Tori Amos News

Four bars before his solo on “Completely,” the title track from the Michael Gallant Trio's debut album, the man behind the piano dug into the tune's dirty rock riff and focused on a dual purpose — a) to pour so much of himself into that single solo that, if a future child of his were to know him only through this recording, he or she would come away with a real sense of their father's personality and spirit, and b) to have so much fun in the process.

Stacie Perlman: THE STORY UNDERNEATH will play The Metropolitan Room at 34 West 22nd Street, New York, NY, today, Sunday, February 3 at 4:00 PM, and Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00 PM. Reservations: 212-206-0440 or MetropolitanRoom.com.

Forthcoming productions at the National Theatre, announced today by Nicholas Hytner, include plays familiar, rare and new: Shakespeare's Othello, Gorky's Children of the Sun,James Baldwin's The Amen Corner;Marlowe's Edward II, Pirandello's Liola, Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude and Georg Kaiser's From Morning to Midnight. Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson's musical The Light Princess will premiere in October, and there will be a new adaptation of Emil and the Detectives for family audiences at Christmas.

According to reports, Tori Amos' musical, THE LIGHT PRINCESS, which was previously postponed and set to play the Lyttelton Theatre this year, will now play the National Theatre at the end of 2013.

Lakeshore Records will release Rod Abernethy's new album, entitled The Upward Turn digitally on January 29, 2013. Abernethy has earned numerous awards for his video game work on such titles as RAGE, Dead Space, The Hobbit, TERA an Dead Head Fred.

Jen Chapin and her band will perform at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Performing Arts Center in Old Saybrook, CT on March 1st, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.

The frontwoman for Adelaide cover band Chunky Custard and former Formula One Grid Girl Becky Blake is back for the 2013 Fringe with two shows; her acclaimed Piano Chicks (a sellout in 2012) will return to The Promethean, 116 Grote Street Adelaide for three performances only on 2, 10 and 12 March.

Stacie Perlman: THE STORY UNDERNEATH will play The Metropolitan Room at 34 West 22nd Street, New York, NY tonight, January 18 at 7:00 PM, Sunday, February 3 at 4:00 PM, and Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00 PM.

Fierce velvet-voiced rock 'n roll soul child Anna Rose, who MAGNET MAGAZINE calls, "a singer/songwriter who brings to mind Tori Amos' haunting vocals with a distinct '70s vibe of a childhood immersed in music history," streams her latest song, "Electric Child" from upcoming album Behold a Pale Horse. Coming off a Nylon Magazine video premiere for "Behold a Pale Horse," the title track off of her upcoming album, Anna has been accepted to 2013 Canadian Music Week (Details TBD) and will be performing two headlining shows in New York City (2/6 at Sullivan Hall, 3/5 at Arlene's Grocery).

F-Stop/Atlantic recording artist Matt Hires has announced the release of his eagerly awaited new EP. 'FOREVER' will arrive on the iTunes Store and all leading DSPs on February 12th.

We asked our UK reviewers what they're most looking forward to in 2013 theatre...here's the first in a series of their thoughts!

Stacie Perlman returns in early 2013 with her cabaret debut show, The Story Underneath. Through the music of Frank Loesser, Pete Townshend, Tori Amos and others, Stacie takes you on a magical journey through the world of fairy tales.

According to reports, Tori Amos' musical, THE LIGHT PRINCESS, which was previously postponed and set to play the Lyttelton Theatre this year, will now play the National Theatre at the end of 2013.

With Hester Prynne, the heroine of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne created one of American literature's most wonderfully flawed characters. There's much to love about Hester and much that is worrisome. She's a sinner and an adulterous, but she's also a courageous woman who wishes to atone and take responsibility for her misdeeds. Yes, Hester Prynne is flawed. So too is the current stage adaptation of The Scarlet Letter now playing at the University of Texas. Like Hester, there is much to love about this production, but there is much that is worrisome as well.

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Nonesuch Records releases How I Knew Her-the label debut from Nataly Dawn, the California-based singer/songwriter of the duoPomplamoose-on January 22, 2013. The album-comprising 12 autobiographical, introspective songs by Dawn-was produced by her longtime partner Jack Conte and recorded with a group of accomplished musicians at Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, CA, where many of her favorite Tom Waits albums had been made.

Hangar Theatre's third annual fall CabarETC season continues with An Evening of Latin and World Music featuring jazz vocalist Sally Ramírez and guitarist Doug Robinson who will be joined by percussionist Jorge Cuevas, and violinist Eric Aceto in a one-night-only performance tonight, October 20th at 8pm.