Natalie Merchant News

The World Music Institute opens this year's Global Salon series with Tibetan vocalistYungchen Lhamo on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Talia Theater at Symphony Space.

With nearly 10 million albums sold, 10,000 Maniacs are one of the most successful bands to emerge out of the college alternative rock explosion of the mid-'80s. For over 30 years, they've watched their musical influence pass from generation to generation of neo-folk upstarts who, like the Maniacs themselves, sought out the warm organic soul of rock music amidst a cold, cacophonous digital mainstream. Now the group has just signed with a new label, L.A.-based indie Cleopatra Records, and is about to release the most ambitious album of their career, a full-length collection of their interpretations of traditional British Isles folk songs, titled Twice Told Tales. Scheduled for release in April of 2015, this new project digs deep into the historical roots of not just the Maniacs' own sound but Western music generally, and finds the band at the very top of their musical, melodic game.

The sun will be shining extra bright as Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Gustafer Yellowgold's Show, part pop rock concert and part animated picture book, February 21 & 22 in Samueli Theater as part of the Family Series.

ExtraFood Executive Director, Marv Zauderer is thrilled to announce that Bay Area singer-songwriter Michelle Schmitt will bring her 6th annual holiday concert to 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley tonight, December 4, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.

Suzanne Vega, the quintessential New York singer-songwriter for more than 30 years, has been added to the lineup for the tenth annual Holiday Cheer for FUV concert starring Conor Oberst & Friends at the Beacon Theatre, on Monday, December 8th at 8 p.m.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and the Rhode Island Philharmonic are pleased to announce that Grammy Award-winning duo INDIGO GIRLS will perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Pops and conductor Francisco Noya at PPAC on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 8P.

ExtraFood Executive Director, Marv Zauderer is thrilled to announce that Bay Area singer-songwriter Michelle Schmitt will bring her 6th annual holiday concert to 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.

F. David Mogull Productions presents the inaugural Hamptons Music Festival (HMF), this weekend, October 24, 25, 26 at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.

?The Remix Collection from Here Lies Love, featuring reimaginings of the music from David Byrne andFatboy Slim's off-Broadway hit, is out now on Todomundo!, get it here. A collection of 14 tracks remixed by Matt Stine and Justin Levine, all proceeds will be donated to Gawad Kalinga, a charity dedicated to typhoon relief and ending poverty in the Philippines for 5 million families by 2024. The album is available at Here Lies Love performances at The Public Theater in New York and Dorfman Theater in London as well as via the Here Lies Love website, DavidByrne.com and other outlets.

Todomundo! is set to release The Remix Collection from Here Lies Love, featuring reimaginings of the music from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's off-Broadway hit, on September 30, preorder it today here. A collection of 14 tracks remixed by Matt Stine and Justin Levine, all proceeds will be donated to Gawad Kalinga, a charity dedicated to typhoon relief and ending poverty in the Philippines for 5 million families by 2024. The album will be available at Here Lies Love performances at The Public Theater in New York and Dorfman Theater in London as well as via the Here Lies Love website, DavidByrne.com and other outlets.

The weather might be cooling off but Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center's 2014 Autumn MainStage Season is heating things up with some of the hottest female singer/songwriters and trail-blazing guitar masters.

Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today announced programming for the 2014 Next Wave Festival. The festival runs from today, September 9, through December 20 and comprises theater, music, dance, film, humanities, and visual art events in the institution's three venues: the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, the BAM Harvey Theater, and the BAM Fisher.

F. David Mogull Productions presents the inaugural Hamptons Music Festival (HMF), Friday, Saturday Sunday, October 24, 25, 26 at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. The three day festival will include MainStage performances by Duncan Sheik, Natalie Merchant, and Jeff LeBlanc, culminating in a Festival Finale - East Meets West featuring local musicians from Montauk to Patchogue. Visit www.hamptonsmucifestival.com for more information.

10,000 Maniacs is one of rock's most critically acclaimed bands. The quintet's pop-conscious, literate and lush aesthetic helped reshape FM radio. Along with bands like R.E.M., U2, The Smiths, and The Police, 10,000 Maniacs is considered one of the primary architects of the college rock sound.

Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire are excited to announce the 2014 fall schedule of events at The Colonial Theatre, The Garage and The Unicorn Theatre. Tickets are available for purchase to members and passholders on August 15 and to the general public on August 19.

Kean Stage Announces its 2014-2015 season, which includes Barbara Cook, Sutton Foster, and more!

Gene & Shelley Enlow Recital Hall (Enlow Hall) at Kean University proudly presents the 2014-2015 concert season featuring a line-up of 11 performances. This season celebrates five years of bringing the world's leading musicians in classical, jazz, pop and world music to our stage.

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Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today announced programming for the 2014 Next Wave Festival. The festival runs from September 9 through December 20 and comprises theater, music, dance, film, humanities, and visual art events in the institution's three venues: the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, the BAM Harvey Theater, and the BAM Fisher.

If you love talented female singers who know how to rock, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is presenting its most unbelievable line-up of women rockers ever: Delta Rae, Vanessa Carlton, Lucinda Williams, Natalie Merchant, and Cécile McLorin Salvant! Visit the website at www.whbpac.org or call 631-288-1500 to purchase tickets.