I’ve really enjoyed listening to Wolf Larson’s Quiet at the Kitchen Door. Check it out here or buy if for as little as $1.

WATERS covers Nirvana’s “Stay Away” at RCRD LBL.

The New York Times reviews Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall.

Rolling Stone lists “The 50 Best Albums of 2011.”

Steve Hyden of A.V. Club shares his favorite albums and more of 2011.

Watch: Henry Rollins on the state of music today.

Lots of great bands coming to Austin next year including Bowerbirds, Zola Jesus and M83.

Milwaukee’s Surgeons In Heat get some love from World Cafe. The “tribute album based on Wilco’s Summerteeth” they mention is here.

Some great year end lists from Gorilla vs. Bear, NPR, The Quietus, and Stereogum.

You Ain’t No Picasso lists his 50 favorite songs of 2011.

The Quietus has an interview with EMA and Zola Jesus

The Black Keys performed “Lonely Boy” on Saturday Night Live. The New York Times features the band. The Black Keys new album, El Camino arrives next week.

Listen to Feist on World Cafe.

Icarus Himself’s new album, Career Culture, is now available digitally and on vinyl.

Spin has a great interview with Nick Lowe.

Aquarium Drunkard has a stunning download of Josh T. Pearson stretching out on “O Holy Night”

Altered Zones offers their favorite albums of 2011.

I caught Wilco’s Austin City Limits taping last night. Some of my Instagram pics here and here. Was a great set that had them digging back into their catalog as much as they gave attention to their new album, The Whole Love. The highlight of the night was Nick Lowe’s guest appearance for an collaborative jam on his own “Cruel To Be Kind” to close out the evening. Brooklyn Vegan has photos from the show.

Heartless Bastards will release their new album, Arrow on Partisan Records next year. Head over to Hear Ya for a stream of the first song, “Parted Ways.”

New York Times lists The 10 Best Books of 2011.

Bon Iver received 4 Grammy nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Album.

Bowerbirds have a new album next year. Get details and the first album track for download at Pitchfork.

NPR offers their 100 Quintessential Jazz Songs.

Tonight come see Crooked Fingers and Strand of Oaks at the Mohawk in Austin.

Dr. Dog returns with a new album, Be The Void, which arrives 2/7 on Anti-. Stereogum has a download of “That Old Black Hole” from the forthcoming record.

Listen to Charlotte Gainsbourg’s collaboration with Beck on “Paradisco” at Pitchfork.

The Take Away Shows from Pitchfork Music Festival continue with a beautiful two song set from Kathleen Edwards. Go here to watch.

The National’s Aaron Dessner interviews The War On Drugs for the A.V. Club.

nyctaper has Real Estate’s show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York available to download.

Watch The Dodos and Neko Case perform on Jimmy Fallon together at Prefix.

NPR has a spotlight video of Other Lives performing “For 12.”

I’m looking forward to attending tonight’s Wilco Austin City Limits taping at ACL Live. Excited to be hearing new material from their latest record, The Whole Love.

Paste Magazine lists their 50 Best Albums of 2011.

Scents & Subtle Sounds points to video of Real Estate’s entire KEXP session.

Class Actress remixes The One AM Radio. Download it at RCRD LBL.

Purchase Joe Pug Live at Lincoln Hall in Chicago for only $5. The show features a duet with Strand of Oaks on “Leave Ruin.”

Watch All Of Bon Iver’s Deluxe Visual Treatments at Stereogum.

The Rosebuds 2011 release, Loud Planes Fly Low, is on sale digitally at Amazon for $5 today.