Neptune News

Continuing the 45th anniversary celebrations of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil), we are pleased to have invited another former Music Director, David Atherton, to conduct the finale of the HK Phil's 45th concert series. The concert will feature the Asian premiere of Tippett's Praeludium for brass, bells and percussion, and Holst's grand orchestral spectacular, The Planets Suite. Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich will join the orchestra and Maestro Atherton in Britten's Violin Concerto. The concert will be held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall on 7 & 8 June.

Today, The Waterboys released their new album Where The Action Is through Cooking Vinyl. Stream and purchase the album HERE.

Superpuma Records announced today that Jake Xerxes Fussell has been added to the Daniel Norgren - Wooh Dang - North America Tour. The Durham, NC, singer and guitarist will join Norgren for all dates as direct support. 

Nick Murphy's new album Run Fast Sleep Naked was released last month to critical acclaim around the world and, next week, he brings his riveting live show and massive international tour--headlining over 40 dates on three continents--to North America. All tour dates are listed below and tickets links can be found here!

Halifax audiences will get a chance to hear playwright Peter Fenton and composer Scott White act out and sing songs from their hit family musical, The Giant's Garden on June 1st.

Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors will release their forthcoming album, Dragons, on August 16. Billboard is exclusively premiering the title track today (May 21).

Ahead of the release of The Waterboys' acclaimed new album Where The Action, the band have shared the music video for the third single off the record, 'Ladbroke Grove Symphony'. Where The Action is out this Friday, May 24 via Cooking Vinyl.

Isaac Mizrahi returns to Cafe Carlyle for three special performances titled Isaac & on June 10, June 17, and June 24.

UK-based critically-acclaimed folk maestro John Smith, whose brilliant new album Hummingbird was released on March 22nd via Commoner Records/Thirty Tigers, has announced new tour dates which begin June 6th. Smith, who recently concluded a successful tour with Peter Mulvey, will provide support for Patty Griffin on the West Coast, making stops in San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland, amongst others. See below for a list of dates.

Middle Kids are today kicking off their massive North American tour with Local Natives. Yesterday they stopped by Busy Philipps Late Night Talk Show Busy Tonight! to perform a gorgeous stripped down version of “Edge Of Town.'

Cowboy Junkies announce US tour dates in support of their latest release, All That Reckoning. Released on July 13, 2018, All that Reckoning is the band's first new recording since The Wilderness (2012), released via their own Latent Recordings, distributed by Redeye. Whether commenting on the fragile state of the world or on personal relationships, this new collection of songs encourages the listener to take notice. It also may be the most powerful album Cowboy Junkies have yet recorded.

Today, Iconic sister duo Aly & AJ release their five-track record Sanctuary. Their newest efforts see the two touch on themes that push the boundaries of pop, moving past break-ups and focusing on stories of identity, self-reflection and social consciousness, tucking their signature flair for romance and heartbreak on a shelf.

GIN BLOSSOMS, one of the top alt-rock groups of the '90s, have announced a new round of 'NewMiserable Experience Live' shows, from June 26 in Sacramento, CA through August 23 in Seattle, WA as part of their busy 2019 touring itinerary (*dates below).

This lively premiere adaptation features a spirited troupe of performers telling Carroll's classic story in the style of an old-time seaside music hall. An inventive, whimsical show for the whole family.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop will present Douglas Lyons's new family comedy Chicken & Biscuits Monday May 13th at 7pm; at The Billie Holiday Theatre. Chicken & Biscuits, written in residence at The Directors Company, has previously been selected and performed in the Front Porch Reading Series and Queen Theatre's 2019 New American Voices Reading Series.

Kero Kero Bonito are fresh off of a largely sold-out tour, which included their Coachella debut, and today they announce a new round of North American tour dates. Kicking off in October, KKB will tour stateside for a solid month and a half after their EU/UK/China shows this summer. Artist presale starts this Thursday via Seated and public on-sale is Friday at 10 am local time – get yours HERE, and see below to find a show near you!

Nashville's Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors have announced a nationwide headlining tour this fall in support of forthcoming full-length studio album, Dragons, due out on August 16th, 2019 via Thirty Tigers. The tour will bring Drew & the Neighbors to 30 cities between the September 14th kickoff at the RymanAuditorium and November 16th's show at Seattle's Neptune Theater. Presales begin tomorrow with general & VIP on-sale this Friday, May 10th at 10AM local time via www.drewholcomb.com.

Isaac Mizrahi returns to Cafe Carlyle for three special performances titled Isaac & on June 10, June 17, and June 24. Isaac's previous three residencies in the room were sellouts, receiving widespread critical acclaim. He'll be joined by his band of jazz musicians, led by Ben Waltzer, for an evening of eclectic tunes and charming storytelling. Each night a well-known friend will join him on stage for a few songs and banter. With a fresh stock of swag items to re-gift to audience members and a wealth of commentary on everything from prescription drugs to obsession with social media, audiences are sure to be delighted by this "founding father of Alt Cabaret," according to the New York Times.

Over twenty years and twelve albums into his career as a solo artist, chart-topping guitarist Chris Standring had no interest in putting out a typical “best of” album. After a gig, a fan approached him with a novel idea that did get his creative wheels spinning.

Today at the '19 presentation, Hulu released the first look at the Hulu revival of Veronica Mars.