Lou Reed News

REELZ today announced original programming for winter, spring and early summer 2018 including six new original series, new episodes of five returning viewer favorites and four new specials.

To celebrate the Velvet Underground's 50th anniversary, Verve Records/UMe is releasing The Velvet Underground, a limited-edition career-spanning box that collects all four of the pioneering band's studio albums, Velvets collaborator Nico's debut LP, Chelsea Girl, and a reconstruction of the fabled 'lost' 1969 album

St. Ann's Warehouse welcomes back the singular vision of Irish playwright/director Enda Walsh in the American Premiere of his gut-wrenchingly funny and achingly poignant Ballyturk, co-produced by Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival, producers of Walsh's Misterman and last season's Arlington.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces singer/songwriter Christopher Cross ( Sailing and Arthur's Theme ), visionary musician/artist Kaki King and more.

From Sympathy for the Record Industry comes Paper-Thin Hotel, the debut double 7' single from Los Angeles-based artists Dosshaus. Known for sculpture, fashion, and installations that present fantasy worlds made entirely of recycled cardboard; Dosshaus has frequently paid homage to the music that has influenced their art. With Paper-Thin Hotel, the creative collective of Zoey Taylor and David Connelly examines the role of visual art in music.

This week on the Talkhouse Podcast, former Saturday Night Live cast member Sasheer Zamata speaks with fellow SNL alum No l Wells about Wells' debut feature as writer-director and star, Mr. Roosevelt.

Iconic gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama received this week their tenth nomination from the 2018 60th Grammy Awards. In the American Roots Music Field, they received the nom for 'Best American Roots Performance' for their song 'Let My Mother Live' off their latest album Almost Home, released this summer on BBOA Records through Amazon Music.

World-class rhythm and blues/ boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland has become a British institution over the last 25 plus years, having achieved worldwide acclaim as host of the immensely popular Later....With Jools Holland on BBC Two Television since its debut in 1992. Holland will now perform live in New York City, his first U.S. performance in more than 15 years, at the legendary Blue Note.

In a rediscovery commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, The Melting Pot by Israel Zangwill runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 3 December 2017. The classic story of a young Russian immigrant fighting to uphold his dream of a new life in a new country. After his family are massacred in a pogrom, Jewish composer David Quixano escapes to New York City, in search of a new life. There he falls in love with Vera, a beautiful Russian Christian.

Somewhere Glimmer is the second album by Trio S - the acclaimed group helmed by clarinetist Doug Wieselman, featuring Jane Scarpantoni on cello and Kenny Wollesen on drums and percussion. When Trio S was formed in 1999, Wieselman wanted to create a band separate from his Kamikaze Ground Crew the band which he co-led and was his vehicle for his compositions starting in the '80's.

Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, today and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm.

The Public Theater announced the exciting national and international line-up today for the 14th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, running January 4-15, 2018.

In 2015, Stephen Petronio Company culminated its 30th anniversary 2014-15 season with a transformation: the launch of Bloodlines.

This week on the Talkhouse Podcast, post-genre singer Shamir kicks off the podcast's new Voice Memos audio diary series with a deeply intimate journey into the manic episode that resulted in his album Hope and shares never-before-heard demos from his forthcoming album Revelations.

Sven Ratzke, the transgressive European Entertainer Extraordinaire, returns to Joe's Pub at the Public with a brand new show, Homme Fatale, tonight, Wednesday, October 25 at 9:30 PM. It will also be performed today, October 27 at 7:00 PM.

Sven Ratzke, the transgressive European Entertainer Extraordinaire, returns to Joe's Pub at the Public with a brand new show, Homme Fatale, tonight, Wednesday, October 25 at 9:30 PM. It will also be performed on Friday, October 27 at 7:00 PM.

St. Ann's Warehouse's already extended American Premiere of the National Theatre/Headlong production of Duncan Macmillan's People, Places & Things, directed by Jeremy Herrin, opens tonight, October 25, for a run through December 3, 2017.

Sven Ratzke, the transgressive European Entertainer Extraordinaire, will return to Joe's Pub at the Public with a brand new show, Homme Fatale, for two performances only on October 25 at 9:30 PM and October 27 at 7:00 PM.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly lineup for October 25 - November 5, 2017. Scroll down for details, and visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Singer, songwriter, and former first lady of France Carla Bruni is coming to New York City to perform at Town Hall on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 8:00 PM.