John Hiatt

We lost Hal Willner yesterday. He was a gifted producer whose greatest skill may have been his ability to bring together disparate talents that you might not think would fit together but turned out to be truly inspired. One of the places where you can really see that in action was Night Music, a musical offshoot of Saturday Night Live that lasted two weird wonderful seasons...

Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Cayetana, Chumped, Thin Lips, Worriers @ Baby's All Right BV is thrilled to present this show with four of the indie/punk bands we're especially excited about at the moment...

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Fat White Family, Sun Club, Roya @ Music Hall of Williamsburg UK band Fat White Family are back entertaining/scaring audiences with their dark-hued brand of scuzz-rock...

This year, the 2015 Grammy nominations are being revealed gradually on CBS This Morning. A few categories have already been announced, with a lot more on the way, and we'll have to wait for tonight's A Very Grammy Christmas special to find out the Album of the Year nominees...

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ Beacon Theater in February (more by PSquared) The free Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival is back in 2014, happening July 16 & 17 at Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place in downtown NYC. Lineup...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is returning this year for two weekends, April 25-27 and May 1-4, at the Fair Grounds Race Course...

Roger Waters at Yankee Stadium, July 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) Roger Waters has been added to the big "Love for Levon" tribute that goes down next week (10/3) at the Izod Center...

My Morning Jacket at Williamsburg Park - 8/19/12 (more by David Andrako) A cavalcade of music talent is coming out to pay tribute to The Band's late, great Levon Helm (who lost his battle with cancer in April) at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ on October 3...

editor's note: The new Spiritualized record "A&E" is out this week too. With the Memorial Day holiday today, the new music release list is a bit shorter than usual in both length and star power...