Toby Lightman, Elina Duni and More Are Heading to Joe's Pub This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 11, 2020
The bright vibrancy of spring resonates at Joe's Pub. This week our stage features the sophisticated and unique urban pop sound of Toby Lightman; songwriter, composer, and creative director Sye Elaine Spense; the last performances of Ryan Raftery's IVANKA 2020 before he takes it on tour; Albanian singer and multi-instrumentalist Elina Duni; Pianist, composer, and Artistic Director for Cuba's Jazz Plaza Santiago Festival, Roberto Fonseca; and National Lampoon's satire of Coachella and modern music festival culture LEMMINGS: 21ST CENTURY.
Charlotte Martin, Maya Hawke and More Are Coming to Joe's Pub
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 4, 2020
Spring is coming in like a lion at Joe's Pub. This week our stage features Lebanese-American, New York-based pianist Tarek Yamani and the Tarek Yamani Trio; Becca Blackwell's latest deeply personal and deeply absurd solo show; Vietnamese pop star-turned protest singer Mai Khoi; Ryan Raftery's new satire IVANKA 2020; acclaimed lyricist and performer Charlotte Martin; celebrated comedienne Catherine Cohen; an album release concert from Divahn; a celebration of International Women's Day and Women's Month with ¡JEFAS!: A Celebration Of Latina Songwriters & Women In Music; and the return of Yemen Blues' brand of Yemenite chants swirled with jazz and rock grooves.
VIDEO: Harry Styles Talks About Possible Team-Up With Lizzo on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber
- Feb 26, 2020
Between songs on the TODAY plaza, singer-songwriter Harry Styles assures Carson Daly that a?oeI'm OKa?? despite reports of his recently being mugged in England. He also reveals that he will do a Halloween weekend concert at Madison Square Garden (a?oeI am going to dress upa??) and hints at a possible upcoming collaboration with Lizzo: a?oeI think she's such a great artist.a??
ISMO Returns to New Zealand With a New Show
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 26, 2020
The ultimate observer, ISMO is able to make people see familiar things anew through his unique perspective. He will return to New Zealand in May with his brand new show.
Celebrate Women's History Month on the Kimmel Cultural Campus
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 13, 2020
The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, along with Resident Company support from Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and The Philadelphia Orchestra, celebrates Women's History Month in March 2020 with an array of programming honoring a breadth of female artistry and expression. Additionally, in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Philadelphia and Drexel University's Vision 2020's 'Women 100' National Women's Equality Initiative will host a series of events, including the Seat at the Table FREE and interactive exhibition, opening in March and running through September in the Kimmel Center's Commonwealth Plaza.
Jake Shimabukuro Releases New Album 'Trio'
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Feb 11, 2020
Jake Shimabukuro has been redefining what the ukulele is capable of for the last 20 years, and on 14 February 2020, he returns with his new album 'Trio,' his first on Music Theories Recordings, a division of Mascot Label Group.