Neil Young News

The World Music Institute has announced its 30th Anniversary, 2015-16 season -- the debut season for Artistic Director Par Neiburger. Recognizing the ever-expanding nature of world music, Neiburger showcases the experimental and avant-garde along with the classic.

PITTSBURGH – Five-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall joins musical forces with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for the Today Night Icons at Heinz Hall tonight, July 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Orange County, Calif.—July 10, 2015—It is a night of spicy, riveting music and dance featuring salsa, Cuban rhythms and the sounds of Spain, when Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, delivers the third concert of Summer Festival 2015. The evening is chock-full of hot-tempered tunes, including Ravel's “Bolero,” featuring the most famous drumbeat in classical music and immortalized in the movie “10”; Rimsky-Korsakov's sparkling orchestral painting of Spain, Capriccio Espagnol, full of passionate tunes and brilliant colors that have made it a smash-hit concert favorite; the short but potent “Ritual Fire Dance” from de Falla's ballet, “El amor brujo”; and excerpts from Bizet's alluring “Carmen,” sung by opera star, mezzo-soprano Milena Kiti?.  The band JT & Friends then delivers high-octane entertainment on the second half, which includes Bizet's “Farandole” from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 and Bernstein's heart-pumping “America” from the classic film, “West Side Story.” Completing the mix are dancers, Salsa king Bobby Rivas, singer Beau Williams, and music that includes Barry Mann's “On Broadway,” Flores' rowdy “Tequila” and more. 

Sundance Institute today announced the acting company and creative advisors that are participating in its 2015 Theatre Lab, which kicked off yesterday and runs through July 26 at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Under the supervision of Artistic Director Philip Himberg and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, the Lab is the centerpiece of the Institute's year-round work with the theatre community and is one of 24 residency Labs the Institute hosts each year for independent artists in theatre, film, new media and episodic content.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Natalie Douglas in 'Hello Dolly...The Music of Dolly Parton'; TASTiSKANK: Featuring Kate Reinders and Sarah Litzsinger; Micky Dolenz: A Little Bit Broadway, A Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll; 54 Sings Irving Berlin: There's No Business Like Show Business; and The Cast of Phantom Sings Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The Dunfield Theatre Cambridge is celebrating the Great Canadian Song Book with Canadian Legends, an incredible musical odyssey featuring over 80 anthems that inspires so much pride and awe audiences can't help but exclaim, "I didn't know THAT was Canadian!" throughout.

PITTSBURGH – Five-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall joins musical forces with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for the Thursday Night Icons at Heinz Hall on July 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Mason Jennings with Special Guests at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015.

During the event, Neil Young's 'Rockin In The Free World' was played over a loud-speaker, prompting the Canadian-born Young to issue the following statement on the song's unauthorized use

Welcome to the latest entry of 'Broadway's Hottest Singer/Songwriters' featuring some of theater's hottest talents sharing insight into their own original music. Today, we meet Jason Forbach who has appeared in LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and many other shows.

The original Canadian Guitar God Randy Bachman will make a special appearance in Toronto at Koerner Hall in benefit of the Canadian Friends of Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. The 6th Annual Evening of Miracles tonight, June 9, 2015, is sure to be rich with songs and memories as rock 'n' roll legend Randy Bachman performs his collection of chart topping classics from the past 30 years.

Loud & Proud Records today announced the signing of Nashville-based band, The Delta Saints and will release Bones on August 7, 2015

Today, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts announced multi-Grammy Award winning, Golden Globe nominated and acclaimed singer-songwriter Chris Cornell is bringing his North-American tour to Santa Rosa on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 8 p.m. Cornell embarks on a tour that will give fans the chance to see the iconic rocker perform in an unplugged, up close and personal setting, and will include songs spanning his entire career as well as new material from his brand new solo studio album, Higher Truth, to be released September 18 produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Neil Young). The new album expresses Cornell's continuing evolution as a master songwriter, lyricist and musical craftsman, telling human stories which resonate across genre barriers.

Multi-Grammy Award winning, Golden Globe nominated and acclaimed singer songwriter Chris Cornell has announced plans to release a brand new solo studio album, HIGHER TRUTH. The album, produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Neil Young), will release on September 18th. The new album expresses Cornell's continuing evolution as a master songwriter, lyricist and musical craftsman, telling human stories which resonate across genre barriers.

CapLive and the historic Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in downtown York welcome CapLive alum Josh Ritter to the Capitol Theatre tonight, May 30 at 8:00 p.m.

Award-winning NYC-based artist and MPress Records founder Rachael Sage has released a Deluxe Reissue of her latest album Blue Roses via MPress digitally today, May 26th (physically on August 28th).

Legendary singer-songwriter, guitarist and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stephen Stills will headline a solo tour in the United States in July and August during a break in Crosby, Stills & Nash's 2015 tour.

This is Save the Earth's latest project to spread the words, 'Save the Earth' through 19 hip songs starting with 'Save the Earth Day' by Thomas Roller, and ending with 3 bonus tracks of Neil Young's 'Who's Gonna Stand Up? (And Save the Earth).'

National Lampoon and Comedy Central's Tommy Koenig brings his one-man Musicomedy BABY BOOM BABY to Buffalo for 10 performances tonight, May 7 – 17, 2015.

Rickie Lee Jones will perform on July 20, 2015 at 8:00 PM at The Neptune in Seattle.