AgesandAges Song in 'Disenchantments' Trailer

'Alright You Restless,' the title track of AgesandAges Partisan Records 2011 debut album, is featured in an online trailer for the new book The Disenchantments (Dutton Juvenile, 304 pp.). The second novel from Morris Award-finalist Nina LaCour, the book is about a young band on the road the summer following the members' graduation from high school. Check out the trailer, below.



More information on the book, available on February 16, 2012, here.

TSOA to Rock Anthem, Halftime of Giants vs Falcons

Trombone Shorty will be performing the National Anthem and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will play live during halftime of the New York Giants' NFC Wild Card Playoff Game vs. the Atlanta Falcons on January 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM ET. The Anthem and the game will be broadcast live nationwide on FOX.

Shorty will also be in NYC the night before the game, performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City as a featured guest of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's 50th Anniversary concert. Other special guests include My Morning Jacket, Mos Def, Allen Toussaint, Del McCoury Band and GIVERS.

This January weekend in New York follows the band's five-show sold-out New Year's Run, with a show in Aspen and two in Denver leading up to two sold out nights at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on December 30th and 31st.

Sallie Ford & TSO 'World Cafe' Session Airs

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, who've been building a word-of-mouth buzz since the release of their acclaimed Partisan Records debut, Dirty Radio, will be featured on NPR's World Cafe today, Tuesday, January 3. World Cafe, with host David Dye, can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide and airs daily between 2 and 4 pm EST. The audio archive will be available on the NPR website here.

As the World Cafe piece put it, "Boasting a mix of rockabilly, indie rock, jazz and Americana, Dirty Radio is a lovable and funny mixture of flavors that suggest Ford's significant influences, such as Etta James and Tom Waits."

2011 was a big year for Sallie and the guys, with breakthrough performances at SxSW, Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Fest, Trans Musicales and more. They made their late-night television debut on Late Night with David Letterman, and their uptempo, rockin' version of "Sleigh Bells" could be heard on Target's national TV campaign throughout the holiday season.

Have a Great Holiday Vacation From 525

As 2011 draws to a close, 525 Worldwide sends you wishes for Happy Holidays and a great 2012. See you in January!

Until then, please enjoy a little-known gem from the Mavis Staples solo catalog: the opening theme music to the John Hughes classic Christmas Vacation.

Mavis, Erykah & Chaka 'Take You There' on VH1

On Sunday December 18 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom, Mavis participated in a live taping of VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul.

Aired on Monday December 19, Mavis sang her signature hit "I'll Take You There" with Chaka Khan and Erykah Badu, backed by The Roots.

Check out the full performance, below:

'Dirty Radio' Rates Sallie & Guys a No. 66

Whitney Matheson, writing for USAToday's 'Pop Candy' feature, named Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside no. 66 on her 'Pop Candy's 100 People of 2011.'

"66. Sallie Ford. Along with her band, the Sound Outside, the Portland-based singer released one of my favorite records of 2011, Dirty Radio."

Check out the full Pop Candy list of People no. 74 through 50 here