The summer concert season is upon us and the Hidden Track staff knows that it’s virtually impossible for us to afford every show we want to hit, and still be able to pay our insanely expensive New York City rents. Luckily for us, there are a plethora of fantastic free concerts throughout the summer that don’t cost a dime. We decided to weed through all the listings and present to you our 5th Annual NYC Free Summer Concert Picks. Let’s take a look… HT Recommends: Laura Marling / Michael Kiwanuka / Willy Mason Where: Celebrate Brooklyn! – Prospect Park Bandshell ...

Amy Elizabeth Smith, author of All Roads Lead to Austen, ranks Jane Austen's novels from best to worst at Publishers Weekly. Neko Case talks to Morning Edition about recording her next album. The A.V. Club Chicago interviews singer-songwriter Kelly Hogan....

In the months ahead, Morning Edition will check in from time to time as the singer-songwriter creates the follow-up to 2009's Middle Cyclone .

Click to listen to Kelly Hogan's 'Plant White Roses' For her first album in over a decade Kelly Hogan called in some favors The Wisconsin-based singer-songwriter who has toured and collaborated with close friends including Neko Case Andrew Bird and Wilco spent two years amassing a collection of songs penned exclusively...

Saturday, the twelfth of May, the policeman turns the valve And the first drunk of the weekend dribbles out Collect all your effects and take a cab straight to the bar You're wondering what the whisperings all about Today is International Slobberbone Day, an unofficial holiday that probably doesn't exist, but didn't stop my good friend, Anne Warth, from texting me that fact every hour on the hour this morning beginning at 6 am. She has a point. Saturday, the twelfth of May, was immortalized in Slobberbone's barroom epic, "Pinball Song," the final track on their ...

Ieri si è riso e scherzato su Hunger Games, prendendo (più o meno) amichevolmente in giro la trama nel post Hunger Gays . Oggi invece si fa sul serio. O quasi… Hunger Games (USA 2012) Titolo originale : The Hunger Games Regia : Gary Ross Cast : Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley, Willow Shields, Lenny Kravitz, Amandla Stenberg, Alexander Ludwig, Paula Malcomson, Toby Jones, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jacqueline Emerson, Philip Troy Linger, Donald Sutherland Genere : giochi senza frontiere Se ti piace guarda anche : Battle Royale, Atto di forza, Tron: Legacy,  Il domani che verrà - The Tomorrow ...

Some great videos from user prestoff2000 from the Los Lobos’ first Cinco de Mayo Festival at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles. The festival featured Los Lobos, X, Dave Alvin, Mariachi El Bronx, Neko Case and the legendary Flaco Jimenez. Check the greatness:

May 5: ► Hard to imagine there is a more Angeleno way to observe today’s “holiday” than with L.A. icons Los Lobos. They headline Cinco de Mayo Festival at the Greek Theatre, joined by Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo and Flaco Jimenez, with guests X and Mariachi El Bronx opening. Doors open at 3 p.m., with [...]

WHAT : +(PLUS) Fest WHEN : May 4 WHERE : Austin, Chicago, Las Vegas, Boston, Chapel Hill, Columbia, New York, Miami, and Washington, DC WHO : Danny Brown, Kendrick Lamar, MSTRKRFT, Freedia">Big Freedia, Rob Garza (Thievery Corporation), the Hood Internet, more WHAT : The Great Escape Festival WHEN : May 10-12 WHERE : Brighton, England  WHO : Shabazz Palaces, Perfume Genius, Grimes, Cloud Nothings, Alabama Shakes, Willis Earl Beal, Kwes, Com Truise, YACHT, the Twilight Sad, Bass Drum of Death, Django Django, Ben Kweller, Porcelain Raft, Gang Colours, Stay+, Shelly in Athens">Keep Shelly in Athens, Milagres, Willy Mason, Pond, Jam City, more WHAT : Los Lobos Festival ...

Pickathon 2012, happening Aug. 3 - 5 at Pendarvis Farm near Portland, Oregon, is excited to welcome four new additions to its already stellar lineup: *The War on Drugs, Thee Oh Sees, THEESatisfaction* and *Cardboard Songsters*. These great bands join other festival highlights such as *Neko Case,...

Capitol Hill Block Party 2012 Hey folks, the initial lineup for our favorite Seattle, WA neighborhood block party has been announced. The headliners for the 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party (July 20-22, 2012) include Neko Case, Fitz and The Tantrums and Major Lazer. Three-day $85 passes are on sale now at capitolhillblockparty.strangertickets.com. (It’s unclear to [...]

We weren’t remotely familiar with Megan Reilly until first hearing ‘Sew The Theads Into Your Heart’ and falling for it pretty much straight away. That means we can’t do anything like tell you where this album might sit alongside the two records that preceded it, nor if any discernible difference in her sound has developed in the six years since 2006′s Let Your Ghost Go. What we can tell you is that if you, like me, have a weakness for a gorgeous female twang and some country-flavoured alternative indie, Megan Reilly might just be your gal. Working ...

We get a lot of records sent to us here at The A.V. Club . Fortunately, we end up liking some of them. In Playlisted , we share our latest recommendations. Album: Street Parade by Theresa Andersson (out now on Basin Street Records) Press play if you like: Basia Bulat, Laura Veirs, Neko Case Some background: Theresa Andersson moved to New Orleans more than 20 years ago, transitioning from a musical and personal relationship with fellow Swedish singer-songwriter Anders Osborne to her own successful career. Long popular within the city’s music scene, she’s earned more widespread acclaim through constant ...

With the last two days topping 70 degrees, its getting easier to imagine summer is coming to Seattle and so to comes line-up announcements for summer fests … or at least partial ones. Today we get a sneak peek at who’ll be crowding Pike Street this July for Capitol Hill Block Party. We’re especially excited [...]

Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party, which goes down 7/20-7/22, announced its initial lineup today, and it features artists like Neko Case, Major Lazer, Grimes, Cloud Nothings, Phantogram, Thee Oh Sees and more. Poster’s up top. Tickets here.