Jose Gonzalez News

Ryan Sawyer, Peter Kerlin, Kyp Malone, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas, Marcos Rodriguez, Laena 'Geronimo' Myers-Ionita, Joce Soubiran, Andres Renteria and John Dwyer are set to release their debut album Bent Arcana this Friday on Castle Face Records, with Aquarium Drunkard exclusively premiering the album.

Mississippi-born and Los Angeles-based artist Dent May recently announced his new album, Late Checkout, out later this month via Carpark. Following the album’s first two singles “I Could Use A Miracle” and “Sea Salt & Caramel,” a groovy single “Easier Said Than Done” is out today.

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announces the selection of 31 Latinx artists and cultural workers who will participate in the NALAC Leadership Institute taking place July 15-20, 2019, in San Antonio, TX. In its 19th edition, the annual arts management program focuses on building the capacity of arts professionals through the lens of Latinx arts and cultures.

Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) has announced the 2019 nominees for the 8th Annual DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA). Tickets for the awards ceremony on May 9, 2019 will go on sale today at 10 a.m.

José González & The String Theory has officially announced the release of Live In Europe, an extraordinary two-LP live recording from recent European tour with maverick orchestra The String Theory. Live In Europe is available now for pre-order exclusively via PledgeMusic. A wide range of exclusives are on offer, including 140g and 180g double vinyl, a 24-page booklet featuring rare and behind-the-scenes photos from the tour, a limited edition 7-inch single, a unique poster and T-shirt options, guitar strings, and much more. Each order comes with an Instant Grat download of the song 'Crosses.' Delivery of the Pledge pre-order will be in the winter. A digital version will be released in the spring. Due to a copyright dispute this album and offer is currently not available for customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts (NYCDA) today announced winners of its first annual Joan See Memorial Scholarship.  Honoring The New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts' founder, Joan See, the scholarship recognizes students who demonstrated academic excellence, passion and commitment to the dramatic arts industry, and financial need.

Shakey Graves announces international dates for The Tour Tour Tour Tour Tour Tour Tour Tour Tour for Fall 2018, with special guests Twin Peaks and The Wild Reeds. Future dates also include support from Jose Gonzalez & The Brite Lites, Rayland Baxter, The Aces, And The Kids, Jonathan Terrell, Lauren Ruth Ward, and Paul Cauthen. Shakey Graves' new album Can't Wake Upwas released on Friday via Dualtone Records.

Today NPR's First Listen has offered up an advance play of Shakey Graves' forthcoming full-length album Can't Wake Up, which will be released May 4 on Dualtone Records. The new record takes a progressive turn from Alejandro Rose-Garcia's, aka Shakey Graves, traditional sound.

Today Shakey Graves shares the new track 'Mansion Door', premiered by way ofConsequence of Sound's 'Origins'. In 'Origins', artists share the backstory of what influenced them for the song. For Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, the song stylistically stems from his love for mid-late 90's indie bands, including favorites Built to Spill, The Breeders, Pinback, The Evens, and Heatmiser. 

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents The Other Side of the Alamo: Art Against the Myth, a group exhibition of more than 40 artworks by 26 select San Antonio-based artists who are countering the mainstream myths of the Alamo's iconic status through their traditional and non-traditional paintings, sculptures, and installation work. The Other Side of the Alamo is curated by art historian, curator and cultural worker, Ruben C. Cordova, Ph.D.

Today is the 7th annual 'Shakey Graves Day', cultivated by the city of Austin, TX in celebration of their hometown hero Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, 'the world's shakiest one-man-wonder.' The day will include a performance and party at Antone's Nightclub, with openers Calliope Musicals, for which tickets are available via lottery (for more information visit https://www.shakeygravesdayvii.com/). The first 20 people to enter will get a free 'Shakey Graves Day VII' poster and early attendees may receive a custom printed shirt. Shirts will also be sold on-site to raise money for select charities.

San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program present the 35th anniversary season of the Schwabacher Recital Series, opening on February 21 and continuing through April 4. The four-recital series offers music lovers an opportunity to hear opera's next generation of stars in the intimate and state-of-the-art Taube Atrium Theater in San Francisco. New this season, the recital series moves to Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

Today, Shakey Graves, who in December 2017 teased the oncoming of new music via Twitter, has officially announced the new studio album Can't Wake Up, due out May 4th on Dualtone records.

The 22nd anniversary of the Young Playwrights Festival will give audiences a glimpse into the minds of teens, May 4-7, 2017 at The Rose. Performances are May 4 (7pm FREE teen night), May 6 (7pm) and May 7 (4:30pm). The 22nd annual Festival showcases a large ensemble of talented teen actors, five creative young writers, and two professional director mentors, Kevin Ehrhart and Autumn Simpson.

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature RAGTIME at Ford's Theatre, SPAMILTON in Chicago, SWSX coverage in Austin and more. Check out our top features below!

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, music guest Jose Gonzalez performed 'With the Ink of a Ghost' for the audience.

Today, acclaimed ensemble yMusic released the video for “Sunset Boulevard,” the latest single from their upcoming album First, out February 17, 2017via their own label

Playwright Emilio Rodriguez intertwines the everyday language of teenagers with heightened poetry to capture the world of two young men in an LGBT homeless shelter. Francisco Garcia, who was handpicked to direct this play by executive director Jose Gonzalez, brings an experience of creating theatre about young people's issues to his work on Swimming While Drowning. Additionally, he brings his experience of living in Los Angeles, where the play is set. There, he often worked with youth similar to the characters in Swimming While Drowning. His passion for giving a voice to under-served youth becomes apparent as he takes some time between rehearsals at Milagro to share his thoughts on the world premiere of Swimming While Drowning:

Few are born here, but many reside here. It's the city that never sleeps, and a launch pad for artists who desire to make it "big." It's a place where creatives of all shapes and sizes can experience similar minds, unconventional lifestyles, and simultaneously embark on an epic quest in search of greater art.

The After Party was created out of an aspiration to foster a centralized nexus for the city's far-flung working-class musicians who had been yearning for an opportunity to network, perform, and simply "let loose." The After Party is simply the most prolific musical hang the downtown music scene has seen in years.