Star Online, Malaysia — From Sir Tom Jones, Babyface, Chucho Valdés, right to Placebo and Pink Martini, next month's concert spread is a hectic one. more info

The Late Greats — Oops. I screwed up. This record should have come last week. I remembered my Z, Y, X’s wrong. Not only does A.A. craft some incredible songs, but he gets The Felice Brothers to help out on a few tracks, including the one below.Listen:A.A. Bond... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Arctic Monkeys @ Highline Ballroom in August (more by Bao Nguyen) tonight in NYC * Pink Martini @ Town Hall * Seabrook Power Plant @ The Stone * Antibalas @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn * Matisyahu, The Glitch Mob @ Webster... more info

The Late Greats — It’s kind of a “gimmie” for this one to make my favorites list. Listen: Coconut and The Duke ∞ Honeydipper Week One: The Two Man Gentlemen Band Week Two: David Rawlings Machine Week Three: Pink Martini Week Four: The Low Anthe... more info

The Late Greats — I am surprised that I liked The Duke & The King’s album better than the Felice Brothers. If you don’t know, The Duke & The King are Simone Felice and Robert "Chicken" Burke. Simone used to play in The Felice Brothers – who I love... more info

The Late Greats — I know some purist will make a stink and say this album came out last year. But it was remastered and the songs were reordered, so in some ways the 2009 version is a different album. If I had to number this favorite albums list, this album would be n... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Mariah Carey is playing a Madison Square Garden show on New Year’s Eve and Matt Pinfield has added a second Holiday Extravaganza with David Gray and Pete Yorn (the first features Phoenix and Passion Pit and is sold out). On sale now: Jack White’... more info

The Late Greats — Plain and simple, one of my top three bands. Love everything they do. If you don’t know them , you should give them a try. Listen: Pink Martini ∞ Splendor In The Grass Week One: The Two Man Gentlemen Band Week Two: David Rawlings Machine more info

Live Daily — Plus: Brian McKnight [ tickets ], Pink Martini [ tickets ], more * * * R.E.M. [ tickets ] "Live at the Olympia" (Warner Bros.) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act follows last year's acclaimed studio set "Accelerate" with a live offering. "Liv... more info

All About Jazz — With three successful records under their belt, eclectic lounge-pop act Pink Martini will return October 13 with "Splendor in the Grass" on the band's own label, Heinz Records. Pink Martini's founder and director Thomas Lauderdale tells Billboard.com... more info