- Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss and Union Station to play Obama White House for next week’s White House Art & Innovation Events: Music Series Celebrating Country Music & Smithsonian’s National Design Awards Event.
- The Washington Post takes a look at Nashville’s Bluegrass scene and follows the high lonesome from the Ryman Auditorium’s annual Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman to one of my personal favorite The Station Inn.
- Juli Thanki over at the 9513.com reviews the new self-titled album by riot grrrl/roots group Those Darlins.
- Decider Milwaukee sits down with Portland’s indy Americana band Blitzen Trapper.
- The destination for Farm Aid ’09? St. Louis, Missouri!