News …
NYC record stores struggle to remain open - The New York Times (registration may be required)
Students vs RIAA at Boston University - The Daily Free Press
Lance Bass speaks out against discrimination - Associated Press
Catching up with the Yazoo reunion - The Times Online U.K.
Q&A with Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard - Seattle Times
Avant-garde jazz label Cryptogramophone celebrates its first decade - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
Views …
Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn in Edmonton - "By the time the night drew to a close, we were all cowboys, inside, where it counts." - Edmonton Sun
Ben Folds in Adrian, MI - "This was, as far as anyone could tell, the biggest concert in the history of Adrian College." - The Jackson Citizen Patriot
Shelby Lynne in Dallas - "The rain drummed against the Granada Theater's roof Thursday night, but the mood inside was steamy, not soggy." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea and Jack DeJohnette in Los Angeles - "It was pretty obvious from the names of the headliners … that their performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall Wednesday night would be an unusual event. But who knew how unusual?" - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
Sarah Johns in Idaho - "'Have any of you girls been cheated on?'" - Idaho Statesman
Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs in Troy, NY - " ... the musicians onstage seemed to be loving it every bit as much as the fans that packed the music hall to near capacity." - Albany Times Union