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Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as the bassist, co-founder, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band the Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their best known songs, including "Just What I Needed", "Let's Go" and "Drive".

Born on this day in 1932: Patsy Cline country music singer. Her hits began in 1957 with Donn Hecht's and Alan Block's 'Walkin' After Midnight', Hank Cochran's and Harlan Howard's 'I Fall to Pieces', Willie Nelson's 'Crazy' and ended in 1963 with Don Gibson's 'Sweet Dreams'. She died aged 30 on 5 March 1963 at the height of her career in a plane crash. She was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed female vocalists of the 20th century. Ten years after her death, in 1973, she became the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Verve Records has announced I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground and Nico (Sept. 24), a star-studded covers compilation featuring Iggy Pop & Matt Sweeney, St. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, The National’s Matt Berninger, Courtney Barnett and more offering their renditions of each track from the band’s all-timer of a 1967 debut album. Overseen and executive produced by the late Hal Willner, I’ll Be Your Mirror is the last album that the legendary producer (and dear friend of Lou Reed) worked on before his death due to COVID complications last year. Safe to say this tribute to the Velvet Underground was in the best of hands.

Playing on Congress Plaza Sept. 30.

Ambar was born in New Jersey to a Dominican mother and Mexican father. She spent two years, between ages 5 and 7, moving between the Dominican Republic and New Jersey until staying in New Jersey permanently. At age 8, her father was deported to Mexico and she did not see him again until they were reunited in 2019 when she was 18 years old. She also met her little sister for the first time. The documentary, Llegaron Las Flores, was created to capture the experience of separation and reuniting with family. She remains an advocate for immigrant rights as she also performed at the "Selena For Sanctuary" concert in 2019 in New York that raised money for immigrant advocacy groups.

1967's Fire & Fleet & Candlelight, Sainte-Marie's fourth record, featured a full rock band, orchestration and two covers of Joni Mitchell songs, including "The Circle Game."