EPIX, an MGM company, today announced that Gretchen Carlson, acclaimed journalist and empowerment advocate, Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Jussie Smollett (Empire) and Martin Sensmeier (Westworld) have been named as the new correspondents for the second season of the critically-acclaimed documentary series America Divided. Gretchen Carlson and Jussie Smollett have also signed on as executive producers, alongside Norman Lear who is returning for his second season. The four-part series will premiere on EPIX later this year and is set to explore the most provocative news headlines and cultural topics in recent months.
Announced today, legendary rock musicians and cultural icons John Fogerty and ZZ Topwill come together for the “Blues and Bayous Tour” this spring. The tour, which opens on May 25th , will make stops across the USA from the East Coast to the West. The full tour schedule is attached, below.
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is pleased to announce the 2018 MAC Award nominees. The nominees, in a majority of the categories, were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership. The MAC Board of Directors selected the nominees for Show of the Year. Special committees selected the nominees in the Ensemble Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Singing Entertainer (Female; Male), Recording (LaMott Friedman), Major Recording, Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories. The names of the songwriters in the Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories are being withheld during the voting period, but will be announced publicly as soon as the voting period concludes.
According to Variety, Iconic rockers The Rolling Stones have announced NO FILTER Summer 2018 tour dates. The legendary group announced the tour on their twitter account this morning.
Donna the Buffalo is joining forces with legendary Producer/ Engineer Rob Fraboni to record their next album February 2018 at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, TX. It is one of the world's largest residential recording studios and is built around an 80-year-old hacienda and pecan orchard right along the border. Fraboni is well known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, and Bonnie Raitt, and as Vice President at Island Records where he oversaw the remastering of the entire Bob Marley catalog. He produced the soundtrack on Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking concert movie, The Last Waltz, which included an all-star cast of famous rock and roll performers. He built and designed the legendary Shangri-La studios in Malibu to the specification of Bob Dylan and the Band. Referred to as a 'genius' by Keith Richards in his bestselling autobiography Life.
The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that tickets for Toots & The Maytals will go on sale Friday, February 23 at 10 a.m. Toots Hibbert is one of the great voices of Jamaica and The Maytals built their reputation with energetic straight-from-church style of singing and their "spiritual" ska beat. Toots & The Maytals will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Strauss Square in the downtown Dallas Arts District.
Rock/Americana singer Sherman Ewing delivers 'a sense of celebration of the here-and-now' on his February 16th album, 'Come and Meet Me'. Evoking Van Morrison, R.E.M., John Prine and more, Ewing weaves together stories of loss, community and finding common ground. At times cathartic, irreverent, mournful and/or combative, the radio-friendly collection is already picking up steam, with adds in Williamsburg, VA, Knoxville, TN, Grand Rapids, MI, Dayton, OH, Boston, MA, Charleston, SC and more.
Wilcoworld Radio, a unique global broadcast created by dBpm Records in celebration of the recent deluxe reissues of the band's first two albums, A.M. and Being There (Rhino), begins streaming Fridayat 10a CT via Wilcoworld.net.
From appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone to touring with The Rolling Stones, Lee Rocker has done it all. He's well known as a founding member of The Stray Cats: a band that sold more than 10 million records, garnered 23 gold and platinum records worldwide, and were music video pioneers of the MTV generation. But Lee Rocker's storied career - and the show he'll bring to the Harris Center - also includes music from some of the biggest names in rock history with whom he's performed.
GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions in celebration of the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards will offer more than 100 exclusive items on eBay for Charity, a platform that has raised nearly $810 million for charities around the world.
From James Beard Award-Winning Chef David Chang and Academy Award-Winning Director Morgan Neville comes UGLY DELICIOUS, a Netflix original documentary series that challenges both our taste buds and minds. Get a first look below!
The Granada Theatre Concert Series continues their holiday lineup with the return of Brian Setzer Orchestra's Christmas Rocks!, on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 8:00pm. The iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and three-time Grammy-Award winner, Brian Setzer, and his 19-piece orchestra whip up a huge dose of retro holiday cheer this season with their Christmas Rocks! Tour. The acclaimed show also features music from their latest Christmas album, Rockin' Rudolph, their three other best-selling holiday albums, as well as original Brian Setzer hits.
Pangea announced its December lineup! On New Year's Eve, in their first-ever merger of marvelous mayhem, it's Molly Pope & Kim David Smith, cavorting in back-back-shows to ring out 2017 in outr style. Their first ever Champagne-soaked joint escapade, No Thrill from Champagne -- with Tracy Stark on piano -- will definitely swing both ways -- from the glam of yesteryear to the neo-here-and-now It's a merger of one of downtown cabaret's most adventurous performers (Pope) and this generation's Boy from Oz (Smith) (according to the NY Times). Be a part of the sexiest (and most reasonably priced) NYE party in New York -- The evening includes (in both cases) a delicious 3-course dinner, and a half-bottle of Cava per person. Tax and gratuity are inclusive. (Additional beverages are not included, and are billed separately with 18% gratuity added.) Back-to-back shows at 8pm and 10:30pm, Sunday Dec 31.
Downtown's decadent-loving delinquents Molly Pope & Kim David Smith team up for the first time to reinvent New Year's Eve. Their first ever Champagne-soaked joint escapade, No Thrill from Champagne -- with Tracy Stark on piano -- will ring in 2018 in back-to-back shows at Downtown's alternative supper-club Pangea. The special double-decker night of delirium will definitely swing both ways -- from the glam of yesteryear to the neo-here-and-now -- with back-to-back shows at 8pm and 10:30pm.
Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house, has announced that HENDRIX ERA: PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MITCH MITCHELL will hit the auction stage for a special one time only engagement on November 4, 2017 in Los Angeles and live online.
