Grammy Award-winner and two-time Emmy nominee Steve Tyrell returns to Cafe Carlyle, April 16-27. Steve Tyrell is currently celebrating his 14th anniversary performing in Cafe Carlyle's revered holiday slot, having taken over for Bobby Short in 2005 after the legend's passing. The New York Times has declared, "Mr. Tyrell is a terrific storyteller… his sizable voice filters Louis Armstrong through Ray Charles and Dr. John." Ten of his eleven albums have achieved Top 5 status on Billboard's Traditional Pop Charts, with his most recent, A Song For You, reaching #1 earlier this year. In October, Steve Tyrell released a 21-song extended edition of his 2008 chart-topper Back to Bacharach. The album, an homage to Tyrell's friend and mentor, Burt Bacharach, features seven additional Bacharach classics.
Internationally renowned, multiple award winning performer, Yael Rasooly brings her critically lauded show, "Glamour in the Dark," back to NYC for three performances at the Laurie Beechman Theatre: Jan. 9th and Jan. 13th at 7pm and Feb. 2nd at 2pm. Yael, one of Israel's leading theater artists, will perform a repertoire of music from the 1920s to 1950s with celebrated accordionist, Iliya Magalnyk, bringing to life dramatic, romantic and nostalgic music from composers Charles Dumont, Edith Piaf and Sholom Secunda and more. The Laurie Beechman Theatre is at 407 West 42nd Street in the rear and downstairs at the West Bank Cafe. A $15 cover charge and $20 food and drink minimum per person applies. For tickets, visit: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/988597
By popular demand, Fraser Entertainment Group's ongoing concert series An Evening of Classic Broadway will have a second performance this month at Los Angeles nightclub Rockwell Table and Stage. Jennifer Leigh Warren joins the line-up and Cabaret icon Andrea Marcovicci returns with other recent cast members. An Evening of Classic Broadway is nominated for BWW.com's Los Angeles Regional Award for Best Special Theatre Event. The show tune songfest will take place on Wednesday, December 19th at 8PM.
St. Louis-based singer, David Giuntoli, is coming back in the Big Apple to croon those ageless tunes made famous by the icons of the Rat Pack and beyond. Giuntoli appears today, December 14 at 7 PM at Don't Tell Mama, reprising his September 2018 sold-out turn there with We've Got a World That Swings. Music Director is jazz pianist Matt Baker. Adam Kabak is on bass.
At the annual Wheeling Jamboree Christmas show, headliner Tim Atwood was surprised during his performance with a very special invitation. An invitation to become an official member of The Wheeling Jamboree, one of the last remaining country music shows of its kind, second only to The Grand Ole Opry. This honor came as a total surprise to Tim as Dave Heath, president of the organization, interrupted him between songs and made the formal announcement.
Actor/singer Kevin Odekirk has been delighting audiences worldwide with his stage appearances in musicals such as Miss Saigon, concert venues and with his amazing CD Unheard. He now has a Christmas album called Season of Hope. Odekirk took time from a hectic holiday schedule to tell us about the album.
Why did you want to record a Christmas album? And why at this point in time?
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler announced the cast of the second production of its 2018-19 Season: Birdy, adapted by Naomi Wallace from the novel by William Wharton, and directed by Steven Maler. The production runs February 27 through March 10 at the Carling-Sorenson Theater at Babson College in Wellesley.
Embarking on its 36th Season, The Verdi Chorus (Anne Marie Ketchum, Founding Artistic Director), announced today that auditions will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica for The Verdi Chorus Spring 2019 Concert.
After working behind the scenes for some of hip hop's most exciting voices, New Jersey singer-songwriter Matty Carlock has stepped forward this year with some of his own material that branches out from his usual, featuring Albee Al, Cage, and Bulletproof Belv. Today, Matty and Belv release the visuals for their upbeat single “F Being Friends,” from Belv's recently released With or Without You LP. Featuring a club-ready danceable beat and a catchy chorus, “F Being Friends” seamlessly fills in the gaps between rap, singer-songwriter, and pop music.
REELZ today announced new original programming for winter 2019 including four new specials, three new series and three returning series. Highlighting the specials is the U.S. premiere of Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie shot guerrilla style on the streets of Brooklyn with a BeeGees soundtrack and a fledgling 23-year-old John Travolta that became a cultural phenomenon. At the heart of '70s disco fever is one of the biggest voices that shaped contemporary music in Donna Summer and the new special Donna Summer: Disco Queenshows how she became the queen of disco ushering in a new era of sound that is still heard today. Donna Summer: Disco Queen leads a week packed with '70s themed programming starting Monday, January 14 with shows about the celebrities, music and movies that defined a generation.
Today with the help of Billboard and CMT, rising country star Levi Hummon debuted the official music video for “I Still Do” from his latest EP, Patient. The track has already seen success, having been featured on various playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube Music, and Pandora. The video for “I Still Do” was brought to life by CeCe Dawson of RareSpark Media Group and was filmed in East Nashville. The video can be viewed online HERE and will make its broadcast premiere throughout the day on CMT.
REELZ today announced new original programming for winter 2019 including four new specials, three new series and three returning series. Highlighting the specials is the U.S. premiere of Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie shot guerrilla style on the streets of Brooklyn with a BeeGees soundtrack and a fledgling 23-year-old John Travolta that became a cultural phenomenon. At the heart of '70s disco fever is one of the biggest voices that shaped contemporary music in Donna Summer and the new special Donna Summer: Disco Queen shows how she became the queen of disco ushering in a new era of sound that is still heard today. Donna Summer: Disco Queen leads a week packed with '70s themed programming starting Monday, January 14 with shows about the celebrities, music and movies that defined a generation.
Drunken Prayer (AKA Freakwater's Morgan Geer) is releasing its fifth album, Cordelia Elsewhere, mixed by Mitch Easter (Let's Active, REM), on Friday, April 5, 2019 via Deer Lodge Records.
St. Louis-based singer, David Giuntoli, is coming back in the Big Apple to croon those ageless tunes made famous by the icons of the Rat Pack and beyond. Giuntoli appears on Friday, December 14 at 7 PM at Don't Tell Mama, reprising his September 2018 sold-out turn there with We've Got a World That Swings. Music Director is jazz pianist Matt Baker. Adam Kabak is on bass.
I like him right away. He listens to my questions and gives them some thought before he answers. It's the same thoughtfulness I've noticed in interviews over the years when he talks about music, the songs he likes, or the faith he follows. He's called to talk about his brand-new Christmas album, WINTER IN THE AIR, and its accompanying national tour - David's first time on the road in quite a while...
Consummate singer Robyn Spangler has been resurrecting her singing career for the last ten years with great success. She appears in cabaret from coast to coast and has just released her newest CD Christmas Is. She took time from a busy schedule to talk about the album and her concert appearance at Rockwell Table and Stage on Sunday December 16.
