Inspired by a piece of vinyl artwork of Joni Mitchell's Clouds hanging in Dailey's home studio, the piece hung in his teenage bedroom and has been with him since. Dailey’s new song, “Cover of Clouds,” is a 7 minute long love letter to Joni Mitchell, the cover image and her reign in Dailey’s consciousness from the first time he picked up a guitar.
Esteemed singer, guitarist and songwriter Kristin Hersh’s new single “Ms Haha” is out now via Fire Records with an accompanying video directed by Jonny Sanders. The music video compliments the “goofy gravity” of Hersh’s “Ms Haha” with manipulated, distorted visuals of Hersh on the guitar moving with different elements.
The band, composed of guitarist Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, David Lynch) on drums and avant-punk icon mike watt on bass, creates music that is a heretofore unimagined hybrid of a punk power-trio and a dreamy experimental rock band, though they prefer the term “post-genre.”
YOASOBI’s hit song “Idol” reaches #7 on the Billboard Global 200, marking the highest position for a J-POP artist and single performed in Japanese, and continues to climb charts worldwide. The song has been in the Top 10 of the Billboard Global 200 for eight weeks in a row. “Idol” will be released on 7 inch vinyl on July 26 in a limited quantity.
Little Angel Theatre has announced its Autumn /Winter Season which includes a major new adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book reuniting adaptors Barb Jungr and Samantha Lane (who also directs) following their celebrated collaboration on the Olivier-nominated The Smartest Giant in Town, also written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
the latest Broadway revival of INTO THE WOODS that wraps up its national tour at the Ahmanson Theatre, is fantastic. Director Lear deBessonet’s spin on this tale of wishes granted and their consequences both embraces the spirit of Lapine’s original productions and also sends the material off in a different direction.
On Wednesday 28th June The Lowry, Salford, welcomed industry professionals to a full-day showcase and networking event to experience a first look at brand new work being developed by The Lowry’s 2023 cohort of Developed With artists and Associate Artists.
The Montreal artist’s latest single ensnares with all the potency and poison of its namesake. Casting strings of a knife-edge tension against the unexpected twists that unfold with its dramatic key changes, “Hollywood” finds Nicol play a starring role in a song of downbeat and disturbing Lynchian thrills.
Mint Theater Company will return to Theatre Row with the American Premiere of Elizabeth Baker’s Partnership, directed by Jackson Grace Gay.
The Moody Center for the Arts will present the first solo exhibition in Texas of the celebrated French artist Laure Prouvost, opening September 15 and on view through December 14, 2023. The exhibition Above Front Tears Nest in South invites visitors on an intriguing journey, engaging both the body and the mind through multisensorial installations, combining video, sculpture, and textiles in a mind-bending setting that creates a humorous, idiosyncratic experience.
Amtrak is continuing its celebrated Art at Amtrak public art program, expanding to the Metropolitan Lounge at Moynihan Train Hall with new work from multidisciplinary visual artist Karen Margolis.
Acclaimed indie artist flowerovlove returns with “Coffee Shop,” a bright, infectious dream-pop single that spotlights her timeless, luminous vocals. Her winsome personality shines in the vibrant official video for “Coffee Shop,” which finds her playing the captain of a cheer squad and a host of other characters.
Andrew Stogel's Of Aether feels like an exhale; the clouds clearing. In stark contrast to the gloom and brooding of his early 2023 album Prelude to Nothing under his songwriting moniker War Strings, Stogel has found himself in a brighter headspace, feeling joyous. Where his last endeavor was a lo-fi, dark, and brooding album.
The tables are turned on two twentieth century playwrights who find themselves trapped in a hybrid of their own plays.
Marguerite Reed and Jeffrey Walker III lead a cast that will give you a rollicking good time!
Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven and the WAM Theatre team has announced an exciting ensemble of actors who are performing in the upcoming 2023 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series. The roster features a diverse array of talented performers. For all but one, Fresh Takes 2023 marks their WAM debut.
YOASOBI’s hit song “Idol” continues to dominate on the charts—the single just broke the record for the fastest single to reach 200 million streams on the Billboard Japan chart and has maintained the #1 spot on Billboard Japan for nine weeks straight. “Idol” is a collaboration with anime series “Oshi no Ko,” also serving as the show’s theme song.
Kedr Livanskiy (neé Yana Kedrina) has released her new EP, K-Notes. K-Notes feels at once nostalgic and remarkably current: Livanskiy filters the UK revivalism through her own unique lens, shaped by her upbringing in the underground music scene and her personal love of early electronic and alternative music.
J2B2-JOHN JORGENSON BLUEGRASS BAND will be at the Spire Center for Performing Arts in downtown Plymouth, MA Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM.
Philippa Dawson previews her debut play 'Character Flaw' in preparation for Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023. Performed at Streatham Space Project, London, on the 6th of July 2023.
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