The Cuban bandleader and musician Arsenio Rodriguez, born 100 years ago, was a heavy man, who wore sharp suits, big round glasses and is often credited as the godfather of salsa music. Yet, there is nary a street commemorating his contributions, nor a marker at his grave in Ferncliff Cemetery.

The Grammy Awards ceremony will be telecast this Sunday from 8 to 11 P.M. WNYC wants to hear from you who should win, what performance you're pumped about and if cutting 31 categories was a good call.

San Francisco jam band Tea Leaf Green performs with Ha Ha Tonka on Friday night. Download the band's country-tinged single "Honey Bee." 

On Sunday, WNYC will host a live chat during the CMS telecast of the Grammy Awards. Join the conversation from 8 to 11 P.M. to get an awards play-by-play and nuggets of obscure Grammys trivia from Soundcheck host John Schaefer, Time Out New York Music Writer Sophie Harris and an assortment of other New York Public Radio culture vultures.

Austin singer songwriter Bill Callahan performs in the American Songbook series at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday night. Download the enigmatic musician's "Baby Breath." 

Respected jazz pianist Fred Hersch begins a week-long residency at the Village Vanguard on Tuesday night. Download his dazzling song "Whirl."

Madonna was cast as the star of Sunday's Super Bowl half-time show. But who really stole the limelight? Nicki Minaj? Cee Lo Green? M.I.A.? Take our survey.

Mike Doughty founded the group Soul Coughing in the early '90s. Now he's off on a solo career and has a memoir out, "The Book of Drugs," which chronicles his battle with addiction and with the members of his band. Watch Doughty play "Na Na Nothing" in WNYC's Soundcheck studios.

San Francisco-based singer songwriter Mirah performs at Glasslands Gallery on Monday. Download her samba-styled "Country of the Future" here.

Seattle composer-performer Jherek Bischoff opens the 2nd Annual Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall on Saturday night. Download his quirky instrumental "Secret of the Machines."

The Warsaw Village Band has a few records out with a modern take on Polish folk music. Now the band is going to have an opera set in Poland at the end of World War II to its credit. Watch the Warsaw Village Band and the cast from the opera perform a section from the opera, "A Blessing on the Moon."

Alt-rocker Thurston Moore performs at Jazz At Lincoln Center on Thursday night as part of the American Songbook series. Download the Sonic Youth frontman's new acoustic single "Circulation." 

The host and executive producer of the long-running show died Wednesday morning.

Soul Train became one of the longest-running shows on television and it was credited as one of the first to feature black artists prominently.

Veteran roots singer-songwriter Joe Henry performs with Marc Ribot at the City Winery on Wednesday night. Download his bluesy single "Odetta."

Escort is a Brooklyn band with as many as 17 members who make 21st-century disco. Watch Escort play "A Bright New Life," an original tune on the group's new self-titled album, in WNYC's Soundcheck studios.

Brooklyn folk-rock band The Loom performs with Dry The River at Mercury Lounge on Tuesday night. Download the whispery-raucous single "For The Hooves That Gallop, And The Heels That March."

Brooklyn synthpop duo New Look performs with Creep at Cake Shop on Monday night. Download the song "Nap On The Bow."

Scenesters, make room for the strollers. One of Brooklyn's best known music venues, Southpaw, is shutting down at the end of February. A branch of NY Kids Club, which offers classes and an after-school program for children, will take over the 7,500 square foot-bar and club in Park Slope. Would you rather have a music venue or a children's recreation center? Cast your vote here.

Chinese-American composer and conductor Huang Ruo performs with Min Xiao-Fen, Chen Xing-Ruo and Shen Ye and the Future In Reverse Ensemble at The Greene Space on Friday night. Download his vivid piece "Written On The Wind."