Arthur Lee News

The Follies are back with a new single, 'Brick By Brick', ahead of the release of their upcoming album, Permanent Present Tense. Brit pop & pub rock shouldered up to the shimmering guitar jangle of Haight-Ashbury, but arranged by Punks.

New Earth Theatre and Storyhouse, in association with Arcola Theatre, present the world première production of WORTH, a new darkly comic drama exploring immigration and family secrets from Chinese Canadian writer, Joanne Lau. Check out all new production photos here!

New Earth Theatre and Storyhouse, in association with Arcola Theatre, today announce the full cast for the world première production of WORTH, a new darkly comic drama exploring immigration and family secrets from Chinese Canadian writer, Joanne Lau. Mingyu Lin directs Arthur Lee (Jacob) and Jennifer Lim (Penny), Stephen Hoo (Ted),  Sara Chia-Jewell (May), Zachary Hing (Anthony).

The band includes drummer Lyle Hysen (Das Damen, Arthur Lee, The Misguided), guitarists John Leon (Roky Erickson, Summer Wardrobe, Abra Moore) and Lynn Wright (And The Wiremen, Bee And Flower, Shilpa Ray), bassist David Motamed (Das Damen, Two Dollar Guitar, Arthur Lee, Townes Van Zandt), and keyboardist Carl Baggaley (Headbrain, Gramercy Arms). 

Austin’s psych-rock legends The Black Angels will release their brand new album Wilderness of Mirrors via Partisan Records, with acclaim spanning NPR All Songs Considered, SPIN, and more. They have shared the electrifying final single from the collection, “Empires Falling,” alongside an official music video.

The new song follows acclaimed lead single/video “El Jardín,'' which features Austin Amelio from The Walking Dead and stars his son Lev, and experimental single “Firefly”, a ‘60s French pop homage which features Thievery Corporation’s LouLou Ghelichkani. Listen to the new single now! Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Listen to The Black Angels' new experimental single “Firefly”, a ‘60s French pop homage which features the sultry intonations in both French and English from Thievery Corporation’s LouLou Ghelichkani. The new song follows acclaimed lead single/video “El Jardín.' Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Musical archaeologist and record label Delmore Recording Society is honored to announce an all-new collection, Shuckin' Sugar, from legendary blues and folk singer Karen Dalton. Available April 23rd on vinyl as a Record Store Day exclusive, followed by a wide release in CD and digital formats on May 6th, Shuckin' Sugar is a riveting 12-track live set recorded in 1963-1964, featuring the earliest known duets of Dalton (with then-husband, guitarist, and songwriter Richard Tucker) and seven never-before-heard solo performances. The collection is accompanied by an 8-page (LP)/24-page (CD) booklet featuring a treasure trove of newly discovered unseen and rare photos, as well as newspaper clippings, artwork by Dalton, and a heartfelt 6,000-word essay by veteran UK journalist and author Kris Needs.

For eighteen years and counting, Northwest String Summit has brought fans of contemporary bluegrass, indie, funk, jam rock, and everything in between to the greater Portland area for what has become a highlight of the summer for festivalgoers nationwide.

Author Arthur Lee Conway has announced the promotion of his book of poetry entitled, The Poetic Vibrations of a Matured Butterfly. It is a poetic walk through the forest of living in the world of joy and pain.

After announcing the album and sharing a new track 'Good News' last week, Mac Miller's family releases his sixth and final studio album, Circles. Conceived as a sister album to 2018's Grammy-nominated Swimming, the album was completed with the assistance of producer Jon Brion, with whom Miller worked on Swimming and had been working together on Circles at the time of his passing.

Today, New York instrumental trio The Royal Arctic Institute are excited to share 'The Lark Mirror' (Telekinesis Remix), a reworking of the track by Telekinesis' Michael Lerner from TRAI's 2018 album Accidental Achievement (Rhyme & Reason Records). The track also features violin from Claudia Chopek (Bruce Springsteen, Father John Misty, The Last Shadow Puppets). The remix is now available to stream or embed HERE, and watch the video for the original version of the track HERE. The group will be performing at the Pet Shop in Jersey City, NJ on March 12, and will perform in Brooklyn, NY at Rough Trade on April 16 with Telekinesis. See below for more New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey shows in the near future, with more to be announced soon. Accidental Achievement is now available on Spotify and for purchase HERE.

The multi Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I will transfer from Broadway to London this month following a critically acclaimed 16 month run at New York's Lincoln Center Theater and an unprecedented continuing record-breaking sold out USA tour.

Eggbone, now comprised of cornetist Dan Clucas, saxophonist Chris Jonas, bassist Casey Andersen, and drummer Dave Wayne is an ad hoc musical ensemble that just keeps happening every once in a while. When asked to discuss the nature of the band and its music, drummer Wayne mutters "I just just keep getting roped into these things. There's really nothing I can do about it besides play my butt off and hope for the best."

Takao Osawa, the multi-award-winning actor and star of one of Japan's most popular television series JIN, will join the cast of THE KING AND I to play the Kralahome, trusted adviser to The King of Siam, when the smash hit musical transfers from Broadway to the London Palladium for "London's theatrical event of 2018" (Daily Express) on 21 June (Press Night 3 July).

When the history of Los Angeles rock 'n' roll is told, bands like the Beach Boys, the Byrds, and the Doors typically are mentioned as founding fathers. As great as those bands are, many other acts have played important roles too. The inaugural LA-A-GO-GO concert shines a spotlight on some of these beloved local music heroes in a remarkable gathering happening November 4, 2017 at the Regent Theater in downtown L.A.

Celebrated pianist George Winston brings his unique performance, featuring melodic folk, New Orleans R&B, and stride piano stylings, to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Today, January 24.

AN EVENING WITH GEORGE WINSTON is set for Boulder Theater on May 9, 2017. 

Celebrated pianist George Winston brings his unique performance, featuring melodic folk, New Orleans R&B, and stride piano stylings, to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24.

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