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Reviewer Peter Nason counts down the greatest 101 YACHT ROCK HITS for your summertime listening pleasure.

MPAC presents a wide range of ticketed and free events in July, featuring a great lineup of summer concerts including Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak, as well as the return of MPAC's free Arts in the Community events.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses, Goldenhair-an eclectic musical celebration-comes to Feinstein's at the Nikko for one night only, featuring talent from the stages of Ireland, the West End, Nashville, and the Bay Area.

Toronto Fringe has announced the 34th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival will once again be live in-person, in 11 indoor venues across the city July 6 - 17, 2022, including the dearly missed KidsFest, plus two POSTSCRIPT hubs. The full schedule and box office details for Toronto Fringe will be revealed June 22, 2022.

Powerhouse vocal duo The War And Treaty have signed their first major record deal with Universal Music Group Nashville. The husband-and-wife team of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter are recording now with new music expected later this year. The news follows The War and Treaty’s recent Americana Honors nomination for “Duo/Group of the Year.'

Written and produced by Stewart, Ebony McQueen was recorded at Nashville’s legendary Blackbird Studio and his own Bay Street Recording Studio in the Caribbean, with contributions from an array of top vocalists, session players, and a 60-piece Budapest Scoring Orchestra.

Mayo Performing Arts Center returns its free summer Arts in the Community concerts and movies to various locations in Morristown.   

Ewan MacFarlane’s debut solo album ‘Always Everlong’ emerged to a rapturous reception with praise from countless publications including Rolling Stone, Classic Rock, Louder Than War and The Sunday Times, who declared him to be “the best voice in rock this side of the Atlantic.” Now the former frontman of Apollo 440 and The Grim Northern Social shares his brand new single 'All Those Years' as he prepares to release his second album ‘MILK’.

Following on from a killer run of vibrant singles including “Harmless Fun” and “Math”, London’s “awkward pop” pioneer Belot is back once again to announce the details behind her eagerly-awaited new EP Harmless Fun, showcased by the new single “Fake Phone Calls.' Listen to the new single and pre-save the EP now!

The MACC Presents Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and musician Corinne Bailey Rae in her return to Castle Theater, Friday, July 29, 2022. Known for her global hits including Put Your Records On and Like a Star, she has recorded three studio albums and was a featured artist on Herbie Hancock’s Album of the Year Grammy winning River: The Joni Letters.

The award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, producer, innovator and Eurythmics co-founder will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this June, and is a current Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee for the Eurythmics. With the 26-track Ebony McQueen, Stewart showcases his ever-present creative ambitions with no signs of slowing down.

“Spoonful” marks the second single from Rosales’ new 12-track sophomore LP, REVIVE. Complete with a cast of zany characters and imaginative landscapes, “Spoonful” weaves an environmentally conscious message into a riveting story that is sure to charm audiences both young and old.

SURVIVING THE ROSENTHALS introduces us to songwriter Sammy, who enters therapy to heal himself and break free of the childhood shackles, brought on by his overbearing father, that still stifle him as an adult. The musical takes a surreal twist as Sammy meets - Sammy! Adult Sam meets 10-year-old Sammy in a battle to save himself.

The Billboard Magazine Chart-topping Singer-Songwriter LeVelle has released a remix of his song, 'Fell in Love,' which features Anthony Hamilton. 'Fell in Love' (Remix) was written by LeVelle, James Champion and Anthony Hamilton and produced by James Champion. “Fell in Love” is a new-age R&B single that celebrates and embraces the emotions surrounding strong relationships and new love.

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae announced today that her first solo headlining tour in more than five years will include a one-night-only performance at Wynn Las Vegas' Encore Theater on Friday, July 15, 2022. Tickets for the GRAMMY Award winner's SUNLIGHT / SUNLIGHT! Tour will go on sale to the public on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 10 a.m. PST.

Joe’s Pub is celebrating female performers for Women’s History Month with Sandra Bernhard, Bridget Everett, Julie Klausner, Priya Darshini, Kathryn Allison, Eleri Ward, Betty Buckley, Brooklyn Raga Massive Rāginī Festival (formerly known as the Women’s Raga Massive Festival), Ayodele Casel, Desaparecidas featuring Daphne Rubin Vega, and more.

The internationally acclaimed Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra joins Bravo! Vail for its second year in residency at the Festival. World-renowned resident orchestras-the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra-return with 17 inspiring programs led by seven prominent conductors, including Jaap van Zweden, Fabio Luisi, and Nathalie Stutzmann.

Aretha Franklin is recognized as the most successful female recording artist in history, with 112 charted singles on Billboard, 18 Grammy Awards, and over 75 million records sold. Her  legendary career rightfully earned her the title, “The Queen of Soul.”

Joesef has been intent on “expanding my horizons”, musically and emotionally, and spent most of last year working with producer Barney Lister (Joy Crookes, Celeste), with “It’s Been A Little Heavy Lately” an example of the exceptional collaboration. Listen to the new single now! Plus, check out Joesef's upcoming tour dates!

Arnie Roman's new musical, Surviving The Rosenthals will make its world premiere in New York at Teatro Latea for three performances only: May 3, 4 and 7 (times TBA). The theatre is located at 107 Suffolk St, New York City.