Jon Pareles News

iLe (Ileana Cabra Joglar) is a Puerto Rican singer, composer and vocalist who spent a decade touring Latin America with her brothers in the popular band Calle 13. Now, as successful solo artist she comes to Los Angeles performing music from her recent album that combines alt-rock with traditional boleros. Gaby Moreno, who sings the theme song for the series opening intro of Disney's first Latina princess Elena of Avalor, moved to the US from Guatemala after high school and now calls Los Angeles her home. Her guitar and bluesy vocals move easily between pop, soul, and classic Latin sounds. Both boast a Latin Grammy win and will serve up their unique blend of cultures onstage as part of the Music Knows No Borders series at VPAC (The Soraya) on Saturday, November 18 at 8pm.

Multi-platinum-selling singer, songwriter, activist and musician Sheryl Crow will perform live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today on NBC. Crow and band will perform the title track 'Be Myself' from her current studio album of the same name. Tune into NBC stations at 3:00P.M. PT

Benjamin Clementine, the acclaimed British singer, songwriter and pianist, will headline Carnegie Hall on October 5, 2017. Starting Friday, April 21, tickets will be available at carnegiehall.org or by calling Carnegiecharge at 212 247-7800. Prices range from $30 to $70. In this concert, a major milestone in an already remarkable early career, Clementine will debut songs from his forthcoming new album, the follow-up to his Mercury Prize winning album At Least for Now, due for release this fall.

'You're The Best Thing About Me,' the first single from U2's highly anticipated 14th studio album, Songs of Experience, is released today.

His live shows are legendary. He's an explosive entertainer with a razor sharp wit. He's one of the top-drawing, authentic singer-songwriters of our time. Americana music pioneer ROBERT EARL KEEN performs at Daryl's House Club in Pawling, NY on July 19.  

Benjamin Clementine, the acclaimed British singer, songwriter and pianist, will headline Carnegie Hall on October 5, 2017. Starting Friday, April 21, tickets will be available at carnegiehall.org or by calling Carnegiecharge at 212 247-7800. Prices range from $30 to $70. In this concert, a major milestone in an already remarkable early career, Clementine will debut songs from his forthcoming new album, the follow-up to his Mercury Prize winning album At Least for Now, due for release this fall.

For the first time in the U.S., legendary Japanese composer Akira Ifukube's massively influential monster music comes to life in the chamber pop/rock aural extravaganza, Godzilla Legend-Music of Akira Ifukube. Presented by Japan's popular techno-pop bandHikashu, this 90-minute tour de force performance features favorite themes and sensational musical set pieces from some of the most reveredGodzilla movies of all time. Devised and arranged by Hikashu founding member INOUE Makoto under Ifukube's endorsement, the performance features narration by Inoue, who also plays synthesizers, and appearances by 'extreme vocalist' and multi-instrumentalist MAKIGAMI Koichi, current Hikashu front man, and rising star art-pop duo Charan-Po-Rantan. The one-night-only concert takes place Friday, April 28, 7:30 pm, at Japan Society.

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Barenaked Ladies-Friday, April 28, 2017 at 8PM.

This Cinco de Mayo weekend, Peak Performances will present cabaret singer / performance artist Astrid Hadad - at once one of Mexico's most internationally renowned artists and 'one of the country's most engaging critics' (PRI's 'The World') - in the U.S. premiere of her acclaimed stage work Tierra Misteriosa.

The Gasparilla Music Festival presented by Frontier (GMF) has released a preview of several acts that will be performing at the 6th annual Gasparilla Music Festival taking place March 11-12, 2017 in downtown Tampa.   

A three-disc studio album from Bob Dylan, Triplicate, will be released on March 31, featuring 30 brand-new recordings of classic American tunes and marking the first triple-length set of the artist's illustrious career.

Norah Jones has announced additional North American tour dates for 2017 including a performance at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Bluegrass virtuosos THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS have announced details about their upcoming new album and an extensive supporting tour.

The Gasparilla Music Festival presented by Frontier (GMF) has released a preview of several acts that will be performing at the 6th annual Gasparilla Music Festival taking place March 11-12, 2017 in downtown Tampa.   

Benjamin Clementine, the acclaimed British singer, songwriter and pianist, will headline Carnegie Hall on April 13, 2017.

Only New Jersey appearance!  'Gotta see the show, 'cause then you'll know,' sings Ed Robertson on Barenaked Ladies' chart-topping hit, 'One Week,' a song featured on the band's new live album BNL Rocks Red Rocks, recorded at the fabled Morrison, CO, Amphitheater on June 10, 2015 during the band's Last Summer On Earth tour.

Strengthening its role as a center for artist research and development, Jacob's Pillow Dance announces an active, year-round season with its expanded 2016-2017 Creative Development Residency program. This season brings new additions to the program including two technical residencies, cross-genre collaborations, and invited audiences of college students, as well as a diverse roster of 10 artist residencies, the Pillow's largest residency season yet.

After the June 14 show sold out in just days, Florence + the Machine is adding a second night with Grimes at Brooklyn's Barclays Center—June 15—to her North American “How Beautiful” tour.

UNDERCOVER--the new EP from Grammy-nominated bluegrass enthusiasts THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS--has entered Billboard's Bluegrass Chart at #1.

With Charge, Glasser's compositions both simulate and make use of the most personal sound source - the body - with beats and sound effects generated by her own breath and fingertips. Jonathan Turner's synchronized visual language will be replete with living and detailed organic imagery that references the natural world-images recognizable in texture and composition, yet abstract and alien in scale. Each sequence engages and augments a specific feeling and sensory organ, deepening the sacrifice of performer to audience. The duo premieres Charge at The Kitchen tonight and tomorrow, October 23-24.