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Compiled by B.J. Hammerstein, editor of detroit.metromix.com. Contact him at 313-223-4528 or bjhammerstein@freepress.com . Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash and '60s icon Richie Havens will perform at the 33rd annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival in January, organizers announced Tuesday.

The Ann Arbor Folk Festival, typically the biggest event of the year on the area's folk scene, announced its 2010 lineup today.

Nathaniel Rateliff and his band, The Wheel, play Boulder's Fox Theatre on Thursday and Denver's Bluebird Theater on Friday.

Producers are studio wizards, the men - why are they always men? - behind the scenes, laying the sonic foundation for our favorite albums.

Emerging in 2004 with a woodsy blend of midtempo rock and reverb-laden vocals, Band of Horses quickly gained an audience in their native Northwest before Everything All the Time made them indie rock darlings.

Looking for some music that doesn't suck? . The music of The Twilight Saga: New Moon is the most surprisingly good soundtrack release of the fall, tastier than a shirtless Robert Pattinson and more complex than Kristen Stewart's acting skills.

Pete Seeger leads the audience in "Amazing Grace" during the 32nd annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival last January.

Though devoutly worshipped by fans, jazz drummers don't often lead groups; the late Art Blakey 's long-running Jazz Messengers are a prominent, if rare, exception.

In-demand indie rock session player and co-founder of the Chicago Underground with Rob Mazurek , drummer Chad Taylor has quickly become an indispensable part of the New York scene since his relocation from Chicago in 2000.

Earlier this month, Seattle independent radio station KEXP presented their list of the best cover songs ever .

Both lovers and loathers of the Twilight saga can agree on one thing: The films' music supervisor is doing something right.

B+ T he "Twilight" series is about vampires. But it's also about teenage love and longing, angst and growing up.

Wilco, BSS, Sun Kil Moon To Play 2010 Olympics * Canada's known for indie rock, so makes sense you'll find plenty of homegrown talent and international musicians near the slopes at Vancouver's Winter Olympics.

Grand Archives, a five-piece indie rock band from Seattle, is led by singer and guitarist Mat Brooke of Band of Horses.

Unicycle Loves You is a psychedelic pop band whipping up a frenzy of addictive pop melodies fresh enough for even the most jaded listener to sit up and pay attention.

Within the realm of singer-songwriters is a man who writes catchy, solid song structures with unique lyrics and vivid imagery fused with relatable characters.

Every Sunday, I'll be posting an entry in my Albums of the Aughts series, highlighting 50 great or near-great albums released since Jan.

No word will more accurately describe tonight's Iron and Wine show than intimate.

Neil Young performs in West Vancouver on Sept. 12. An all-star tribute to Young is part of the cultural events planned for the Winter Games in Vancouver next year.

"Cinematic scope" gets too many close-ups in critic-speak, but 35mm perspective comes naturally to Ola Podrida leader David Wingo.