Friday, March 28th, 2014 Damn The Light Promotions (a nightlife based production and promotion company founded by Mike Greco and MaryAnne Piccolo) returns to Duane Park (right across from the site of the original CBGB) for a one night only tribute to the legendary rock band Blondie. This all-star evening will showcase some of NYC's Premiere vocalists from both the downtown rock-and-roll scene and theatre community.
Season three premieres on Thursday, May 22nd at 8 PM (ET/PT) with two back-to-back original episodes and continues with new episodes Thursdays at 8 PM (ET/PT) on GSN.
CUSP by Neiman Marcus announced the launch of 'Make Some Noise,' campaign that celebrates the most fearless, bold and fashionable women transforming the pop culture, fashion and music landscapes today. 'Make Some Noise' will kick off in Austin, Texas during SXSW with 'Cusp on Rainey Featuring Music by Atlantic Records.' The three-day experience from March 12 th through 14 th will feature panel discussions and fireside chats with influential women who rock in their respective fields, along with performances from Atlantic artists.
The Split Squad is headed to their second annual appearance at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX, later this month. The Split Squad will kick off their Spring tour in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on March 7th and wrap up on April 28th in Longbranch, New Jersey, sharing bills with legendary NYC-based rockers The Fleshtones. Confirmed dates and venues for the Spring 2014 tour are: 3/07/14 Dogfish Head Brewery, Rehoboth Beach DE - with The Fleshtones 3/08/14 Stage on Herr, Harrisburg PA - with The Fleshtones 3/13/14 Yard Dog Art Gallery, Austin TX 3/14/14 The Gingerman, Austin TX - Blurt Magazine/Dogfish Head SXSW Showcase 4/24/14 IOTA, Arlington VA 4/25/14 The Bowery Electric, New York NY 4/26/14 Cafe Nine, New Haven CT 4/28/14 Brighton Bar, Longbranch NJ Formed in 2011, The Split Squad is the the brainchild of bassist/singer Michael Giblin, of the PA-based powerpop band Parallax Project, who assembled a team of veteran musicians he had worked with over the years on tours and various recording projects. The other members of The Split Squad are: Drummer Clem Burke, a founding member of Blondie, and a 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Burke is also a highly sought-after session musician who has worked with Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and Joan Jett, among many others. Guitarist Eddie Mun?oz of L.A.'s legendary powerpop outfit The Plimsouls (whose single 'A Million Miles Away' charted on the Billboard Hot 100) and more recently Magic Christian and Parallax Project, with Giblin. Guitarist Keith Streng, founding member of seminal rockers The Fleshtones, longtime fixtures of the New York garage-rock scene that grew from the famed Manhattan music club CBGB. Keyboardist Josh Kantor, of The Baseball Project, and Boston-based folk-rock band Jim's Big Ego, who also serves as the organist for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Featuring 12 original tracks plus a cover of The Small Faces' 'Sorry She's Mine,' Now Hear This is the unmistakeable product of its members common roots in the classic powerpop, punk, glam and garage rock of the '70s and '80s. The album was produced by Seattle music icon Scott McCaughey, best known as a founding member of cult faves The Young Fresh Fellows and the Minus 5. Adding to the star power on The Split Squad's debut are guest appearances by McCaughey, Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Hugo Burnham (Gang of Four), and Mike Gent (The Figgs). Now Hear This was recorded in the summer of 2012, at Woolly Mammoth Studios in Waltham, MA. For more information, please visit the band's official website at www.thesplitsquad.com and their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/TheSplitSquad.
Monuments, the new album by Austin trio Ume is available everywhere today via Dangerbird Records.
BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our February 15th SIP round-up. Yesterday's SIPs come from the casts of Broadway's ROCKY, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and regional productions of BARE, SWEENEY TODD, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, GODSPELL and more!
TIL DIVORCE DO US PART: THE MUSICAL, which began previews on Friday, February 7th will be giving Valentine's presents to the entire audience tonight, February 14th at the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street- in Union Square).
TIL DIVORCE DO US PART: THE MUSICAL, which begins previews on Friday, February 7th will be giving Valentine's presents to the entire audience on Friday, February 14th at the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street- in Union Square). The producers of the show felt that everyone deserves to feel loved and appreciated. After all, the musical comedy is based on the real-life story of a woman who wrote this show while going through her own divorce from a Broadway producer, who left her for a much younger woman.
Following the international success of his solo comedy Desperately Seeking the Exit, writer and performer Peter Michael Marino presents his new multimedia companion piece Desperately Screening Susan at The People's Improv Theater (The PIT) on Friday, February 14th at 8:00 PM.
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne will hit the road on Saturday, February 8th, for the second half of his 'Record Store Tour,' during which he is meeting and greeting fans and signing copies of the Lips' first-ever EP, The Flaming Lips 1st EP.
To many, Friars Aylesbury is better known as “The Local Music Club That Rocked The World.” The historic music club is now the focus of a major new rock music exhibition featuring rare memorabilia from David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, IggyPop, Queen, Genesis, Blondie, plus many more.
Ryan's®, HomeTown® Buffet, and Old Country Buffet® are helping families start the new year with some humor by partnering with Warner Bros. Television's popular situation comedy, The Middle, airing five times a week in syndication.
Disney Channel Original Movie "Cloud 9" tells the inspiring story of two snowboarders who must overcome self-doubt to learn that achieving their dreams is possible.
A Finborough Theatre commission, and another in its series premiering the work of Canada's most acclaimed playwrights, the UK debut of award-winning Canadian playwright Matthew Edison - The Domino Heart, starring Amanda Hale - nominated for two Evening Standard Awards for Outstanding Newcomer and Best Actress, plays a limited run of nine Sunday and Monday evening and Tuesday matinee performances from 2 February 2014 (Press Night: Monday, 3 February 2014 at 7.30pm ).
The Magnets will play from 14 February to 16 March at The Vagabond, Garden of Unearthly Delights at 7.00pm nightly (excepts Mondays). Tickets are priced from $33 to $40 ($30 on Cheap Tuesdays) and may be purchased through Fringetix.
Legendary singer and recent Kennedy Center Honors recipient Billy Joel performed live from The Barclay's Center in Brooklyn as part of ABC's broadcast of 2014 Rockin' New Years Eve Party in Times Square.
Miley Cyrus appeared on ABC's 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014' on Tuesday night and treated the crowd of millions to a performances of 'Get It Right' and 'Wrecking Ball'.
Miley Cyrus appeared on ABC's 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014' on Tuesday night and treated the crowd of millions to a performances of 'Get It Right' and 'Wrecking Ball'.
Blondie, Icona Pop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Miley Cyrus ring in the New Year on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014.'
