Jeffrey Martin News

Portland, Oregon-based artist Anna Tivel is set to return with her sixth studio album, Living Thing, on May 31, 2024 via Fluff & Gravy Records (Margo Cilker, Kassi Valazza, Jeffrey Martin). With the release of her third single Desperation, Tivel offers, 'Future vision is forever married to imagination. This is a song about being born into a harsh reality, about struggling to imagine something better than you’ve seen.' Listen to the single here!

Anna Tivel will release her new album 'Living Thing' in May. Check out the 'Disposable Camera' single and music video. More vibrantly sculptural than her previous releases, Tivel wrote the 9-track set through the tumultuous eyes of 2020 and recorded it with longtime collaborator and friend Shane Leonard (Bon Iver, Field Report).

Kelli Welli & Red Yarn team up for a new springtime release, 'My Darling Daffodil,' a heartwarming duet celebrating love and nature.

Portland, Oregon artist Jeffrey Martin recently announced the release of Thank God We Left the Garden, his first new full-length since 2017's One Go Around. The album was released via Fluff & Gravy Records (Margo Cilker, Kassi Valazza) and Loose Music in the UK/EU (Andrew Combs, Courtney Marie Andrews).

Anna Tivel recently announced Outsiders (Live in a Living Room). The 12-track set sees Tivel in a duo arrangement with friend Jon Neufeld, both on acoustic guitar, creating intimate renditions of all eleven songs from her most celebrated record yet, as well as B-side single 'American Novella.' Plus, check out tour dates!

Anna Tivel has announced Outsiders (Live in a Living Room), one year after the acclaimed album's original version. The 12-track set sees Tivel in a duo arrangement with friend Jon Neufeld, both on acoustic guitar, creating intimate renditions of all eleven songs from her most celebrated record yet, as well as B-side single 'American Novella.'

Portland, Oregon-based artist Anna Tivel makes her NPR Tiny Desk debut where she performed songs from her widely acclaimed new album Outsiders  — 'Black Umbrella,' 'Heroes,' and 'Royal Blue' — as well as an unreleased new song called 'Fluorescence In the Future.' Plus, check out new tour dates! Watch the video now.

Anna Tivel has shared a new single called 'American Novella.' The new song arrives following Tivel's announcement that she will be supporting Fenne Lily and Christian Lee Hutson next month for an 8-show run that includes stops in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Denver, and more. Plus, check out tour dates!

Multihyphenate Allyson Hernandez, Author and Composer of Ballad of Dreams, an Amazon number one best-seller novel and number one new release in musicals released a companion album on November 11, 2022.

Recorded almost entirely live to tape in Rock Island, IL, the 11-track set is a collaborative exploration from the same vibrant group of friends who helped craft Tivel’s acclaimed record, The Question including producer & multi-instrumentalist Shane Leonard and engineer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens).

See You Then is directed by Mari Walker in her directorial debut, and stars Iranian-American actress and trans rights activist Pooya Mohseni, and Taiwanese-American actress and singer Lynn Chen. The film tackles complex issues of gender identity, gender expression and transgender acceptance. Check out the official trailer now!

Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the April release of the captivating, entertaining and heartbreaking SXSW breakout LGBTQ drama SEE YOU THEN.

Gerry is the kind of guy who arrives at a party like an explosion, talks a mile a minute, has an opinion about everything, exudes outrageous hilarity and hardly lets anyone else get a word in. With him around, why even cast other characters at the party?

Everyone's Favorite ogre is back in this hilarious stage spectacle. The Players Club of Swarthmore, Children's Series presents Shrek The Musial (Theatre for Young Audiences Version), Feb. 1-10, for eight performances at 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore.

Seasons change, we rise and we fall, and our goal is to learn to appreciate these fleeting moments. These thoughts spun through the mind of Portland songwriter Clara Baker as she was recording her new album, Things to Burn. Produced by avant-folk experimentalist Shane Leonard (Kalispell, Field Report), the album was recorded in Shane's mother's house in the tiny village of Merton, Wisconsin. Joined by two stellar roots musicians, Courtney Hartman (Della Mae) and Zachariah Hickman (Josh Ritter, Ray Lamontagne), Baker recorded the album live to tape, no isolation booths, no cutting in-and-out of vocal takes, no headphones, pushing herself and the players to experience the music in the moment. Fellow Portland songwriters Jeffrey Martin andAnna Tivel stopped in while on tour through Wisconsin and added harmonies and fiddle to a song; there was a relaxed feeling to the days, and an emphasis on collaboration amongst the players. Recording engineer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens) trucked over his studio in a U-Haul, and they all set up in the living room, taking the chance that a live performance without the cushion of a recording studio would lead to the best possible performances.  “There's an authenticity to a live performance that I wanted to recreate with this recording,” Baker says. “The experience of recording that way changes the way the music sounds. We set up this experience intentionally to have us be really focused on being in the moment. It was an emotional experience.”

Composer, lyricist and playwright Jonathan David Sloate releases new single entitled 'If You Believe' featuring stellar performances from Broadway's Rodney Hicks (Come From Away, The Scottsboro Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rent) and Max von Essen (Anastasia, An American in Paris, Evita, Les Miserables) along with the 59-piece Prague Symphony Orchestra. 'If You Believe' is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, CDBaby, and all other major digital platforms worldwide.

Andy Kelso will return to the Tony Award-winning musical at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Friday, January 11, 2019.

Below, check out exclusive photos of the cast of Kinky Boots as they record their track, 'O Christmas Tree.'