Mike McKenzie

The album's darkly captivating second single 'Velvet Black' arrives with a music video directed by John Bradburn.  Umbra Vitae vocalist/lyricst Jacob Bannon comments, 'Lyrically this song is about pressure and how it forces actions that aren't in line with who we want to be. It breaks and changes people; making monsters and the meek. These cycles of dysfunction indiscriminately harm everything around us.' Watch the video here!

Umbra Vitae, the powerhouse which features Jacob Bannon (Converge), Sean Martin (Twitching Tongues, ex-Hatebreed), Mike McKenzie (The Red Chord), Jon Rice (Uncle Acid, Tsjuder) and Greg Weeks (The Red Chord) have announced their sophomore album, Light Of Death. 

This Friday, July 12th, Wear Your Wounds (the project created by Converge founder Jacob Bannon) will release their new LP Rust on the Gates of Heaven.  In advance of the album's street date, the band has premiered the album's slow building, reverb-soaked third single, “Rainbow Fades” — watch and share now on YouTube (and brace yourself for the payoff at the end).

Wear Your Wounds was created by Converge founder Jacob Bannon. Initially conceived as a solo project, it evolved into a five-piece band that often works with collaborating musicians. In 2017 Wear Your Wounds released WYW (the debut double album) and Arthritic Heart (a New Noise Magazine single). A live band was then assembled for a number of shows including Roadburn Festival 2017 and Desert Festival UK. Later on that year their Dunedevil (an experimental album) was released; a companion piece to Bannon's abstract art book of the same name. In 2018 Wear Your Wounds released their Live at the BBC 12' LP at Maida Vale Studio (MV4). That year Wear Your Wounds also played select shows on the East Coast and Europe including an appearance at Roadburn Festival 2018, which was also curated by Bannon.

NewFilmmakers is a unique Screening Series now in its eighteenth year that gives new filmmakers the opportunity to screen their films in New York Los Angeles, and Online.

Le Petit Theater debuted its new theatre arts education program with excerpts of LOMBARDI for close to 200 public school students this morning as part of "Because We Can," a new initiative to educate New Orleans youths about theatre.Students from St. Paul Lutheran School, McDonough 32 Literacy Charter School, The Good Shepherd School and Encore Academy were treated to breakfast treats from Tableau Restaurant, music by Kermit Ruffins, scenes from LOMBARDI and a Q&A with former New Orleans Saints player Mike McKenzie, founder of the 34 Ways Foundation.

Le Petit Theater will debut its new theatre arts education program with a special preview performance of LOMBARDI for public school students as part of 'Because We Can,' a new initiative to educate New Orleans youths about theatre. Students will watch an excerpt of LOMBARDI followed by Q&A with former N.O. Saint Mike McKenzie and musician Kermit Ruffins. Video and photography will be allowed.