John Lennon News

Marking the very first time a ROXY MUSIC collection has been made available on vinyl, this iconic collection of songs will be available on 2LP 180-gram black vinyl and limited yellow vinyl D2C exclusive editions. Both include restored and enhanced artwork, lyrics, and have been remastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

“Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles” will play Aug. 19 through Aug. 28 at Sound Waves inside the resort destination. Get the scoop!

A real-life Mary Poppins who blew into NYC from Arkansas packed with a passion for music, Katie Dwyer spent 10 years as nanny to a dozen children from different families. Here, she learned the value of incorporating movement and song into each day in the life of a child. Katie’s new album, Let’s Move, will be available on all streaming services.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running June 21 through July 4. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Stacey Kent, Ron Aprea Big Band, Tuck & Patti and Eyal Vilner Big Band.

Reviewer Peter Nason counts down the greatest 101 YACHT ROCK HITS for your summertime listening pleasure.

Joe’s Pub has announced incredible performances coming up in July and August plus join us this Sunday at Astor Place for Juneteenth. Don’t miss performances from First Ladies of Disco (Martha Wash, Linda Clifford, and Norma Jean Wright (formerly  of Chic), Matteo Lane, Cocomama, and more.

Pangea, a vital incubator for new work crossing boundaries between theatre, music and elsewhere, will present a veritable pride of diverse entertainers on nine consecutive nights, from June 17 to 26.  

Dawes and Bahamas have announced a special co-headline tour. “An Evening with Dawes and Bahamas” will see them performing together for two unique live sets, with Dawes backing Bahamas and Bahamas joining Dawes for a collaborative performance. The tour begins  September 7 at Knoxville, TN’s Bijou Theatre and then travels the US through the month.

Roaring into Toronto this summer, London's new hit musical & Juliet will bring its multi-award-winning irreverence, hilarity and joie de vivre to North America. This week, the cast of the show arrived at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band are going back on tour. Gallery 725, 1250 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach, FL is celebrating their upcoming engagement at the St. Augustine Ampitheatre in St. Augustine with a very special exhibition and sale featuring hand-signed, limited-edition artworks created by Ringo Starr, Saturday, June 18th through Sunday, June 26th. Each piece of art is individually numbered and hand-signed by Ringo with 100% of Ringo's proceeds going towards the Lotus Foundation.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this June with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch the Liebman, Brecker, Copland Quintet, Greg Ruvolo Big Band, Yellowjackets, Terraza Big Band, Anita Gillette and Lee Roy Reams, Frank Catalano Quartet, Danilo Perez & His Global Messengers, New London Big Band, Stacey Kent, Ron Aprea Big Band, Linda Lavin and Tuck & Patti.

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor’s resident nonprofit professional theatre, continues in-person productions with “Relativity” by Mark St. Germain, which runs May 27 through June 19, 2022.

Alan had been looking forward to the forthcoming UK Tour, to celebrating his 50th Anniversary with YES and their iconic Close To The Edge album, where Alan’s journey with YES began in July 1972. He recently celebrated the 40th Anniversary of his marriage to his loving wife Gigi. Alan passed away peacefully at home.

Wonderwall Communications will present the fifth anniversary celebration of the Magical Mystery Girls, America's premier all-female Beatles tribute band, with special guest Dr. Kenneth Womack, a world-renowned authority on the Beatles and their enduring cultural influence.

His most recent studio LP, The Gospel According to Cliff Beach, is immediately arresting, both joyful and bittersweet. The record pays tribute to his roots in Gospel music and has brought to him his nomination for an Independent Music Award for “Best Funk / Fusion /Jam” catego5/25 ry and a Global Music Award win.

Get ready for a big summer full of big plans and big fun.  Big Idea Committee, co-created by veteran professional performers Christine Petrini and Melissa Brun, blends musical theatre vocals and live cello instrumentals to create an interactive and theatrical experience for kids ages 3-8. 

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band are going back on tour. C. Parker Gallery, 409 Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, CT is celebrating their three-night engagement at the Beacon Theatre in New York City with a very special exhibition and sale featuring hand-signed, limited-edition artworks created by Ringo Starr, Friday, June 3rd through Sunday, June 12th. Each piece of art is individually numbered and hand-signed by Ringo with 100% of Ringo's proceeds going towards the Lotus Foundation.

Get ready for a big summer full of big plans and big fun. Big Idea Committee, co-created by veteran professional performers Christine Petrini and Melissa Brun, blends musical theatre vocals and live cello instrumentals to create an interactive and theatrical experience for kids ages 3-8.

Julien's Auctions' blockbuster three-day music auction event MUSIC ICONS held on Friday, May 20th, Saturday, May 21st, and Sunday, May 22nd 2022 culminated today in the highly anticipated sale of the mythic electric guitar that changed music and the world: Kurt Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar played in Nirvana's breakthrough hit and landmark 1991 music video, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.'

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band are going back on tour and the Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street in Boston, MA is celebrating their sold-out June 2nd engagement with a very special exhibition and sale featuring hand-signed, limited-edition artworks created by Ringo Starr, Tuesday, May 31st through Thursday, June 2nd.