John James News

Pacific Chorale presents 'Language of Love,' a captivating program featuring sublime love songs by Elton John, James Taylor, Ben Folds, Edith Piaf, Irving Berlin, and more. Led by Artistic Director Robert Istad.

 The Blues Foundation has announced the elections of a new Board of Directors and officers. Scott Fitzke, whose tenure as Chairman of the Board is ending due to term limits, will be succeeded by Terika Dean, who served as Vice Chairman under Fitzke.

The Resonant Rogues have released their self-titled LP, featuring classic country music. Don't miss their album release show in Asheville on Nov. 17.

Punk rock mastermind Floor Space have released their impassioned third album Maybe This is It, produced by John Naclerio (My Chemical Romance, Brand New) recorded at Nada Studios. 

 Love! Valour! Compassion! - Terrence McNally's most honored and celebrated play about eight gay friends who spend the holidays over one summer at one's beautiful hundred-year-old house in upstate New York, kicks off Island City Stage’s 12th season. Learn more about the production here!

Rooted at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains, Sparrow and Smith have previously called New Orleans and Nashville their musical homes, and the influences can be felt on The Resonant Rogues' self-titled LP. The sounds of Appalachian old-time, classic country, and vintage soul all make appearances in this 12-track stunner.

Thriller 'Find Her' is heading to the European Film Market at Berlinale. Kaczmarek Digital Media Group (KDMG) has acquired worldwide distribution rights in partnership with TALK Global Media to  represent the film internationally, and will be led by Terese Kohn of TALK Global  Media located at the Marriott Sales Umbrella, #139.  

Together, Charles and Burk and co-producer Phil Ramone curated a list of artists and matched them with specific songs.  The record features collaborations with some of the biggest names in music like Norah Jones, Elton John, James Taylor, BB King, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and more, all performing with Charles.

Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has announced the return of Arts Montco Week, a celebratory initiative that supports Montgomery County's over 200 arts, culture, and entertainment venues . The festivities will highlight the artists, entertainers, makers, and attractions in the region which normally represent $100 million in positive economic impact, not to mention hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs.

Original “Dynasty” stars Jack Coleman (Steven Carrington), John James (Jeff Colby) and Gordon Thomson (Adam Carrington) are co-starring once again in the premiere of their new live stage show “Cocktails With the Carringtons: A Dynasty Party” at Feinstein’s at The Nikko on Wednesday, September 7th at 8pm.

Award-winning filmmaker and photographer Sekou Luke (Notes from Harlem) and noted music journalist Christian John Wikane (PopMatters) presented 'Unscripted' Live at the Apollo Theater Soundstage on Monday night (May 23).

Today, Jamaican genre-blurring dancehall star Projexx returns with the Konshens-assisted “Brace It,” the fast-rising singer’s first new offering of 2022. Listen HERE via Warner Records. Club-ready and instantly catchy, “Brace It” showcases Projexx’s pop instincts and vulnerable lyricism. It might only be May, but this is shaping up to be a Song of the Summer contender. 

'Being from Minnesota, there is something about the West Texas landscape that resets my brain,” says Minneapolis-based country-folk singer/songwriter Jack Klatt who today announces Edge of the End, a new EP. Listen to the new single, “Any Way The Wind Is Blowin',' now!

The lead cast includes Nick McCallum (Burning Kentucky), Richard Gunn (Clemency), Anais Lilit (The Walking Dead: Red Machete), Stelio Savante (Running For Grace), John James Rebecca Lines (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier), Randal Gonzalez), Sydney Bullock (Stranger Things), Mary Drew Ahrens, John Daniel Gates, and G. Andrew Ahrens.

The cast and creatives have been announced for If. Destroyed. Still. True, which runs at The Hope Theatre in Islington from 26 April to 14 May.

Asheville-based singer-songwriter Erika Lewis has released “Unsatisfied,” the latest single from her forthcoming album A Walk Around The Sun. Produced by John James Tourville (The Deslondes) and recorded in Nashville at Andrija Tokic’s The Bomb Shelter, A Walk Around the Sun features 11 all-original songs that reflect Lewis’s songwriting power.

Welsh National Opera brings Spring 2022 Season to Milton Keynes which features Mozart's Don Giovanni and Janáček's Jenůfa. The Company's critically acclaimed new production of Puccini's Madam Butterfly which opened in Autumn 2021 will also be performed during the Season.

A story spanning ten years, If. Destroyed. Still. True. shines a stark light on life between the cracks, and asks what happens when the place where you were born can no longer be called home. Identity, class and cultures clash as life pulls childhood best mates apart, laying bare what we stand to lose when we cannot truly communicate to reveal the lengths to which we must go to find peace...

Singer-songwriter Erika Lewis is set to release her anticipated album A Walk Around The Sun, a series of lyrical vignettes that examine the margins between love and loss. Produced by John James Tourville (The Deslondes) and recorded in Nashville at Andrija Tokic’s The Bomb Shelter, A Walk Around the Sun features 11 all-original songs.

Phil Bartlett, the new Artistic Director of The Hope Theatre, is pleased to announce details of the spring 2022 season at the acclaimed 50-seat pub theatre in the heart of Islington.