Turntables are becoming as much a part of a touring rock band these days as a guitar or the lead singer’s skinny blue jeans. But it’s still a novelty when someone actually knows how to use them. Kid Koala is no rookie. Full Article at andPOP

N ico's Choice Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony At Koerner Hall in Toronto on Thursday Nico Muhly has written music for films and dancers, and for pop stars such as Bjork, Grizzly Bear and Antony Hegarty (of Antony and the Johnsons). Full Article at Globe and Mail

First of all, I love indie. I love it like a 15-year-old boy loves Megan Fox, sans anything involving posters on ceilings. So before you get up in my face with loud, defensive, aggravated comments about how great it is — I know, I know. Mellow. Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T

trumpeter, and Byron, the heralded New York clarinetist and sax man, get their turns to fill the gorgeous but acoustically daunting Grace Cathedral with music, as part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival's long-running Sacred Space series. 1. Full Article at Inside Bay Area

Well, our blog about the best lyricists around today certainly generated a bit of a kerfuffle. Yet, in all the comments, there was a noticeable lack of female wordsmiths. Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T

English songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Imogen Heap is a one-woman machine. For over 11 years, she has made a distinctive brand of music that is a mix of electronica, experimentalism, electro-pop, and rock. Full Article at Blogcritics.org