Neptune News

Hot on the heels of his sell-out 2018 NYC shows, and with a just published poetry collection ('The Luckiest Guy Alive' on Macmillan) the British 'People's Poet' Dr. John Cooper Clarke is back in New York City with a three-night run at the legendary Joe's Pub, March 22 to March 24.

Today, Nick Murphy announces details for a massive international tour supporting his recently announced sophomore full length album Run Fast Sleep Naked (Downtown Records / Future Classic / Opulent). He is set to headline over 40 shows on three continents throughout 2019--see full tour routing below. Tickets for most of the North America, Europe and the UK will go on sale this Friday, March 15 and tickets for the Australian shows are available now via https://nickmurphy.com.

Today, GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band SWITCHFOOT shared a blistering new live video for 'Native Tongue,' via Alternative Revolt and YouTube Premiere. The live performance clip, produced by SWITCHFOOT and directed by Erick Frost, was shot at Atlanta's historic Tabernacle, and captures the quintet's signature high-energy performance and passionate connection with their fans.

Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Music and Randolph College for the Performing Arts (RCPA) are launching a unique Academic Pathway Agreement.

The UK's Bad Sounds will be touching down on U.S, soil next week as they embark on their first North American tour. The party kicks off with shows during SXSW and quickly follows with a tour as direct support for Broods. Those shows kick off March 26 in Santa Ana, CA and conclude in Washington, DC on April 20. Along the way they stop in Los Angeles on March 27 for a show at The Fonda and hit NYC's Irving Plaza on April 18. All dates are listed below.

It's been a busy start to 2019 for Broken Social Scene. The collective released their new EP, Let's Try The After Vol. 1 in February and soon after announced a series of residencies in Toronto, New York, Montreal, Los Angeles and Seattle. Today, they share a full slate of SXSW shows, including a very special performance of their 2002 classic, You Forgot It In People, performed in its entirety at the Arts & Crafts showcase.

Southern California's torchbearers of alt. rock positivity, The Mowgli's have released their new EP American Feelings. The first three singles “Hard to Love,” “Mr. Telephone” and “Norman Rockwell” that have been released have received incredible feedback from fans and critics alike, and have garnered over 600K streams. 

NENAProductions Theater Project, Ocean Grove's resident theater company, will be staging the habit-forming musical comedy NUNSENSE Todays and Saturdays, March 1 - 9 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 10 at 3PM. Directed by the theater company's Artistic Director, Nick Montesano.

NENAProductions Theater Project, Ocean Grove's resident theater company, will be staging the habit-forming musical comedy NUNSENSE Fridays and Saturdays, March 1 - 9 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 10 at 3PM. Directed by the theater company's Artistic Director, Nick Montesano.

Queensrÿche release their new music video for 'Blood Of The Levant' today. Check out the music video HERE. The track is off of the band's forthcoming album The Verdict out March 1st via Century Media Records.

On Thursday, March 21st and Today, March 22nd, 2019 at 7:30pm, Toronto Musical Concerts (TMC) presents a professional staged reading of Jason Robert Brown's PARADE In Concert at the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre - 750 Spadina Ave).

Last week, Broken Social Scene released their new EP, Let's Try The After Vol. 1. 'Such forceful beauty—a sense of indefinable, life-affirming ecstasy—is practically woven into Broken Social Scene's DNA at this point,' said Pitchfork.' 'And Let's Try the After is proof that their genetic makeup is as complicatedly pure as ever.' Today, the band have added residencies in New York City at Webster Hall on May 16th and 17th as well as in Seattle at The Neptune on July 29th and 30th. Tickets go on sale for both on March 1st. The band had previously announced residencies in Montreal and Los Angeles. 

NENAProductions Theater Project, Ocean Grove's resident theater company, will be staging the habit-forming musical comedy NUNSENSE Fridays and Saturdays, March 1 - 9 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 10 at 3PM. Directed by the theater company's Artistic Director, Nick Montesano.

Theatrical powerhouse duo Jane Joseph and Chantelle Nolan are marking 20 years in charge of St Helens Theatre Royal.

From groundbreaking to mainstream, over the last decade KSA has built and promoted a wide body of new classical repertoire combining Japanese and Western instruments.

On Thursday, March 21st and Friday, March 22nd, 2019 at 7:30pm, Toronto Musical Concerts (TMC) presents a professional staged reading of Jason Robert Brown's PARADE In Concert at the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre - 750 Spadina Ave).

Grammy-nominated trio The Record Company, currently in the midst of a special run of arena shows as part of Bob Seger's final farewell, will kick off a headline tour on April 5 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY, extending their All Of This Life dates to more than a dozen American cities in spring of 2019, with stops at Red Rocks Amphitheater (supporting Dispatch), Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and Firefly Music Festival. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 8 at 10 am local time: http://therecordcompany.net/tour.

ABET presents a special encore performance of The 5 & Dime production, BUYER & CELLAR, Saturday Feb 16 at 8PM.

ITV's award-winning comedy celebrates over a decade of all-inclusive hilarity, having followed the ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff for ten series since it first broadcast in 2007. Litten has now written an all new set of Alicante escapades for the much-loved cast members as they swap sangria for the stage - after a quick spruce up at the Blow 'n' Go!

Sticky Fingers are rather happy to announce that their new LP Yours To Keepwill be released worldwide on February 8th. A North American tour in support of the release starts March 7th in New York City at Irving Plaza. Additionally, the band has just dropped the new video for album standout “Not Done Yet” here!