Austin, Texas, has, without a doubt, left a lasting impression on all who have spent any amount of time in the Live Music Capital of the World—a week for SXSW, a day's stop on tour, business conferences, or years building careers and friendships—and right now, the city we've strived to keep weird all these years needs a little help to “Keep Austin Going.”
Every so often, great songwriters will take a leap of faith, allowing the songs themselves to steer the ship. When longtime Americana-leaning artist Treva Blomquist started recording her new album Snakes & Saints, she learned firsthand the scary-but-rewarding process of letting go and giving the songs what they deserve—and the result is stunning.
Today, the GRAMMY Award-winning producer, piano virtuoso and first-call session superstar Matt Rollings released the official video for 'Wade In The Water' featuring The War and Treaty and The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Today, the GRAMMY Award-winning producer, piano virtuoso and first-call session superstar Matt Rollings announced he will release his first solo album in over thirty years Matt Rollings Mosaic on August 14.
Jake Shimabukuro has been redefining what the ukulele is capable of for the last 20 years, and on 14 February 2020, he returns with his new album 'Trio,' his first on Music Theories Recordings, a division of Mascot Label Group.
Anna Karney has been making great music for many years, performing across the United States and collaborating with many talented and notable artists. As a solo artist she has put out several singles and EPs, and now with her band KARNEY is set to release a new EP titled BETTER, a stunning collection of original new songs together with a remix, and a cover of 'Ramble On,' one of Karney's favorite Led Zeppelin songs.
What happens when the repertoire of George Gershwin goes country? We're about to find out, thanks to Michael Feinstein. According to Forbes, the music man has already recorded an album in Nashville, titled Gershwin Country, which will be released soon by Concord. Artists featured on the album, which was executive produced by Liza Minnelli, include Lee Ann Womack, Brad Paisley, Amy Grant, Lyle Lovett, Ronnie Milsap, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss and Rosanne Cash.
The Umbrella Community Arts Center came alive with the sights and sounds of Broadway last night to celebrate the launch of its newly minted professional company, The Umbrella Stage Company, and the grand opening of its new home - a just-constructed, state-of-the-art, 344-seat mainstage theater at 40 Stow Street.
This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 36th arts season a?" including a bevy of shows at the historic Brown Theatre and the newly opened standing room venue, Old Forester's Paristown Hall.
Brevard Music Center (BMC), in collaboration with Mountain Song Productions, announces the return of GRAMMY award-winning Lyle Lovett and his Large Band on Thursday, August 8 @ 7:30 PM at BMC's lakeside Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium (349 Andante Lane). Lovett's appearance is part of the 'BMC Presents' series of non-classical artists and concerts showcased during BMC's summer music festival. Lawn tickets start at $25.
The 2019 season of the Brevard Music Center (BMC) Summer Festival concludes with a breathtaking finale weekend-August 2 through August 4-featuring three exuberant and impassioned masterworks including Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, Stravinsky's Firebird, and Mahler 2.
Songwriter James Steinle's music is often filled with characters who live near borders and on open plains, who work cattle on hot days and visit honky tonks at night, who experience hardships and cause of a bit of a ruckus from time to time. His songs are filled with perspective -- sometimes his own, sometimes that of others -- that shine a light on what life looks like for people in a place that's often forgotten. The latest collection to showcase these stories is Live At Hole In The Wall, set to be released on July 26.
Experimental pop singer and songwriter Erik Stucky announces the release of his second single and lyric video, a catchy feel good song called 'Living Life,' from his forthcoming new album Good Vibrations due out later this summer.
Although she turns 80 years old this July, the legendary vocalist Mavis Staples shows no sign of slowing down. Today she is thrilled to release her 12th studio album, We Get By, which features songs written and produced by multi-Grammy award-winner Ben Harper; watch the album's trailer HERE.
The renowned BMC Summer Music Festival returns for a spectacular and diverse 83rd season from June - August Brevard, NC The Brevard Music Center (BMC) is mere weeks away from launching its 2019 summer festival season in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Each summer from June through August, 40,000 music-lovers celebrate Brevard Music Center's mission by attending its acclaimed summer music festival and supporting 500 gifted young musicians who are redefining the future of classical music alongside an esteemed artist faculty from major orchestras and universities.