Patti Smith News

Luke Wright returns too the Fringe with his first ALL NEW poetry show in three years - and a bid for poetry's top job.

Once-in-a-lifetime pairings of ballet and contemporary luminaries, three remarkable world premieres, an excerpt of a seminal piece that changed the history of modern dance and unpredictable weather conditions marked this year's sold-out Fire Island Dance Festivalon July 20-22, 2018. The 24th edition raised a record $604,103 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Dance fans are in for a treat at Storyhouse this Autumn with the Chester venue announcing a wide-ranging programme of work from some of the UK's most exciting contemporary companies.

Pathway to Paris today announced a special concert on September 16 at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Helping to cap off the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, the concert will focus on the potential for cities to push for, achieve, and go beyond the climate targets highlighted in the Paris Agreement.

Recently signed to Cleopatra Records, Walter Lure & The Waldos have announced their new album 'Wacka Lacka Boom Bop A Loom Bam Boo'. This is the first new album in 24 years from legendary guitarist-vocalist Walter Lure, an original member of The Heartbreakers, who spearheaded the first wave of punk rock. 

Glassnote Records in association with UROK Management presents Something American—the new mini-documentary from rising singer and songwriter Jade Bird. The Austin Roa-directed (Robert DeLong, Oberhofer) documentary follows Jade on tour from Austin, TX to Indio, California this past April, supporting her 2017 debut EP of the same name. The footage takes a look behind the scenes and shines a light on Jade's personality, while showcasing live performances and life on the road.

Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer today announced the relaunch of Arista Records under the leadership of highly regarded music industry executive David Massey.

Just after the glitter had settled from her sold-out headliner performance on Pier 97 for the second year of Pride Island, an evolution of NYC Pride 'Dance on the Pier' (a 30+ year institution now transformed into a multi-day LGBTQ cultural experience), Australian dance-pop diva and gay icon, Kylie Minogue, and her band played an intimate concert at Bowery Ballroom on a Monday evening to another sold-out throng of adoring fans.

On the heels of having won the 2018 Regional Theater Tony Award, LA MAMA Experimental Theatre Club (ETC) announces its 57th season of productions, according to Mia Yoo, the company's artistic director. The season includes over 50 U.S., NYC and world premiere productions.

The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) in association with Theatre Conspiracy will present the World Premiere of Stray by Tanya Marquardt (Nocturne (an incomplete and inaccurate account of the love affair between George Sand and Frederic Chopin) at Dixon Place), directed by Mallory Catlett (2014 Obie Award for This Was The End with Restless NYC; member of The Collapsable Hole) at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), July 18-28.

Dance aficionados will be delighted to learn that the Olivier Nominated Michael Clark Company will perform at Storyhouse this coming Autumn.

Fresh from crawling out of the ancient skin of Quentin Crisp, multi-award winning Australian performer Paul Capsis returns to what he loves doing best - singin' tunes in an exclusive three-night season at MEMO Music Hall St Kilda.

“Furious,” the new song from rising singer/songwriter Jade Bird, is out today. Listen/share here: http://smarturl.it/JadeBirdFurious. The track follows Jade's breakout single, “Lottery,” which recently spent three weeks at #1 on Triple A Radio—the first new artist to reach the top of the Triple A chart in 2018. Jade also recently performed “Lottery” on “Later …with Jools Holland” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

LUMP, Charlotte Church and more join Patti Smith, Elvis Costello and Gruff Rhys for Festival of Voice in Cardiff

To celebrate the NGV's Winter Masterpiece's MoMA exhibition, the team behind much-loved Australian music trivia TV show RocKwiz, Julia Zemiro, Brian Nankervis and The Orkestra plus special guests, will host a one-night-only to salute New York City on 20 July 2018 at Arts Centre Melbourne's State Theatre.

 LETTERS LIVE is thrilled to announce Cynthia Erivo, Edie Falco, Ian McShane, James Earl Jones, Katie Holmes, Kyle MacLachlan, Laurence Fishburne, Molly Ringwald and Uzo Aduba as the second wave of confirmed performers for its first ever NYC shows on May 18th and May 19th 2018, at The Town Hall. They will join previously-announced guest Benedict Cumberbatch. Performances begin at 8pm ET and will run for 2 hours and 20 minutes with a 20 intermission. The Town Hall is located at 123 West 43rd Street, between Sixth Avenue and Broadway, in midtown Manhattan. Additional celebrity cast members will be announced prior to the shows, while the rest will be a surprise each night. 

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rachael Sage has premiered the exclusive stream of her latest album, 'Myopia', via Curve Magazine. The collection is out May 4 via MPress Records/ILS/Caroline and is her 13th full-length release. Listen and share here and via iTunes and Amazon.

Jade Bird will kick off her first official headlining tour this fall, including Bumbershoot, Grandoozy and Pilgrimage. The new dates will follow a summer of touring with Colter Wall, Anderson East and First Aid Kit as well as performances at Stagecoach, Bonnaroo, Firefly and Mountain Jam. See below for details.

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rachael Sage has released her new album Myopia today via MPress Records. Ahead of the release, Sage shared the full album stream with Curve Magazine. Listen and share Myopia here and via iTunes and Amazon.

Hot off her 7-week tour with synth legend Howard Jones, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rachael Sage has released her cover of Jones' song 'No One Is To Blame' via Billboard. The track appears on her forthcoming album, 'Myopia', out May 4 via MPress Records. Listen and share 'No One Is To Blame' and pre-order the album via Pledge Music.