Arthouse News

Selfish Things have announced their highly-anticipated debut album will be released September 20th via Pure Noise Records. Logos is a collection of 11 tracks that dive right into the psyche of frontman Alex Biro. 'I want people to know that there is strength in your faults. It's just as important to suffer as it is to find moments of joy and happiness. Darkness and light need one another' shares Biro on the upcoming album.

Have Mercy has teamed up with FLOOD to premiere the music video for recent single 'Heartbeat' today. On the video, front man Brian Swindle shares 'I had the idea for this when we had an off day on tour. Ben Lieber set up a camera, we stole a bunch of food dye, and borrowed my buddy's bathtub for an hour. I spent a week or so editing this in a bumpy van but we made it work. I'm super happy with it.' Fans can stream the new music video today at Flood. 

Sleep On It have announced their new full-length album, Pride & Disaster, out September 13th via Equal Vision Records. Fans can watch the music video for the first single, 'Under The Moment' below.

Selfish Things have officially been announced as one of the support bands on Don Broco'supcoming North American tour. Alongside Trash Boat and Sleep On It, Selfish Things will be delivering their impassioned live performance to fans for a month long run kicking off September 12th in Boston, MA. Tickets are on-sale now with select dates already sold out.

Sundance Institute announced today that John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, will move into a newly-created Emeritus Director role following the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. 2020 will mark his 30th Sundance Film Festival, and his 11th year as Festival Director.

Today, Scotty Sire announced the What's Going on Tour presented by Live Nation. The tour will include over 25+ dates across North America, kicking off on October 4 in Sacramento, CA before concluding in Los Angeles, CA on November 15. See below for the full tour itinerary. The What's Going on Tour will be Scotty's second tour and will also include appearances by Toddy Smith, Bruce Wiegner and Chris Bloom.

ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS celebrates their 16th anniversary by honoring  Elizabeth Matthews, CEO of ASCAP and actor, director, writer, producer, and philanthropist  Ben Stiller at their annual gala hosted by Rosie O'Donnell on Monday, November 18 at New York Marriott Marquis. 

MADE IN AMERICA. A unique immersive experience, makes its world premiere at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) with a limited engagement through Sunday, May 19, 2019. The production began performances on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. MADE IN AMERICA is created, written, and directed by the innovative writing and producing team of Malaysian / Australian artists, TerryandTheCuz along with Martin Blum, Mark Winter, and Chris Ryan.

Arthouse film distributor Music Box Films is expanding into the streaming sphere with the launch of their new subscription OTT platform, Music Box Direct, beginning April 1, 2019. The new service, founded with the mission of “bringing the arthouse to your house,” will feature a curated selection of content including foreign and independent films, documentaries, and international television, with new content added every month.

New streaming platform OVID.tv begins the roll out of it's robust collection of films not widely known, with six new selections from a canon of historical films and masterpieces curated from this collaborative streaming platform led by eight leading U.S. independent distribution companies. 

In countries all over the world, very different people share the same dream: The American Dream. They don't just want to live like Americans: they want to BE AMERICAN. After decades of absorbing American pop culture, two Malaysian screenwriters set out to write the perfect American film but which is it? The liberal-arthouse-movie which America needs or the white-savior-summer-action blockbuster movie which it wants? Low on sleep, high on caffeine and short on time, these two dreamers must find common ground quickly if they are to achieve their pursuit of identity, fame and fortune. Can these two Malaysians convince America that they are more American than apple pie? It's go time! Take me out to the ball game and bring the rain! USA! USA! USA!

Tomorrow marks the official launch date of OVID.tv, an unprecedented collaborative effort amongst eight of the most noteworthy independent film distributors in the U.S., who have come together to support the innovative new subscription video-on-demand service, OVID.tv.

Nomadic folksters Ordinary Elephant have revealed the video for their brand new single 'Scars We Keep' via Wide Open Country today, and announced the release of their forthcoming LP Honest, out May 3rd. Recorded in Nashville and produced by Neilson Hubbard, the album's eleven tracks explore pressing beyond the confines of others' expectations and pursuing a wholehearted life. 'These times are hard and it's harder to heal; when where you were born decides what you fear, it's time to be a brother ot my father's son. I was born to be a bigot, but that don't mean that I am one,' the duo, who won the 2017 International Folk Music Association Artist of the Year Award, sings in 'Scars We Keep,' about coming to terms with being raised in an area historically entrenched in racism, and refusing to be bound by that. 'If you grow up being shown how to hate and fear, it can be hard to go out into the world with love and acceptance. This is sadly the truth that many live,' the band told Wide Open Country. 'Where the hope comes in for us, is that as humans we are capable of being bigger than our environment, and that cycle can be broken. Detangling tradition from any particular negative aspect is complicated, and sometimes impossible. But it's necessary to change the tradition for it to live on and, hopefully, preserve its core as our culture tries to correct its failings.' 'I can't fault anybody not overcoming,' Pete explains. 'I'm not in their shoes. I know I can't change them by telling them they're wrong, but I do know that people can change when they see new things.”

Jonathan Miller announced today that two additional independent film distribution companies have agreed to join OVID.tv as founding content partners, along with the six (see below) first announced on January 17th.

A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is sure to resonate with modern audiences, in light of today's far-right extremist groups and recent anti-Semitic attacks.

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J) and The White Theatre are proud to announce the touring company of FIRE IN THE HEART, arriving in Kansas City for two performances: Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. This exhilarating theatrical event features dance, gospel, hip-hop, classical music, poetry, autobiography and film to celebrate how the arts helped each performer pull through trauma-and pass on what they've learned to others. Through this performance, the audience gets an intimate look at how art can help us process, heal, and remain resilient not only with our personal challenges, but in the face of chaotic, difficult times.

After the 2018 breathtaking production of The Passengers, the show which expanded the actors' stories beyond stage, Decameron Art Studio is proud to announce the next premiere shows of The Passengers in New York.

After the 2018 breathtaking production of The Passengers, the show which expanded the actors' stories beyond stage, Decameron Art Studio is proud to announce the next premiere shows of The Passengers in New York.

Sodom & Chimera Productions has revealed the first tease for Daughter of Dismay, the first narrative short to be shot in 70mm IMAX.  The film will be an epic, moving and emotional trip through a world of witchcraft and occultism, focusing on a different kind of witch than usually portrayed in media, one that doesn't focus on cliched depictions of devil worship, but on a much deeper and more human side.

In support of the feature-length documentary 'Teddy Pendergrass – If You Don't Know Me', Mixmag presents 'Teddy Pendergrass: The Remixes'. Featuring contributions from the foremost figures in the global electronic music scene Jamie Jones, Damian Lazarus, DJ Pierre, Francesca Lombardo andCassy, the remix EP will be out on Friday 8th March on Philadelphia International Records viaLegacy Recordings a division of Sony Music Entertainment.