From NPR…”The two members of Birds of Chicago, Allison Russell and JT Nero, used to cross paths on the road when on tour with their own bands. They joined up musically and then — as these things happen — they became a couple. Their latest album, out now, is called Real Midnight.” “The two characterize much Read more | Listen to the full interview at NPR

Rhiannon Giddens will be inducted into the Music Hall of Fame of her home state of North Carolina along side The Avett Brothers and Kelly Pickler. The induction ceremony will take place on Thursday, Oct. 20 in Kannapolis, N.C. Read more about the inductees at Country Standard Time. For More info on Rhiannon Giddens & upcoming tour Read more | Read about the inductees at Country Standard Time

Lola, the new album from Carrie Rodriguez, is released today and it has already earned high praise and attention from the press.  NPR Music says, “The self-proclaimed ‘half-gringa, half-Chicana fiddle[r]’ has made an album that combines seemingly disparate influences into one gloriously cohesive Spanglish statement…The seemingly improbable cultural mashups are a perfect expression of reality for Read more | Stream the full album at NPR Music

Congratulations! Eliane Elias wins Grammy Award for Made in Brazil (Best Latin Jazz Album). Eliane Elias who has sold over 2 million records over the span of her career just won a Grammy Award for her album Made In Brazil (Concord) in the category Best Latin Jazz Album. The Associated press gave the album 5 stars and The New Read more

You can now stream the entire new album from Birds of Chicago, Real Midnight, at NPR First Listen! NPR writes, “Real Midnight, their Joe Henry-produced second studio album, finds Russell and Nero memorializing the intense, freewheeling, all-too-fleeting attachments of youth (‘Remember Wild Horses,’ ‘Times And Times’), eulogizing fellow dreamers (‘The Good Fight’) and meditating on mortality (‘Sparrow’). Really, Read more | Stream the album at NPR First Listen

The new GoGo Pengin album, Man Made Object, is garnering rave reviews from Pitchfork, Brooklyn Vegan, PopMatters, & more! Pitchfork writes, “The album comes on the heels of a revival of sorts for jazz music; where artists like Kendrick Lamar, David Bowie, Flying Lotus and Kamasi Washington fused the genre with their own blends of rap, rock, electronica Read more | Read the full review at Pitchfork

Belly will reunite for a summer tour with new music! The group told Rolling Stone, “We’ve also got a handful of brand new Belly songs in various stages of writing and recording that we’ll be releasing one by one over the next few months…First previews will be right here on the website!” From Rolling Stone: “Tanya Read more | Read the full announcement at Rolling Stone

GoGo Penguin announce additional U.S. tour dates surrounding their Coachella Festival performance with shows in New York, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Mercury Prize Nominated UK trio’s Blue Note Debut, Man Made Object is out now. The New York Times raved about their recent performance at the recent Winterjazz “The members stayed locked in their grooves, three young men making music with Read more | Click here to listen to Man Made Object

Laney Jones is one of Rolling Stone’s 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know for February. As to “Why You Should Pay Attention,” Rolling Stone says, “Things could have gone a lot differently for Laney Jones — the native Floridian was on her way toward a degree in international business when she realized she favored Read more | See the full list at Rolling Stone