Dorothy Extends Freedom Tour + Shares New Music VideoMay 24, 2018Los Angeles-based rock band Dorothy, who are currently supporting Greta Van Fleet on their sold out tour, have announced a new list of headlining performances for the ongoing Freedom Tour 2018, in support of the band's new album 28 Days in the Valley. Tickets are on sale now at http://dorothytheband.com/. VIP packages will also be offered including an intimate soundcheck, a photo/meet & greet, a signed poster, and more.
Dolby Cinema at AMC Opens Its 100th LocationMay 24, 2018 Dolby Cinema at AMC, the total cinema experience, is now available to more movie-going fans than ever, as AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) celebrate the 100th Dolby Cinema at AMC location opening at AMC Loews 34th Street 14 in New York City. As a testament to the rapid growth of Dolby Cinema across the United States, the 100th site is being opened just three years after the first. The original agreement, reached in 2015, was for 100 auditoriums over a 10-year deployment.
SundanceTV to Feature Award-Winning Short Films from the 2018 Sundance Film FestivalMay 24, 2018SundanceTV, the official television network of the Sundance Film Festival, today announced that three short films from the 2018 Festival will launch exclusively on the network's website, SundanceTV.com, and the SundanceTV TVE app today, with more to come later in the year. The network has also developed a new destination on SundanceTV.com to host these films, one of which won the top prize at this year's festival and two of which are animated.
Hulu and VICE Strike First Licensing Pact, Bringing 150 Hours of VICELAND Content to the SVOD PlatformMay 24, 2018Hulu and VICE Media announced their first-ever content licensing agreement. The new pact — VICELAND's first SVOD partnership — will increase Hulu's library of unscripted programming with 15 critically acclaimed series from VICELAND, including all past episodes of the Emmy Award-nominated Gaycation and Woman, as well as popular shows such as F*ck, That's Delicious. These and other VICELAND series will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu beginning June 8th, significantly expanding the reach of the new channel's award-winning content library.
VIDEO: Carol Burnett Talks Her Iconic Variety Show & Netflix Series on TODAYMay 24, 2018As our TODAY Living Legends series continues, Al Roker catches up with Carol Burnett at her old stomping grounds, the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York. At age 85, the actress is as busy as ever, returning to television in a new unscripted show on Netflix titled "A Little Help with Carol Burnett."
Chuck Negron To Join Happy Together Tour For Fifth YearMay 23, 2018Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, will join the Happy Together Tour for a fifth year. The tour kicks off June 7 in Jacksonville, Fla., and will wrap on Aug. 26 in Deadwood, S.D. The tour will feature some of the greatest hits of the 60's and 70's from The Turtles, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Association, The Cowsills and Negron himself. Tickets can be purchased here.
CLIFF RICHARD LIVE: 60TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Live in Cinemas Friday 12 October 2018May 23, 2018Sir Cliff Richard is without a doubt one of our greatest musical treasures. With a staggering 103 album releases, a record breaking 123 single hits and the equivalent of 20 years spent in the UK charts, voted Britain's 'Ultimate Pop Star', 2018 sees Sir Cliff celebrate his 60th anniversary in the music business.
Film Movement Classics Delivers Derek Jarman's Landmark EDWARD II in a Stunning, Digitally Restored Blu-rayMay 23, 2018In 1593, Christopher Marlowe penned 'Edward II,' based on the life of Britain's only openly gay monarch. In 1991, legendary artist and director, Derek Jarman (Wittgenstein, Caravaggio) radically adapted the Elizabethan drama in a highly stylized feature starring Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton and Steven Waddington. And, on June 12, Film Movement Classics delivers this iconoclastic New Queer Cinema landmark in a stunning digitally restored version, available on Blu-ray for the very first time in North America.
Grace Potter Announces Lineup for Eighth Annual Grand Point North FestivalMay 23, 2018Grammy-nominated musician Grace Potter announced today the lineup for the 2018 Grand Point North music festival set to take place September 15 and 16 at Burlington, Vermont's Waterfront Park. Joining Potter on this year's lineup are Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Magpie Salute, Caroline Rose, Darlingside, Mt. Joy, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds and Greg Holden.
Israel Nash Announces New Album LIFTED Out July 27th, 2018May 23, 2018Texas' genre-bending rock 'n' roller Israel Nash announces the release of his fifth studio album, Lifted, on July 27th, 2018 via Desert Folklore Music/Thirty Tigers. Debuting the album's first single “Rolling On” with Magnet Magazine, they describe, “The ethereal ode to perseverance neatly encapsulates the ambitious sonic direction and pronounced optimism of the LP as a whole, which marries the steel-guitar-drenched psychedelic country/folk vibe of his last two releases with layers of echoey '60s-pop classicism.” The track acts as the album's manifesto, an anthem of urgency, encouraging the listener to let go of yesterday's troubles and move forward with positivity. Listen to “Rolling On” here. Lifted is available for pre-order here.
Raphael Saadiq Adds Ali Shaheed Muhammad to Summer TourMay 23, 2018Raphael Saadiq recently announced his first headline tour in several years. Today, he announced that his longtime friend and Lucy Pearl bandmate Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest)--who recently announced new album TheMidnight Hour with Adrian Younge and featuring Saadiq, among other noteworthy musicians--will support him on several dates of the summer run. Flint, MI musician & activist Tunde Olaniran will also join the pair at Detroit's MOCAD. In addition to his headline dates, musician and producer Saadiq is set to perform at Chicago'sPitchfork Festival (read 'The Meaning of Soul Music According to Raphael Saadiq' via the 2017 Pitchfork here). The tour dates come as the Oscar-nominated Grammy-winner finishes work on his much-anticipated fifth solo album and first since 2011's Stone Rollin'.
Rooftop Films Presents DAMSEL with Filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner June 2May 23, 2018On Saturday, June 2, Rooftop Films will return to Green-Wood Cemetery for the New York Premiere of the hilarious Western-comedy Damsel. The evening will feature live music and an after-party with drinks from Corona Extra, Ketel One Family Made Vodka, and Fever-Tree. Filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.
The Bold and Brilliant Babes are Back in the Two-Hour Premiere of THE BOLD TYPE Tuesday, June 12May 23, 2018In the two-hour season premiere of Freeform's breakout hit series “The Bold Type,” Jane, Kat and Sutton are each faced with new beginnings and wrestle with the changes in their careers, friendships and love lives. The series, named one of USA Today's “10 Best New TV Shows of 2017,” makes its highly anticipated return, on TUESDAY, JUNE 12, with a special two-episode premiere, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT. To get ready for the new season, fans can catch up on season one on Hulu, Freeform.com and the Freeform app. Additionally, the first episode will be available one week early to Hulu subscribers, beginning Tuesday, June 5.
Legendary French Violinist Jean Luc Ponty To Tour The US Summer 2018May 23, 2018Legendary French violinist Jean Luc Ponty and his band will be continuing their “Atlantic Years” tour in the US beginning August 2018! Jean Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of the violin in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin that has expanded the vocabulary of modern music.