Everyone’s favorite “occasionally blugrass” festival kicks off today in San Francisco. Check out the full three-day lineup and stage times over at Hardly Strictly’s official site or enjoy some MP3s from some of this year’s highlights.
Friday:

John Prine – “The Great Compromise”
Lyle Lovett – “Record Lady”

Saturday:
Gillian Welch – “The Devil had a Hold of Me”
Steve [...]

Welcome back to Video Round-Up, where the SD crew picks through the flurry of videos circulating this particular week and posts the highlights.
This week, there’s lots of action on the “live” front, including some notable live performances by Paul McCartney, Weezer, Grizzly Bear, Wilco and Feist, Japandroids, Spoon, and Cymbals Eat Guitars. After that, enjoy [...]

Yep, it’s time again for the quintessential “so far” list — no music site is complete without one! 2009 is shaping up to be an interesting year, with old favorites and newcomers alike issuing strong releases. In an attempt to make some sense out of everything, our staff got together to vote on our favorites.
We’d [...]

Since the unexpected death of his wife last year, visionary Mark Mulcahy has been struggling to continue writing music and raise his three-year-old twin daughters. Thankfully, he has friends who can lend a hand. An amazing cast will appear on the tribute to Mulcahy’s wife, Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy. Set [...]

Welcome to Video Round-Up, where the SD crew picks through the flurry of videos circulating this particular week and posts the highlights.
This week, we’ve got some excellent visual stimulation from Animal Collective, Cursive, White Denim, Blur, Doves, the Gaslight Anthem, St. Vincent, Frightened Rabbit, the Gossip, Sonic Youth, Fever Ray, Girls, the Dead Weather, Phoenix, [...]

Elvis Perkins is back with a full band and eponymous sophomore release, Elvis Perkins in Dearland. The follow-up to his his achingly sparse debut, Ash Wednesday, Dearland features a full band, fleshing out richer arrangements to Perkins’ beautiful songwriting.
The album gets a full release March 10, but is available today exclusively through Amie Street as [...]