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Palo Alto Players, the Peninsula's first theatre company, announces its 89th season titled - "If You Knew My Story."

Down North lead vocalist Anthony Briscoe leans into a song like his life depended on it, a veritable force of nature who channels the spirit of legendary showmen like James Brown, Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke (not to mention arena-rock strutters like David Lee Roth and Steven Tyler). His crack bandmates in the Seattle-based band -- guitarist Nick Quiller's fiery psychedelic blues-rock riffs, drummer Conrad Real's muscular, balls-to-the-wall pounding and bassist Brandon Storms' rock-solid slap bottom - create a thoroughly modern hybrid of arena-rock bombast crossed with soul revue danceability. The hefty Briscoe is light on his feet - thanks to years of training in ballet and modern dance. 

ANTHONYKEN, LLC has revealed a new talk show 'The Happy Hour', created by Kendrell Bowman (Off-Broadway Shows 'Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical' 'An Evening with Phyllis Hyman', 'A Soulful Christmas').

Showtime Documentary Films today announced the latest project from Academy Award® and Grammy® winner Morgan Neville (Won't You Be My Neighbor, 20 Feet From Stardom): SHANGRI-LA (wt), a docu-series about legendary music producer Rick Rubin that will air on SHOWTIME later this year. A work-in-progress will screen at SXSW in Austin in March. With Rubin's infamous studio in Malibu as the backdrop, SHANGRI-LA pulls back the veil on Rubin and his work with musicians across every genre. The series is an all-access pass into Rubin's creative process, giving viewers a taste of what it's like to be produced by the music world's most singular voice.

Today, Dallas-based shredder STONE MECCA unleashed the provocative new video for 'Boogeyman,' a track from his recently-released LP Alienman. Mecca told Billboard, who premiered the video this morning, that he is happy to have the song and video become part of the growing dialogue about racism in our society. 'It's right in our faces, man,' he explained. 'We have the internet now and people are exposed to a lot more and they can dig up a lot more, and we have this undercurrent of hypocrisy and racism, and that's a sad thing. Anything I can do in my art to get people to see things a little different or open their eyes is something I'll strive for.'

 Ariana Grande has been booked to headline Lollapalooza, according to Variety. The festival set to take place in Chicago's Grant Park August 1-4.

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) will welcome home resident companies New York City Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in a 2019 line-up marked by a record number of SPAC premieres of both iconic works of the classical repertoire and works by living composers and choreographers.

Mykki Blanco is happy to announce he has a confirmed a tour on the West Coast supporting MØ. The run kicks off on January 29th in Seattle and finishes February 9th in Oakland. The Los ANgeles date of this tour is February 7th at the Wiltern Theater. Following the tour with MØ, Mykki will perform at Pitchfork's inaugural Midwinter festival in Chicago on February 15. And to open up what will be a very busy summer festival season for Mykki, he will perform at Primavera Sound in Barcelona on May 30.

Grammy-nominated DJ, music producer, composer and music/film director Sam Spiegel is joining forces with critically acclaimed Brazilian electronic duo Tropkillaz for the new single “Perfect” featuring Bia and MC Pikachu. 

The Directors Guild of America  today announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018.

The following are acts performing at City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, in January. Please consider including in your upcoming calendar and cultural listings. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-733-WINE (9463) or by visiting www.citywinery.com/chicago.

BROHUG delivers a galvanizing pair of singles on their Swag/Vamos EP, premiered on Billboard. 'Swag' sees the trio set the pace by combining soulful vocals with a driving drop, while 'Vamos' takes an aggressive big room approach to their signature brand of bass house.

We're counting down the last days of 2018, and the year has been full of jaw dropping, hilarious, tear jerking, and incredible moments. From once in a lifetime curtain calls, to performances that had us sobbing, 2018 had some truly incredible moments that had the internet buzzing!

Check out quotables from last weeks TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON.

The Cleveland Blues Festival featuring Sir Charles Jones, Pokey Bear, Shirley Brown, Theodis Ealey, Calvin Richardson and Lenny Williams returns to Playhouse Square on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. at the KeyBank State Theatre. Tickets are on sale now and are available at 216-241-6000 or www.playhousesquare.org.

Fifteen screenwriters from countries including the U.S., Lebanon, South Africa, Turkey, and the United Kingdom will bring twelve projects to the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, taking place January 18-23, 2019 at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. The Lab provides an immersive environment that encourages all participants to embrace a spirit of creative risk-taking and collaboration, and imparts vital lessons in the art and craft of screenwriting while building a robust creative community. Through one-on-one story sessions with Creative Advisors, Fellows take part in an artistically rigorous process that facilitates the deep exploration needed to fully realize their material. The Lab is the first step in a year-round continuum of customized creative and tactical support for each project and team.

Possibly connected as brothers in a past life, Adam Deitch (Lettuce, John Scofield, Wyclef Jean) and BorahmLee (Kanye West, Pretty Lights, Lee 'Scratch' Perry) have made Break Science a staple act on the electronic soul scene. Over the course of the group's decade long career, Break Science has continued to evolve, fusing golden era hip hop beats into their signature take on electronic music.

UK producer Blinkie, has delivered his brand-new house anthem 'Take Control' a high-powered release which showcases the DJ's warm and driven grooves.

Broadway gypsies, tramps and thieves gathered at the Neil Simon Theatre last night, where The Cher Show celebrated an opening night fit for a legend. In attendance was Cher herself, as well as costume designer extraordinaire, Bob Mackie. Check out photos from the red carpet below!