn, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Tegan and ... More >>

Reasons Not to Make Fun of the New Lilith Fair, Which Has a West Palm Beach Stop This Year

via lilithfair.comLoretta is betta!​In no particular order:1. Cat Power 2. The Gossip3. Erykah Badu4. Jill Scott5. Metric6. MARY J. BLIGE7. Tegan and Sarah8. Emmylou Harris9. Ximena Sarinana10. Sia11. Chairlift12. Nneka13. Marina and the Diamonds14. Janelle Monae15. La Roux ........and, my persona ... More >>

The Best Under-the-Radar Rock of 2009, Part Four

​Matt Keating - Between Customers Keating's follow up to 2007's astonishing double disc opus Quixotic is another revelation, a collection of richly affecting songs, ranging from the heartbreaking "Louisiana, a passionate paean to the victims of Katrina, to "Better Than That," a plaintive ball ... More >>

Ximena Sariñana Is Anything but Mediocre

Don't be fooled by her debut album title.

Surfer-Girl Songwriter Deblois Plays a Sunset Show at the News Lounge

She's packing up and taking her campfire groove to Tinseltown.

Last Night: Dolly Parton at Mizner Park Amphitheatre

Big Hair, Bigger Instrument

Young Esperanza Spalding is going to be a star on her own terms.

Avondale

2007 Music Year in Review

It's all in the stars.

Sweat It

Miami’s indie epicenter is back, bigger and better than ever.

Speaking of A Tribe Called Quest

Class and Sass

In a world of fluffy crossover songbirds, Jane Monheit makes jazz sultry and just a little bit dangerous again

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Don't I Know You?

Former Miami Beach homeboy and character actor Scotch Ellis Loring makes his bid for musical greatness

Norah Jones

Not Too Late (Blue Note)

While Her Sitar Gently Weeps

Take a musical journey with Anoushka Shankar

Boogie Board

Alpha Pup rides for the Los Angeles underground

Marta Gomez

Cat Power

Thievery Corporation

Versions (ESL Music)

Maria Rita

Best of 2004

The Cardigans

Long Gone Before Daylight Koch

Local Heroes

Texas High Notes

The SXSW music fest showcases the city as much as the artists

Hip-Hop Jazz

Soulive makes bebop accessible for the masses

Lost in the Amazon.com

A thoroughly unscientific look at what your friends and neighbors read, watch, and hear -- or not

Made With Love

Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't

Bang to the Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band