Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and The Preservation Legacy Quintet Come to Music Hall
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 2, 2017
Touring together for the first time, 'The Heart and Soul Queen of New Orleans' featuring Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and The Preservation Legacy Quintet, will treat audiences to a special evening filled with musical collaborations and traditional standards on Sunday, October 29th 7:00 PM at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.
Third Man Releases SQURL's Score for Jim Jarmusch's 'Paterson'
by Emily Bruno
- Sep 22, 2017
With their most recent project, the score for Paterson (2016), SQ RL (Carter Logan and Jim Jarmusch) took inspiration from their performances live-scoring Man Ray's surrealist silent films and made a dive into the ocean of ambient electronic music.
Cream of New Orleans Coming to Harris Center This October
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 20, 2017
An unbeatable triple-threat from New Orleans comes to the Harris Center in October: the Grammy winner with the soul-drenched voice, Crescent City's 'Soul Queen' Irma Thomas; the revered Blind Boys of Alabama, the six-time Grammy winners whose concerts are 'part living history, part concert, all uplifting experience' (Washington Post); and The Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet, comprised of some of the most respected alumni of the Hall, many of whom have toured the world with Preservation Hall Jazz Band for decades.
BWW Review: SOMEHOW WE END UP HERE, AGAIN Provokes at HERE
by Matt Hanson
- Sep 19, 2017
The migrant, both voluntary and forced, is a recurring motif for dance choreographers who have ever sought to invigorate the traumas of exiled refugees, the discoveries of vagabond travelers and the insights of spiritual voyagers through plays of bodily movement. In a time when immigrants and artists are at the frontline of social cause, such live theater artworks as Somehow We End Up Here, Again directed by Georgina Bates in collaboration with journalist Jihii Jolly and documentarian Diana Diroy have the power to provoke movement, not only from dance artists, but from the greater society in solidarity with those individuals and nations whose movements are politicized.
Willie Nile to Play Dylan Tribute CD Release Show at City Winery
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 6, 2017
In a consistently colorful musical career that spans nearly four decades, Willie Nilehas established a reputation as a world-class rock 'n' roller, and as a singular songwriter with deep roots in rock's rich history. So it's not surprising that he'd choose to tip his hat to one of his most enduring musical inspirations with his eleventh studio album, Positively Bob: Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan, a heartfelt, personally charged set of Dylan covers that honors its subject while exemplifying the same qualities that have distinguished Nile's work since the beginning.
Willie Nile to Play Dylan Tribute CD Release Show at City Winery
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 21, 2017
In a consistently colorful musical career that spans nearly four decades, Willie Nilehas established a reputation as a world-class rock 'n' roller, and as a singular songwriter with deep roots in rock's rich history. So it's not surprising that he'd choose to tip his hat to one of his most enduring musical inspirations with his eleventh studio album, Positively Bob: Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan, a heartfelt, personally charged set of Dylan covers that honors its subject while exemplifying the same qualities that have distinguished Nile's work since the beginning.
Willie Nile Announces Album Release Show in NYC
by A.A. Cristi
- May 31, 2017
In a consistently colorful musical career that spans nearly four decades, Willie Nilehas established a reputation as a world-class rock 'n' roller, and as a singular songwriter with deep roots in rock's rich history. So it's not surprising that he'd choose to tip his hat to one of his most enduring musical inspirations with his eleventh studio album, Positively Bob: Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan, a heartfelt, personally charged set of Dylan covers that honors its subject while exemplifying the same qualities that have distinguished Nile's work since the beginning.
Brooklyn's Roulette Presents NOT OK With Phil Kline
by Molly Tracy
- Mar 16, 2017
On Wednesday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m. at Brooklyn's Roulette, the Curated by Meredith Monk concert series presents the always surprising composer PHIL KLINE-best known for his Zippo Songs and Unsilent Night-in an evening entitled Not OK.
Photo Flash: Female Driven Dark Comedy THE MOORS Celebrates Opening Night
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 10, 2017
?Led by Founding Artistic Director Katherine Kovner and Producing Director Roberta Pereira, and following the success of Sarah DeLappe's critically acclaimed The Wolves, The Playwrights Realm continues their female-centric 10th Anniversary season with the New York Premiere of Jen Silverman'sThe Moors (February 27 - March 25) at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street project. Directed by Mike Donahue and riffing on the lives and works of certain 19th-century novel-writing sisters, The Moors is a dark comic examination of the ways in which women fight for visibility.
American Contemporary Music Ensemble in Three Shows at Big Ears
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 9, 2017
ACME, American Contemporary Music Ensemble, will perform three concerts at this year's Big Ears Festival, on March 23 and 24, 2017, celebrating their new album, Thrive on Routine, released in February on Sono Luminus, as well as collaborating with Icelandic composer and performer Johann Johannsson, Denmark's Theatre of Voices, and Blonde Redhead.
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