Morrissey [ tickets ], who rarely gives interviews, will discuss his forthcoming album, "Ringleader of the Tormentors," during a March 16 Q&A session with music journalist David Fricke at this year's South by Southwest music conference in Austin, TX.

The singer will play a showcase at the Austin Music Hall that same night. "Ringleader" is due in stores on April 4.

Punk-pop act Saves the Day [ tickets ] will release their fifth studio set, "Sound the Alarm," on April 4.

The release date for Live [ tickets ]'s new studio set, "Songs From Black Mountain," has been pushed back three weeks to April 11.

Martina McBride [ tickets ], a native of Medicine Lodge, KS, was named Kansan of the Year during a Friday (1/27) ceremony in Topeka that was hosted by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas.