A 15-year-old girl in hospice care was determined to attend a Florence and The Machine concert in spite of her illness. But as the day drew nearer, it became evident that she was too sick to leave the Austin, Texas medical facility. So, on Friday, May 20, Florence came to her instead.

Weekly-ish, a pre-approved, snap-judged music guide based on our very scientific, non-subjective Yes/No rating system. There’s really no debating this, come on stop.

Weekly-ish, a pre-approved, snap-judged music guide based on our very scientific, non-subjective Yes/No rating system. There’s really no debating this, come on stop.

Weekly-ish, a pre-approved, snap-judged music guide based on our very scientific, non-subjective Yes/No rating system. There’s really no debating this, come on stop.

The Governors Ball Music Festival goes down in New York every June, one of the local festivals that marks the start of summer. Jezebel staff attended this weekend, and had many emotions.

Florence Welch seems to be recovering nicely from the broken foot that’s kept her sitting on a stool during the last few live performances (don’t ever jump off a Coachella stage, kids). She appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday where she performed Ship to Wreck from her soon-to-be-released album How Big How…

Weekly-ish, a pre-approved, snap-judged music guide based on our very scientific, non-subjective Yes/No rating system. There’s really no debating this, come on stop.

Of all the Florences that Florence and the Machine has given us, I like first-album Florence best: that maniacally blossoming, open-air folk mysticism, magnified by colorful chords and a big, rock-leaning beat. The new stuff she’s been releasing from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful—out June 1 on Island—has been…