ContactMusic — Funnyman TRACY MORGAN had to be funny from an early age - to stop bullies from picking on him.The Cop Out star grew up on the mean streets of The Bronx, New York across... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Japanther - Spread So Thin (MP3) Miriachi el Bronx @ MWTX (not-SXSW 2010) [The Bronx] has an alter ego: Mariachi El Bronx, which released an album last year and showed up Wednesday night at Emo's in... more info

NME — LA-based group add more dates for the gig-run that starts next month more info

All About Jazz — The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents legendary jazz pianist VALERIE CAPERS and her quartet on February 27 at 8 pm at the Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Avenue in the Bronx. The program will include classics by Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, George Gershwin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale for the Girls show at Webster Hall. Tickets are on sale or the Owen Pallett (formerly Final Fantasy) show at Webster Hall. Tickets are on sale for the Smith Westerns / Male Bonding show at Mercury... more info

NME — The group are set to support Gogol Bordello and will play a Mariachi El Bronx show too more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Japanther - Spread So Thin (MP3) Japanther... The "clubs" portion of the Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival goes into full force tonight (2/4), Friday and Saturday with shows all over the borough. One of those will be at 171 Lombardy... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Bronx (http://myspace.com/thebronx)* will be touring as themselves and *Mariachi El Bronx (http://myspace.com/thebronx)* during quite a long road trip. See who will join them and where in the replies. more info

Pop Crunch — -Only in New York! Some Looney Bird Johnson got caught molesting a poor chicken on NYC’s busy6 Train — which runs between Manhattan and The Bronx — on Tuesday night. Where’s PETA when you need them? -ESPN.com blogger Paul Shirley has been fir... more info

NME — Calfornian band also announce one-off London show more info