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.

M83 perform “Midnight City” on Fallon.

Ben Kweller releases “a musical collage called “Heads & Tails” which “features the beginning and ending of each of the 11 songs off my new album Go Fly A Kite” on Soundcloud.

Listen to a new Leonard Cohen song at The Quietus.

Listen/download the Yellow Ostrich session on Daytrotter.

Watch Caveman’s video for “Easy Water” at NPR.

Nick Lowe performs “Stoplight Roses” at Google HQ.

Read: Why Everyone But The Artist And The Music Fan Is Doomed

Ryan Braun in the National League Most Valuable Player!

The GQ Music Issue is out and features some great interviews with Stephen Malkmus, Beck, The Black Keys, Nick Low and many more!

Listen to The Zombies on NPR’s World Cafe.

Watch M83 and Zola Jesus Perform “Intro” Together in Los Angeles at Pitchfork.

Stereogum has videos of Feist On Kimmel.

Toro Y Moi performs “Light Black” for Pitchfork.TV.

Only a few seconds into “Art of “Almost” from Wilco’s new album, The Whole Love, you know that you’re in for an exciting listen. It’s my favorite album the band’s done in years and couldn’t be more excited about their current tour, which includes Nick Lowe opening things up each night. It doesn’t get much better than that.

While I wait for the band to swing through Austin in December, Ed Oliver took in last night’s show at Overture Hall in Madison and brought back the beautiful photos you see.

Discuss: Did you make the show? Leave a comment with your thoughts/reviews of last night’s concert.

Buy: Wilco – The Whole Love

“The Weight” is one of the best penned songs as far as I’m concerned. I actually got to hear Levon play it in person last year in Chicago. It’s been some time since we shared a cover of the song, but this one is far too special to let pass without a mention. Elvis Costello’s Spectacle has become essential viewing at my house. Most recently, Costello closed out his show with one of the greatest collective talents on one stage for a rousing cover of The Band’s “The Weight.”

Watch as Ray LaMontagne, Levon Helm, Nick Lowe, Richard Thompson, Larry Campbell and Allen Toussaint join Elvis Costello & the Imposters on “The Weight.”