The age-old literary mystery of the circumstances surrounding the death of the perennially wedding-dress-clad Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens’ 1851 novel “Great Expectations” is reexamined through a contemporary lens in “(re)Dressing Miss Havisham,” by local playwright John Minigan, being performed May 19–24 at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre as part of the company’s New Play Incubator program.
Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist/pianist Niia has announced the V Tour, which kicks off on Wednesday, February 18, at Songbyrd in DC, and includes stops in Boston, Philadelphia, and Portland.
Juilliard-trained singer/songwriter Braxton Cook will release his next full-length album, Not Everyone Can Go. In addition to the announcement, he has also shared headline tour dates and a new single. Check it out here!
Montreal-based, Japanese psych-rock group TEKE::TEKE has announced a string of North American tour dates beginning in June on the East Coast. They have also shared a new lyric video for “Mienai Iro (Radio Version),” one of six original new songs. Watch it here!
JUNO-winning singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé has announced a special new live album, Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival, and a headlining tour, kicking off this September.
The 2025 Next Step Festival will launch this spring at the Gural Theatre with a weeklong lineup of boundary-pushing performances designed to spotlight emerging artists and urgent contemporary storytelling. Learn more!
Award winning pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes shares the 1st LP of his long-awaited two-part album Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears, out now.
Songwriter, singer, actor, and multi-instrumentalist Maya Hawke has announced a brand new EP, entitled Clipped Wings, set for release this Friday, October 4th. Songwriter, singer, actor, and multi-instrumentalist Maya Hawke has announced a brand new EP, entitled Clipped Wings, set for release this Friday, October 4th
Award winning pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes shares a new single, “Slow Time”, with a video co-directed with frequent collaborator Christian Padron. The track is the third taken from his forthcoming, two-part album Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears.
Brainfeeder singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Salami Rose Joe Louis (nee Lindsay Olsen) surprise releases a new EP, Salami Live at 2131 North Kacey Street. The project features revamped versions of songs from her catalog, including last year’s Akousmatikous, made with the help of a stellar cast of musicians, who previously joined Olsen on her 2023/24 tour.
Transcendence Theatre Company has announced the cast of The Gala: A Sentimental Journey, a tribute to classic Broadway. As the fourth and final performance of Transcendence's Broadway Under the Stars summer season, The Gala: A Sentimental Journey will run from September 19–22 in Sonoma's Field of Dreams.
This fall, Ribot will perform his album ‘Songs of Resistance’ in duo with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in select markets with radical rearrangements of the songs plus new material, improvisation and whatever else reaps urgency.
Transcendence Theatre Company has announced that its 2024 summer season, Broadway in Sonoma, is making a significant economic impact on the Sonoma Valley region in its new location at the Field of Dreams.
Acclaimed pianist Noah Haidu’s heart-stopping new album Standards II, featuring bassist Buster Williams and Billy Hart, is just out via Sunnyside Records. Haidu’s just back from an April tour and hits the road again in May with stops in Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Oakland and Los Angeles, CA.The new album is a breathtaking masterpiece featuring Haidu with two of the music’s most esteemed players, Buster Williams on bass and Billy Hart on drums.
Silicon Valley Story Lab has merged with Remote Theater, forming an incubator for dramatic works exploring human existence in the technological age.
Technically Acceptable finds Iverson at the helm of two different trios—with bass/drum teams Thomas Morgan/Kush Abadey and Simón Willson/Vinnie Sperrazza— performing a set of new originals plus singular new versions of Roberta Flack's “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and Thelonious Monk's “‘Round Midnight,” the latter featuring Rob Schwimmer.
“Who Are You, Really?” appends a Dexter Gordon quote to a joyously catchy tune that dances around Thomas Morgan's robust bass line and drummer Kush Abadey's assured swing. Iverson will be celebrating the album release at the Village Vanguard in New York City from Jan. 23-28 followed by European and U.S. tours.
Sú North is set to release their latest single 'Emotion Ocean (Ft. KOÀ)' on January 12th. Get ready to dive into a mesmerizing musical journey.
Próxima Parada means ‘next stop’ in Spanish and Portuguese. As college students in San Luis Obispo, California taking the bus to school, at every stop they’d hear, “Now approaching, próxima parada…” 100 times a day. The name is an invitation to the present moment, a reminder to not be too focused on the destination.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced subscriptions are on sale for the Children's Theater Series and Bridge Theater Series 2024 season taking place throughout the Cultural District. Learn more about the lineup here!
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