Guardian Music — Jazz Cafe, LondonKeren Ann Zeidel is a well-kept pop secret who may be set to go public. This 37-year-old half-Israeli, half-Dutch singer-songwriter has enjoyed cult status for nigh on a decade, but her sixth album, 101, appears poised to deliver mor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — THURSTON MOORE MATTHEW SHIPP GYAN RILEY MASADA STRING TRIO NED ROTHENBERG ALHAMBRA TRIO WITH ROB BURGER ERIK FRIEDLANDER LIZZ WRIGHT & AYA NISHINA MIYA MASAOKA JAMIE SAFT AND NEW ZION TRIO IKUE MORI & JOHN ZORN ELLIOTT SHARP MARK FELDMAN... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — EMI artists like Katy Perry, Coldplay, Norah Jones and others launch charity for Japanese disaster relief more info

Stereogum — The Lonely Island are back with (drumroll) “We’re Back,” the first taste of their forthcoming second album Turtleneck & Chain. The SNL trio’s 2009 Incredibad boasted guest spots from T-Pain, Norah Jones, and Julian Casablancas. This time they... more info

Stereogum — Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi’s 15-song spaghetti western-inspired Rome is out next month. The collection features guest vocals by Jack White and Norah Jones: White does his thing on “Two Against One” (along with two others) and Jones her thin... more info

Abeano — Prolific collaborator Danger Mouse has spent the past five years working with Italian composer Daniele Luppi on their experimental record ‘Rome’, and now we can finally hear one of the first tracks. Jack White features, singing about trigge... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Two years after the Red Headed Stranger and one of the prime purveyors and chief defenders of New Orleans culture collaborated in 2007 at New York’s Lincoln Center for “Two Men With the Blues,” Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis reconvened... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — NYC's Abrons Arts Center is hosting two Japan benefits on April 8th...More than a dozen innovative artists at the intersection of indie rock, contemporary jazz, and avant-garde performance will come together at Abrons to present a benefit concert to.... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Let’s get one thing straight, country music today is not country music.  It’s pop music.  Just because you wear a cowboy hat and sing with a twang in your voice does not mean your music is country.  Carrie Underwood has more in common with Nor... more info

Altsounds — Given the rousing artistic and commercial success of the first recorded collaboration of legendary country troubadour *Willie Nelson* and jazz statesman *Wynton Marsalis* on 2008's Blue Note album Two Men With the Blues, it's not surprising that... more info