Rex Smith Comes to 54 Below This Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2025
54 Below will celebrate the iconic career of Rex Smith this month. Join Rex’s journey of 40 years in sixty minutes (maybe a little longer) as he takes you on the roller coaster ride of his career!
Review: DONNIE IRIS AND THE CRUSIERS at Bluestone
by Paul Batterson - May 5, 2025
“I'll tell you what it is. It happens because of the audience,” Iris said in an interview with BroadwayWorld.com in April. “The audience is there with you, you know what I mean? The joy we give them, they give it back to us. We just keep going back and forth with them and it’s a wonderful thing. It really is.”
The Illusion Inducted Into LIMEHOF
by Michael Major - Oct 17, 2023
THE ILLUSION, a Long Island rock band, has been inducted into the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame after performing on stage for the first time in over 51 years. The Illusion band members from West Hempstead and Franklin Square (Western Nassau) include John Vinci, Mike Maniscalco, Rich Cerniglia, Chuck Alder and Mike Ricciardella.
The Illusion to be Inducted into LIMEHOF in October
by Michael Major - Sep 5, 2023
The Illusion; one of the original bands that helped create what would become known as “the Long Island sound”, and the band that kicked the door open (paving the way for so many Long Island entertainers), are being inducted to the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF).
Interview: Radio Royalty Sharpe Dunaway talks about ROCKSTARS and brushes with Greatness
by Theresa Bertram - Aug 16, 2023
Arkansas is saturated with an abundance of talent, whether it be on a theatrical stage, a concert hall, or on the radio. Quite often the talent overlaps from one avenue to the next. This can be said about Radio Royalty Sharpe Dunaway. Though he has switched from radio to videography (you know....video killed the radio star- Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley ca. 1979), Sharpe has a lot of history when it comes to Arkansas entertainment. Broadway World’s favorite MC Blake Woodson sat down with Sharpe to reminisce about all of the Rockstars he has met over the years, but first we wanted to know how he got into videography.
JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING To Perform At Green Valley Ranch Resort
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2023
Jason Bonham, son of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, is returning to Las Vegas with a performance of Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening at Green Valley Ranch Resort on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $37.50 plus applicable fees and go on sale Friday, June 16, 2023 at 10 a.m.
Joyce Kennedy Of Legendary Band Mother's Finest Releases New EP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2022
Joyce Kennedy of Mother's Finest proves that rock n' roll will never die in EP Rock'n My Soul. Rock'n My Soul is a tour-de-force in the rock/funk fusion genre, bringing together high energy instrumentals with Joyce 'Baby Jean' Kennedy's powerful vocals and ripping, confident lyrics.
Austin's The Caughtery Release 'The Uninvited'
by Michael Major - Jun 20, 2022
LISA TINGLE and DAVID GAYLER worked with TIM PALMER (Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Tin Machine, The Mission, U2, Pearl Jam), who also contributes guitar on 'Fragile'. This EP also features TOM BRECHTLEIN (Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Al DiMeola, Jean-Luc Ponty and Rickie Lee Jones) and RICKY PHILLIPS (Styx, Coverdale/Page, Bad English, The Babys).
Rick Monroe & The Hitmen To Tour With Ted Nugent
by Michael Major - Jun 9, 2022
Big things are happening for Rick Monroe and The Hitmen as the band excitedly announces they will be joining rock legend Ted Nugent for sixteen dates on his “Detroit Muscle' tour this summer as the Motor City Madman's support act. The tour makes stops in Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, and Nugent’s home state of Michigan.
Billy Bob's Texas Releases Lineup for May
by Marissa Tomeo - May 5, 2022
Billy Bob’s Texas is gearing up for warmer weather by bringing in the music industry’s hottest acts and providing activities for all to enjoy! Welcoming over 17 million guests since 1981, visitors from across the globe know they’ll have the time of their lives once stepping foot in the venue’s iconic doors. The “World’s Largest Honky Tonk” continues to live up to its nickname with everything from line dancing lessons, rare memorabilia, and authentic Western cuisine, to professional bull-riding and legendary concerts on their famous stage.
ROCK OF AGES Opens At Alhambra March 24
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2022
When “Rock of Ages” opened on Broadway in 2009, it was honored with five Tony Award nominations and went on to run for more than six years and 2300 performances.