L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Pasadena Pops salutes Elton John, Heidi Duckler Dance presents new work, Dream Orchestra tackles Verdi's Requiem and other shows to catch this weekend. more info

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Chorus.fm — *Pink Martini and the von Trapps (http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2014/01/pink_martini_von_trapp_dream_little_dream.html)* have debuted their new collaborative song, "Dream a Little Dream" -- stream it in the replies. more info

Guardian Music — Save 20% on a gift subscription to Songlines magazine this Christmas. Each purchase will be accompanied by two free CDs. The offer is valid until 31 December 2012Songlines is the magazine that looks at the world through music. Covering everything fro... more info

ContactMusic — The last song ever recorded by comedienne Phyllis Diller is to be released in her memory Thomas Lauderdale from the orchestral collective Pink Martini worked with the legendary funnywoman on a cover of Charlie Chaplains Smile in February 12 w... more info

Topix — It might be easy at first to see a group like Pink Martini only for the quirk - they sing songs based on Heinz ads from the 1960s and obscure Japanese B-movies, their members are a multi-cultural, multi-racial group that includes a long-haired trumpe... more info

Time — If you’re still wandering around the office in a bouncy, burlesque-inspired daze, contemplating the je ne sais quoi that made Jessica Paré’s rendition of “Zou Bisou Bisou” so lusciously haunting during the Mad Men premiere, this might be jus... more info

Totally Fuzzy — MARK NORTHFIELD is a pianist, singer, songwriter and arranger from Berkshire, England. He makes quirky, intelligent and occasionally theatrical arty pop stuff, often collaborating with vocalists drawn from a variety of genres. Comparisons? Think th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — My Morning Jacket @ Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Jessica Amaya) today in NYC * The Weight @ Union Pool * Pink Martini @ Town Hall * Michael Formanek @ The Stone * Okkyung Lee @ 110 Livingston *... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThere was a question here: could the unlikely, sophisticated, easy-listening world-music phenomenon Pink Martini survive without its lead singer? The group's remarkable success has depended largely on China Forbes, a lady wh... more info