Hailing from 50 cities around the world, 15 of the next generation of guitar greats were announced as winners of the seventh annual international Wilson Center Guitar Festival (Guitar Festival) on Saturday, August 17, 2019.
A WALL APART is a heart-pounding original rock musical about the Berlin Wall that fills the room with palpable passion and a soaring score by Lord Graham Russell of Air Supply. The show was first introduced at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and the same production team transferred to the Grand Theatre for its fully staged world premiere.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez commanded the international stages as a dynamic duo and married couple. While their relationship has changed to friends and parents, like Sonny and Cher, they have reunited with a US tour including their son, Robin Nievera. a?oeTwo-gether Again 2019a?? will be performed at M Resort Spa Casino on Sept. 1.
The Muny has announced that Broadway talents and Muny audience favorites Mikaela Bennett and Jason Gotay will headline the eighth installment of its off-season concert series, Muny Magic at The Sheldon, November 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Americana/Country-Rock artist Dan Ashley is releasing 'What Really Matters' as the first of what will be several tracks from a future album collection due out in 2020. The track, written by Dan Ashley and producer Bill Bentley, is a deeply personal song, forged by the more than three decades Ashley has worked as a leading American television journalist and the last decade as a singer and songwriter.
Venerated jazz singer Natalie Douglas spends her time paying tribute to the legendary singers who came before and, in the process, pays a well-deserved tribute to Natalie Douglas.
Darlings, last night we watched Joe's Pub BURN to the ground! Set on FIRE by the incendiary Jackie Hoffman's fire breathing mouth. This perennial of such New York musical comedy classics as Hairspray, On The Town, her star turn in Once Upon A Mattress, and the current Off-Broadway hit-of-the-season A Kleyn Eydish (oh the heck with it) Fiddler On The Roof - In Yiddish no less, held forth with stand-up and lay-them-in-the-isles comedy songs for 70(ish) minutes that have us still laughing and wanting more; even though we are SORE from all the laughter.
Angie is a rare breed of entertainer, often described as a a?oevolcano waiting to erupta??!! You will understand why when you see her perform, as she lights up the stage with the energy, passion, talent and stage personality one can expect from a true professional.
Kevin Pollack has released the music video for his song 'Man About Town.' The music video, directed by Deric Gochenauer, follows a man anxious to meet a girl for a date, and once they are together it seems as if the whole town is following their love around, acting as the dancers to their musical number romance. The music video matches the tone of the upbeat song perfectly, making for an all-around feel good experience.
Toledo, OH singer-songwriter Mat Kerekes has announced Ruby (Live In The Garage), an album of stripped-back reinterpretations of all ten tracks from his latest LP Ruby. The album will arrive at streaming services this Friday, August 16 and is available to pre-save now HERE.
Ladies and gentlemen, whether you like it or not: Hedwig is here to set the record straight on the whole Tommy Gnosis thing. Did you know she wrote all his songs?
After overcoming some fierce competition, SoCal Indie Rockers NEVERWONDER have advanced to the Finals of Wright Records' 'Battle Of The Bands,' at Malone's Concert Venue, 604 E. Dyer Rd., this Saturday, August 17. Start Time: 3:30pm. Tickets: Pre-Sale $22., Door $32. Purchase advanced tickets at https://www.acropolistickets.com/event/Wright-Records-5th-Annual-Battle-Of-The-Bands-THE-FINAL-ROUND.
The Tribeca TV Festival will return September 12-15 for its third edition.The lineup is a showcase of new series debuts, new episodes from fan favorites, talks with creators and stars, and one-night-only events that can only be seen at Tribeca. The 2019 Tribeca TV Festival will take place at Regal Battery Park in New York City. Tickets go on sale today, Monday, August 12, at 11am ET at tribecafilm.com/TVFestival.
Following the release of the second single 'Meo' from forthcoming solo LP Adult Baby, out September 13th via the artist's own Adult Baby Records, avant-pop icon and Blonde Redhead singer KAZU shares a rework by Canadian producer Jacques Greene. Greene moves the swelling orchestral composition between minimal electronic and experimental pop with a slight house twist, bringing new life to an already vivid single.
Kristin Chenoweth has announced her seventh album, For the Girls, one of her most personal and compelling projects to date. The album is a tribute to some of the great singers who have influenced her, with Chenoweth's personally charged interpretations of 12 classic songs identified with such iconic artists as Barbra Streisand ('The Way We Were'), Eva Cassidy ('It Doesn't Matter Anymore'), Dinah Washington ('What a Diff'rence A Day Made'), Doris Day ('When I Fall In Love'), Patsy Cline ('Crazy'), Judy Garland ('The Man That Got Away'), Carole King ('Will You Love Me Tomorrow'), Eydie Gorme ('I Wanna Be Around') and Linda Ronstadt ('Desperado').