On 8th December 2019, internationally celebrated American soprano, Constance Hauman, (www.constancehauman.com) will make her Vienna State Opera Debut. She will perform three roles (Queen Elizabeth I, Purity, Friend of Orlando's Child) in the cast of Orlando, a world premiere opera by Austrian composer, Olga Neuwirth, who is the first woman to be commissioned to compose an opera for the Vienna State Opera in over 150 years. Orlando is based on the novel (Published 11th October 1928) by Virginia Woolf. Costumes for the production will be designed by the legendary Japanese fashion designer, Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme des Garçons fashion empire.
Following the release of his sixth studio album Flamagra, Flying Lotus is gearing up to embark on his immersive 3D North American tour. Kicking off in Portland, OR, the tour will span across 34 dates in cities such as NYC, LA, Seattle, Chicago, and more.
Longstanding California rock band STRUNG OUT are pleased to present the music video for their new single “Under The Western Sky.” Directed by vocalist Jason Cruz, the clip for “Under The Western Sky” gives a generous nod to one of the great American filmmakers of our time as well as one of the major themes that extends through the band's forthcoming album.
What does Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, rock 'n' roll & The Wizard of Oz have to do with each other? It's the next Pink Room event on July 13th! The Pink Room Burlesque is getting 'Hotter than Georgia asphalt' this summer with another Lynchian costume party and burlesque show! This immersive event will be sure to delight David Lynch fans and everyone looking for a sexy, good time. Inspired by Wild At Heart, The Pink Room will take you on the sexiest road trip of your life in Daniel Nardicio's Bedlam in Alphabet City. There will be beautiful go-go dancers setting the room on fire, TEXAS-STYLE. Turn your Tinder off because you'll find your Invitation to Love at The Pink Room Burlesque! Pink Room VIP's will have a chance to step through the red curtain and see Mr. Reindeer's Lounge. Dust off your Twin Peaks costumes and bust out your black lace and snakeskin jackets because this is sure to be a wild ride!
Epic Theatre Company is announcing its biggest season ever. The incredible eighth season is made up of twelve unique and breathtaking titles, including a partnership with the Academy Players that will bring two musicals to Epic's audience for the very first time.
KCRW announces today that Jason Bentley will complete his ten-year term as KCRW's Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic. Bentley's last show as host of Morning Becomes Eclectic will be August 30, 2019. KCRW will be conducting a nationwide search to find Bentley's replacement. Bentley will continue to host his popular Saturday-night global electronic mix show, Metropolis.
Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, today announced the appointment of Dr Omar Kholeif to the newly created position of Director of Collections and Senior Curator, where he will lead the foundation's acquisition strategy and develop a year-round programme of exhibitions, as well as shape international partnerships, organise symposia and develop publications. Kholeif will also work in collaboration with Al Qasimi and the Sharjah Art Foundation team in developing plans for Jurainah Art Space a new, 13,000 square-meter building that will house the foundation's growing collection of more than 1,000 works of contemporary and 20th-century art rooted in the region and radiating internationally. Kholief begins his new role in June 2019.
The American Film Institute (AFI), in partnership with AGBO Films, has announced Angela Chen (AFI Class of 2018) as the recipient of the inaugural AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant. This new program awards $25,000 to a recent AFI Conservatory graduate to develop at least one project, with year-long mentorship from AGBO. Chen will receive the grant for her project TRIAD OF US, which tells the story of a broken Chinese immigrant family and their first-generation children in America. Told from multiple perspectives and based on true events, the story finds the young daughter unveiling dark family secrets as an assassination is executed and a sting operation is underway.
THE FUTUREHEADS are delighted to announce that Powers, their sixth studio album and their first electric guitar release in almost a decade, will be released on August 30, 2019. Recorded and self-produced at Newcastle's First Avenue Studio, Powers is a record that looks “at the balance of power in a personal, political and relational sense” and puts it to some of the most vital, invigorated material the band have made since their first steps.
Beloved British band Temples have announced details of their forthcoming third album,Hot Motion - to be released worldwide on ATO Records on Friday September 27. This marks their debut for the esteemed indie label. The band have also shared a sparkling performance video for the title track “Hot Motion” - a song about “the tensions of desire, dreams and nightmares.'
The Academy announced today that its Board of Governors voted (Saturday, June 1) to present Honorary Awards to David Lynch, Wes Studi and Lina Wertmüller, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Geena Davis. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy's 11th Annual Governors Awards on Sunday, October 27, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
Los Angeles-based band Brass Box's new LP The Cathedral is out now on Dune Altar. The Cathedral can be ordered on CD and LP HERE. Brass Box will be performing at The Echo in Los Angeles every Monday in June. The band's residency will include performances by Bob Villiain, Foie Gras, Thief, Deth Crux, Tangients, Dancing Tongues and more. The full lineup is listed below.
The Miss Twin Peaks Pageant has been going strong for over 8 years but NOW the boys get to have a little fun. This Father's Day Weekend is going to be a celebration of the RAD DADS & BAD DADS of Twin Peaks! The Pink Room will crown their new Mr. Twin Peaks at Joe's Pub…just as long as Agent Cooper's estranged son doesn't get in the way.
Karen O & Danger Mouse's "An Encounter with Lux Prima - The Art of Collaboration," a short documentary chronicling the 18-month development of their multisensory art installation "An Encounter With Lux Prima" debuts today via Variety. Watch the piece-directed by Luisa Conlon and Max Knight, produced in partnership with Dropbox and featuring interviews with many of the installation's collaborators-here.
After a string of singles, Flying Lotus's latest album Flamagra is out this Friday. Nearly half a decade has somehow elapsed since the last Flying Lotus album—the Grammy-nominated cadaver tetris of You're Dead! During that intermission, the multi-disciplinary Los Angeles artist has remained in constant orbit, collaborating with Kendrick Lamar on the classic To Pimp a Butterfly, directing and writing the Sundance-premiered comic horror hallucination Kuso, and producing much of Thundercat's Drunk. He's also nurtured hisBrainfeeder imprint into the most consistently innovative record label of the decade. Yet throughout that span, there was the matter of his next full-length statement.
The rustic elegance of The Wallis's Sorting Room continues its third season with nine eclectic programs from June 13 - 29, 2019. The Sorting Room transforms the Lovelace Studio Theater into a 140-seat custom built nightclub space that offers Los Angeles audiences a rare opportunity to experience some of the best and emerging talent in cabaret, live contemporary music, spoken word, and more. Named in honor of the room's original purpose as a mail sorting room during Hollywood's Golden Age, The Sorting Room's summer session includes:
Jim James has spent the better part of almost two decades as the lead singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of My Morning Jacket. With an illustrious solo career of his own, James' Uniform Distortion tour will celebrate his 2018 record of the same name and include other career-spanning material.
Mesmerising ambient music performed by Roger Eno, Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick feature in a radiant one-off performance at Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday 29 June 2019.
