The Pretenders are putting out a country record called Break Up the Concrete, due October 7th. They are currently featured on the CMT website.

Paul Westerberg keeps putting out more music. His latest is called 3oclockreep and is available here for $3.99.

According to Paste Magazine, Fountains of Wayne member and movie soundtrack whiz Adam Schlesinger is currently working on songs for Stephen Colbert’s Christmas special, among other projects.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

Look what we found on flickr…

Austin Kleon, an Austin artist and writer, drew these during the Iron and Wine taping last night. Check out his own blog entry to read his account of the taping and to learn a little about his love of the pedal steel. He also located a couple other blogger reviews here and here.  It just so happens that Austin won tickets to see the taping right here on this very blog! So keep trying, and when you win, please draw awesome pictures and send them to us.

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Last night’s taping was one that I had hoped would happen for a long time. The ACL studio provided the perfect venue for Iron and Wine’s music and the audience remained captivated from the first strains of opener “Each Coming Night” throughout the 90-minute set. It was a magical night;  everyone and everything seemed to come together perfectly and the result was beyond gorgeous. While Sam’s lovely songs and soothing voice provided the foundation, I particularly noticed how Sara’s backing vocals, the marimba, and the pedal steel lifted the songs to their full beauty.

Don’t miss this one when it airs on November 15.

Here’s another review of last night’s taping by Joe Gross from the Austin360 Austin Music Source blog.