John Lee News

Ida Mae's 2019 debut record Chasing Lights reached #10 on Billboard's 'Heatseekers' album chart.

Center Theatre Group in association with UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television present “32 Acres,” a new uniquely enveloping outdoor soundwalk through Los Angeles State Historic Park offered July 14 through September 29, 2021, during park hours (8 am through sunset) at no cost through a free app in the Apple and Google app stores.

Learn more about the production, and how to purchase tickets, here!

August 2021 programs have been announced at Fairytale Town. Get full details below!

The Cabot has announced that Peter Wolf will perform December 4, 2021 with his band The Midnight Travelers in a benefit concert to support Someone Else's Child, an organization committed to empowering  the lives of underserved children and teens.

Ida Mae will be performing at the Newport Folk Festival, which will take place July 23 - 26 in Newport, RI.

Center Theatre Group is marking the ninth anniversary of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) with “WET: A DACAmented Journey” written and performed by Alex Alpharaoh and directed by Brisa Areli Muñoz. Alpharaoh's deeply personal work will be available free to the public on the Center Theatre Group's Digital Stage.

On June 15th, 2021, the wait is finally over...The album, 10 months in the making is, at long last, released! The 8-track album, 'Blow The Lid' will be unleashed in all its rockin', bluesy glory. In addition to the aforementioned tracks is an 18-minute epic jam, 'Curse Of Anastasia'.

Originally released as a 5-CD box set, The Specialty Story offers 130 tracks from the artists noted above, plus Percy Mayfield, Camille Howard, Joe Liggins, Jesse Belvin, Eugene Church, Lil Greenwood, the Swan Silvertones, John Lee Hooker, and more.

In addition to the concert, fans have the opportunity to join Christopher Turpin and Stephanie Jean of Ida Mae for a pre-show VIP cocktail hour.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat will host nine weeklong in-person residencies for 23 musical theatre writers of nine new musicals between June 27 and August 29.  Writers include Tony-nominee Beth Malone, Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls; Jonathan Larson winners Avi Amon, Sara Cooper, Ty Defoe, and Anna Jacobs and more.

Bard SummerScape will celebrate the uplifting spirit of Black music with Black Roots Summer, presented in association with Electric Root and organized and led by the rousing vocalist, bandleader, cultural commentator, and anti-racism educator Michael Mwenso and his longtime collaborator Jono Gasparro, former curator of Ginny’s Supper Club in Harlem.

Center Theatre Group remembers George Floyd with an exploration of his legacy and impact on America through a unique performance and discussion of his murder's influence on the American Theatre and the larger society. “George Floyd: The Father of the Reimagined America,” is based on a poem written by John Lee Gaston White, adapted for the screen by John Lee Gaston White and Lakisha May; and directed and produced by Lakisha May.

On May 15th, Izzie's Caravan is releasing 'Lost' inspired by an introspective journey. It is the final single from the June 15th album, 'Blow The Lid.'

On May 15th, Izzie's Caravan is released 'Lost' inspired by an introspective journey. It is the final single from the June 15th album, 'Blow The Lid.' On September 10, 2020, Izzie's Caravan began a 10 month-long journey. The Caravan released the first single, 'Roadkill Rita' from their soon to be released album, 'Blow The Lid.'

The Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will return to the Broadway stage on Tuesday, September 14.

Linda Imperial continues to showcase her trademark emotional, stand and deliver, heartfelt vocals on this latest upbeat track on the heels of her new EP release 'Heart Rock.' The grooving shuffle, produced by noted San Francisco Bay Area producer/engineer Joel Jaffe features a stellar selection of Bay Area musicians.

The album takes its name from William Eggleston’s iconic Mississippi photograph that is on its cover.

After 6 months of silence, Izzie's Caravan roared back into the pop consciousness with the release of their #1 UK iTunes Blues chart single, 'Blow The Lid.' Clocking in at just short of 6 minutes long, the track is considered lengthy for a single, by music industry standards.

After more than 6 months without a new track, Izzie's Caravan has released the title track to their album. 'Blow The Lid' picks up where the band left off, with more dirty, gritty, raw and rockin' bluesy riffs, slammin' drums and Ozzy-esque lead vocals. The track is available on all streaming and download sites.