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????Award-winning singer/songwriter Rachael Sage has announced the release of her forthcoming full-length studio album, 'Choreographic', due May 20 (MPress/ILS/Caroline).

Award-winning recording artist Rachael Sage has announced the release of her forthcoming full-length studio album, 'Choreographic', due May 20 (MPress/ILS/Caroline).

Grammy Award-winning folk singer Patty Griffin joins forces with Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell in a celebration of American songwriting at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8 pm. The Use Your Voice Tour is a special "singers-in-the-round" style show that features all three artists on stage together, sharing songs for the entire evening

The Alexander Bar and Cafe has announced an eclectic music programme for their Upstairs Theatre in January. The Alexander Upstairs will rock to the sounds of swing, pop, jazz, folk, contemporary classical music and EDM in four different concerts.

Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Dar Williams returns to the SOPAC stage THU, DEC 17 at 7:30 p.m. in support of her 2015 album Emerald. Her deeply personal music speaks to her thoughtful and sensitive approach to themes of gender roles, religion, the turbulence of adolescence and more. An outspoken environmentalist, she has performed with luminaries Joan Baez, The Indigo Girls, Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, John Prine and other artists prominent in modern folk music. Lucy Wainwright Roche will open for Ms. Williams. Tickets are $30-$45 and can be purchased online at www.SOPACnow.org, or by calling the box office at (973) 313-2787.

Returning for its 17th season, Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook will continue to broaden its scope in celebrating the best in American singing and songwriting as interpreted by top performers and rising stars, with events at three Lincoln Center venues.

Pete Sinjin will be celebrating his new family album, House of Song, with a full band performance and party on Sunday, November 8th at The Bell House (149 7th St, Brooklyn). 'Hootenanny Pete' is a beloved Brooklyn treasure, especially to the littlest Brooklynites and their parents. He and his wife Kira opened the Hootenanny Art House in 2007, instilling a love for music in thousands of children in the community. The community they've built through song, supported the making of House of Song by supporting Pete and Kira's Kickstarter campaign which included homemade, hand-delivered chocolate cookies in addition to music. In 13 days the project made 150% of its goal and the album release celebration attracted more than 400 people.

The Capitol Center for the Arts welcomes Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist Seth Glier to the Spotlight Café tonight, October 2, at 8pm, in support of his new album If I Could Change One Thing. Tickets for this intimate performance start at $15 and are on sale now.

Dana Yeaton's sweeping, compelling MAD RIVER RISING brings a flood of forces - natural, generational and emotional - to the Cincinnati Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre Oct. 17 through Nov. 14. Family patriarch and farmer Angus Stewart, the anchor of Yeaton's captivating drama, escapes from his nursing home determined to save the land he loves from the rising tide of urbanization.

The Capitol Center for the Arts welcomes Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist Seth Glier to the Spotlight Café on Friday, October 2, at 8pm, in support of his new album If I Could Change One Thing. Tickets for this intimate performance start at $15 and are on sale now.

The latest album by HuDost marks the neo-folk/world/rock ensemble's tenth anniversary, but Sufi Kirtan (coming out 8/7/15 from White Swan Records / HuDost) is no retrospective.

Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival, also referred to as The Clearwater Festival and founded by Pete Seeger, previously announced its lineup of artists set to perform on the banks of the Hudson River at beautiful Croton Point Park, Croton-On-Hudson, New York this weekend, June 20-21, 2015.

Lincoln Center Out of Doors one of the country's longest-running, free, summer outdoor festivals opens its 45th season on July 22, 2015. A range of concerts, dance performances, family events, related film screenings, talks, and an exhibition will be presented across three weeks, from July 22 - August 9.

As the summer festival season heats up, WFUV (90.7 FM/wfuv.org) is on site for more live broadcasts. On June 20-21 WFUV returns to Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, for Clearwater's 38th annual Great Hudson River Revival. After a Summer Festival Preview at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, the live broadcast begins at 3 p.m. with Los Lobos on the Rainbow Stage, followed by Neko Case. The Saturday broadcast will also include Angelique Kidjo and will conclude with the Citizen Cope Band's set, beginning at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Award-winning NYC-based artist and MPress Records founder Rachael Sage has released a Deluxe Reissue of her latest album Blue Roses via MPress digitally today, May 26th (physically on August 28th).

Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Seth Glier is hitting the summer festival circuit in support of his latest album, If I Could Change One Thing (MPress).

Summer 2015 kicks off with star-power in Provincetown this Memorial Day Weekend. Leading off for Producing Artistic Director Mark Cortale's inaugural Broadway @ Town Hall season is comedian-actress Rosie O'Donnell with Sirius XM radio star Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host, for one show only on Sunday, May 24 at 9:00 PM, and featuring opening guest, indie rocker Melissa Ferrick. Rosie's stage credits include the Broadway productions of "Grease," "Seussical," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Love, Loss and What I Wore," and the Encores! production of "No, No, Nanette." In addition to her acclaimed stand-up comedy and film careers, she is perhaps best known on television as the host and Executive Producer of the Emmy Award winning talk/variety series "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," and more recently for her return to daytime television as co-host of ABC's "The View." Memorial Day weekend also includes the one-two punch of Indie Rock star Melissa Ferrick back for her fifth consecutive season with two shows on May 23 at 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM, and the hysterical brand new drag comedy "Designing Women Meets The Golden Gals" starring Varla Jean Merman, Ryan Landry, Olive Another and Liza Lott will open for a summer-long run on May 23 and 24 at 7:30 PM (running through September 5). For Tickets visit www.ptownarthouse.com  or call 800-838-3006.

Judy Collins' unique artistry has captivated audiences for over fifty years and landed her a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Stephen Holden of The New York Times has praised her for evoking 'the kind of ethereal, far-sighted reflection that is her special artistic territory.' Cafe Carlyle welcomes back the legendary singer-songwriter for a two-week solo engagement, May 5-16.

Singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist Seth Glier has been consistently honing his craft over the course of his young career, leading up to the April 7th release of his latest album, If I Could Change One Thing (MPress).

?Today, The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep's Center for the Creation and Development of New Work announces that it has selected 14 projects for its fourth Summer Residency Lab featuring works from more than 20 talented artists.