Mick Jagger News

Folk singer/pop singer songwriter Wesley Stace couldn't help feeling nostalgic about sharing the stage with the Steven Page trio Oct. 12 at the Thirty-One West (located at 31 Church Street in downtown Newark, Ohio).

Be prepared for mayhem and madness, from a brilliantly intellectual mind.

Thirty years. It's an eternity in rock 'n' roll, and a marathon for the bands who fly its tattered flag. Revisit the class of 1988, and the casualties are piled high: a thousand bands that blew up and burnt out. In this chew-and-spit industry, the Spin Doctors are the last men standing, still making music like their lives depend on it, still riding the bus, still shaking the room. They've never been a band for backslaps and self-congratulation. Even now, plans are afoot for a seventh studio album and another swashbuckling world tour, adding to their tally of almost two thousand shows. But faced with that milestone, even a band of their velocity takes a breath for reflection. “I'd never have guessed,” admits drummer Aaron Comess, “this would have turned into thirty years of making great music together.”

The Mabel Mercer Foundation's 29th New York Cabaret Convention, THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT, and more make this week's top picks!

Hair is a great big hit on the symbolic and mostly imaginary bong that is theater in Music City - or anywhere else artists come together to share the largesse of their own indomitable spirits. The resulting production will leave you inspired, maybe even more readily equipped with the realities of life in the 21st century, which proves that no matter how much times have changed, they remain stultifyingly the same. While our prejudices and biases may have been altered by the social upheaval of the 1960s and the decades that followed, introspection reveals that we only have refocused our baser instincts on issues of equal significance.

Kevin Haskins, drummer and founding member of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail and his latest trio Poptone, has announced his involvement in an exciting new MTV-inspired television show.

Donald Sutherland has joined the cast of Giuseppe Capotondi's The Burnt Orange Heresy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

They have performed for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, for the Prime Minister of India, the President of France and, lest we forget, the birthday party of Mick Jagger. Direct from Jaipur, India comes DHOAD Gypsies of Rajasthan, a 17-member ensemble that shares a repertoire of song, music and dance from the semi-nomadic traveling musicians of Rajasthan. "Authentic without any of the heavy lifting, their catchy melodies and intense grooves - a heady blend of Hindustani classical and Sufi devotional music - are hypnotic, joyous and instantly likeable" (Irish Times).

Thirty years. It's an eternity in rock 'n' roll, and a marathon for the bands who fly its tattered flag. Revisit the class of 1988, and the casualties are piled high: a thousand bands that blew up and burnt out. In this chew-and-spit industry, theSpin Doctors are the last men standing, still making music like their lives depend on it, still riding the bus, still shaking the room. They've never been a band for backslaps and self-congratulation. Even now, plans are afoot for a seventh studio album and another swashbuckling world tour, adding to their tally of almost two thousand shows. But faced with that milestone, even a band of their velocity takes a breath for reflection. “I'd never have guessed,” admits drummer Aaron Comess, “this would have turned into thirty years of making great music together.”

City Winery Chicago has announced that Katharine McPhee will perform on Monday, November 5th. City Winery also announced many other shows, including its annual 10,000 Maniacs Valentine's run. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, September 27 at noon. All tickets will be available at citywinery.com/chicago.

“One day I'll know as I am known,” Matthew Perryman Jones sings in “Happy”, the opening track of his fantastic new album, The Waking Hours. The line is both a hopeful prayer and a knowing promise that tugs at the heartstrings of the song cycle: the idea of letting control go and giving ourselves over to the transformative power of love and life. That's what Matthew did to write this album, which you can listen to today viaSounds Like Nashville, ahead of tomorrow's global release. 

The full line up of what's coming up at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester over the next few months has been announced. As well as in-house musicals and visiting productions, the critically acclaimed theatre has announced a fortnight of special shows and events to mark its forthcoming 3rd Birthday.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the return of The Sixties Show. Choose from either Friday, October 12 or Saturday, October 13; both start at 8 pm. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 on the day of the event. Tickets are on sale now at baystreet.org or by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500, open to Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 5pm or show time.

Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick, Amy Fine Collins, Guy Trebey, and Angela Goding were among those celebrating Sleeping Beauty Dreams last Thursday.

Brooklyn Music School (BMS) announces a Reunify - A Benefit Concert for Displaced Children today, September 15, 2018 at 6pm. Tickets are $15 - $25 and are available at https://reunify.eventbrite.com.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the return of The Sixties Show. Choose from either Friday, October 12 or Saturday, October 13; both start at 8 pm. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 on the day of the event. Tickets are on sale now at baystreet.org or by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500, open to Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 5pm or show time.

Based on the phenomenal Oscar winning movie that captured the hearts and imaginations of a generation back in the 90s, GHOST THE MUSICAL is a timeless fantasy about the power of love and returns to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre as part of a brand new UK tour from Tuesday 22 - Saturday 26 January 2019.

Mick Jagger will appear in The Burnt Orange Heresy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

JMI Recordings is proud to present pianist Ray Angry's debut release “Ray Angry One”. The veteran musician, and frequent contributor to The Roots, is combining elements of gospel, jazz, and hip hop to release a unique and rich LP. Accompanied by Eric Harland, Derrick Hodge, Ambrose Akinmusire & Myron Walden, there's no shortage of expert musicianship from start to finish. The album is a thriving, compelling and provocative musical force of nature surely bound for a Grammy nomination.

It's been a busy summer for actor Bryan Dick. As performances finish for one show, rehearsals get underway for another one...or rather two! A double bill for the Rose Theatre Kingston, Hogarth's Progress features The Art of Success and the world premiere of The Taste of the Town. Catching up on how rehearsals are going, Bryan shares his thoughts on tackling characters with real life counterparts, from William Hogarth to Ernie Wise.