LHB’s Shorties (Patrick Watson, Ben Sollee, and More)

The Los Angeles Times' Pop & Hiss music blog profiles singer-songwriter Patrick Watson.

The Montreal-based composer and bandleader Patrick Watson produces the kind of vocals that warble and soar and entreat. Musically, his most obvious ancestor would be the crooning majestics of Jeff Buckley, but Watson's latest album, "Wooden Arms," out now on Secret City, shows there's more to his sound than just a pretty voice.

The Louisville Courier-Journal profiles singer-songwriter Ben Sollee.

eMusic interviews moms of indie rockers about the musicians' early listening habits.

NPR Music lists its 5 favorite hip-hop songs for your mother.

Daytrotter shares mp3s from The Soft Pack's SXSW in-studio session.

- David Gutowski