Tonight, catch Grammy award-winning R&B vocalist, singer/songwriter Jill Scott at Verizon Wireless. Frequent visitor Bob Schneider makes his trip from Austin a little bit shorter tomorrow by playing at the Cypress Saloon in northwest Houston. Local faves Orange Is In is opening, which makes for a great double-bill. Another local act, The Mighty Orq, will be presenting a lot of new material at his CD release show at the Meridian Friday night (you’ll probably......

Fresh off his Grammy win for Record of the Year, jazz pianist Herbie Hancock [pictured] will perform on the View this week. Monday -CBS, 10:05pm: The Late Show with David Letterman, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Tuesday -CBS, 12:05am: Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Wyclef -ABC, 10:00am: The View, Herbie Hancock -NBC, 12pm: Ellen DeGeneres, Raheem DeVaughn -CBS, 10:05pm: The Late Show with David Letterman, Ray Davies -NBC, 10:35pm: Tonight Show with Jay Leno,......

A little bit of old school, a little bit of new school on the charts this week. According to Magnetic Fields' mastermind Stephin Merritt, the group's latest album, Distortion, was inspired by The Jesus and Mary Chain. We think the Scottish post-punk thing is a good look for Merritt and Co. -Read an interview with Stephin Merritt at Pop Matters -Stream the entire album on AOL -Magnetic Fields are featured in the latest All Songs......