Regina Spektor's new track “Birdsong,” is out today via Sire Records/Warner Bros. Records. The track is prominently featured in the lavish episode, “Panorama,” of the acclaimed Amazon series, The Romanoffs, Matthew Weiner's Mad Men follow-up. Regina and Matthew's collaboration was the natural outcome of a relationship formed when the two met at an event honoring Orange is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan and producer Shonda Rhimes. Their friendship was cemented when the two bonded over poetry, music, the creative process and their shared infatuation with Paul Simon at the American Academy of Poets' Poetry and the Creative Mind in 2016.
On December 5 Town Hall will host The Ally Coalition's Fifth Annual Talent Show, a night that channels the power of music and comedy toward equality. The evening will benefit organizations serving queer and trans youth, including New Alternatives for LGBTQ Youth in New York City. This year's event will feature performances from musicians Andrew Dost, Bleachers, Hayley Kiyoko, Lana Del Rey, Mitski, Regina Spektor, Rostam, with comedians Jacqueline Novak and Sasheer Zamata - more special guests to be announced in the coming weeks. Ticketmaster and Spotify Ticket Pre-sales are live today, with tickets on sale to the general public Wednesday, November 7 at 1pm ET.
After selling out their UK and European 'Kingdom' tour, Gorgon City are set to take over Brooklyn's Avant Gardner for a special live performance on Saturday, November 17 from 8pm-2am. As the last stop on their 15 date U.S. 'Escape' tour in the wake of their recently released album of the same name, the dynamic duo will finish their North American tour with a bang at one of New York's most impressive venues.
After selling out their UK and European 'Kingdom' tour, Gorgon City are set to take over Brooklyn's Avant Gardner for a special live performance on Saturday, November 17 from 8pm-2am. As the last stop on their 15 date U.S. 'Escape' tour in the wake of their recently released album of the same name, the dynamic duo will finish their North American tour with a bang at one of New York's most impressive venues.
Just in time for Halloween, singer Asher Monroe releases the chilling new video for his song “Forever,” following the exclusive premiere with PerezHilton. “Forever” captures the picture of a lonely man longing to find a woman to call his forever.
My Brightest Diamond is excited to announce the November 23rd release of her new full-length studio album – A Million And One – via Rhyme & Reason Records. My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova produced the new LP along with Grammy-nominated producer Anthony “The Twilite Tone” Khan (Gorillaz, Kanye West, Common) and the 10-song set was mixed by Grammy-award winning engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Lana Del Rey). Nova really honed in on her song form, a purposeful move after previously pushing herself to break out of traditional song writing devices. She wrote more than fifty songs in the process ultimately narrowing this down to the ten that are A Million And One.
On the evening of the 20th of October, 2018, Monaco was treated to the long-awaited show of glamour, beauty, and temptation by the Queen of Burlesque in 'The Art of the Teese'. For the first time in Monaco, Dita Von Teese set foot on the Opera Garnier Monte-Carlo stage, dazzling the crowd in the art of seduction, burlesque striptease, and physical beauty.
My Brightest Diamond is excited to announce the November 23rdrelease of her new full-length studio album – A Million And One – via Rhyme & Reason Records. My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova produced the new LP along with Grammy-nominated producer Anthony “The Twilite Tone” Khan (Gorillaz, Kanye West, Common) and the 10-song set was mixed by Grammy-award winning engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Lana Del Rey). Nova really honed in on her song form, a purposeful move after previously pushing herself to break out of traditional song writing devices. She wrote more than fifty songs in the process ultimately narrowing this down to the ten that areA Million And One.
Ra Ra Riot have released a brand new song, “This Time Of Year,” today, October 19th, on Rob The Rich Recordings via Caroline Music Group. After debuting the song live this summer on their sold-out tour celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their debut album, The Rhumb Line, and recording a live version for 88.5 FM KCSN; the band is thrilled to release the recorded track to fans today – listen HERE. The track, which was produced by duo Kieran Menzies and Dean Reid (Lana Del Rey, Kesha, Dua Lipa) and mixed by Dave Emery (The Killers, HAIM, Liam Gallagher), is the band's first since 2016's LP Need Your Light and serves as the first taste of new music from Ra Ra Riot's forthcoming fifth LP, expected in 2019.
As part of the string quartet's 20th anniversary season, ETHEL returns to BAM with Circus: Wandering City, a multimedia musical journey into the history of the iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that explores and honors the complex relationship between circus troupes, their performers, and the audiences they inspired.
Female-fronted, multi-instrumentalist power trio The Accidentals (Sav Buist, Katie Larson, and Michael Dause) are set to self-release their newest single, “Heavy Flag”, on November 2nd. Produced by Grammy-award winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, The Decemberists), “Heavy Flag” is a focused combination of edgy indie rock, intelligent arrangement, and deeply compelling lyric.
As part of the string quartet's 20th anniversary season, ETHEL returns to BAM with Circus: Wandering City, a multimedia musical journey into the history of the iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that explores and honors the complex relationship between circus troupes, their performers, and the audiences they inspired.
Brooklyn-based musician Pearla has released two new singles and provided extensive insight into both at Consequence of Sound, who noted 'Brooklyn's Pearla may just be 22 years young, but she's already well on her way to mastering the art of self-awareness.' The songstress enchanted a packed house at New York City's Mercury Lounge earlier this week and will play Rockwood Music Hall on November 4.
RecordingTheMasters, the worldwide leader in reel-to-reel tape manufacturing, is set to launch its new analog compact musiccassette with best-in-class sound quality. Initially introduced at the Munich High Endshow this past May, the new FOX C-60 ferro-oxide cassette will be available in the U.S. inNovember.
DBA (Downes Braide Association) perform their first ever live show at Trading Boundaries on Friday 28th September, with a special showcase for their latest album Skyscraper Souls. The evening is sponsored by Prog Magazine.
London-raised, Paris-born singer-songwriter Francine Belle has just released her debut single, 'Beautiful Heights' (15th September) via Golden Ratio Records. Francine Belle has performed backing vocals for singer-songwriter legend Elton John and award-winning artist Bright Light Bright Light and honed her craft with many other creative collaborations and projects such as studying music at The BRIT school, touring UK and Europe with her former band and performing. Ed Boyer and Bill Hare, who have worked with world-renowned American a capella group Pentatonix, stepped in for the mixing and mastering of her brand new single, as well as Grammy award-winning arranger, music director, producer, engineer Ben Bram, who arranges music for Pentatonix and helped with vocals and arrangement on 'Beautiful Heights'.
Available for the first time on YouTube, iconic musicians Sting and Shaggy come together for an intimate conversation offering an insightful look at their creative process, musical inspirations, artistic common ground and mutual appreciation and respect for each other's work on a very special episode of Speakeasy. Following an airing on New York City's WNET at 1:30 am EST Monday, September 17, the program can be streamed Tuesday, September 18 on Sting's YouTube page, the Cherrytree Music Company's YouTube and www.speakeasytalk.com.
Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie has officially announced today's release of their ninth studio LP, “Thank You for Today.” The album – which includes the chart-topping new single, “Gold Rush” – is available now at all music retailers and streaming services.
Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie has unveiled another highlight of their upcoming ninth studio album, “Thank You for Today.” First featured this spring in a special teaser clip heralding the new LP, “I Dreamt We Spoke Again” is available today at all DSPs and streaming services; an official lyric video is streaming HERE. “Thank You for Today” arrives at all music retailers and streaming services on Friday, August 17th and is available for pre-order now. All pre-orders are joined by instant grat downloads of “I Dreamt We Spoke Again” and the project's first single, “Gold Rush,” also available today for individual purchase at all DSPs and streaming services HERE.
