Paul Simon News

Steve Reich's 80th birthday is being celebrated all over town, but one party stands above the rest: Wall to Wall Steve Reich, an eight-hour marathon of his music on April 30, 2017 at Symphony Space. And unlike other Reich anniversary events, this one is FREE. 

Dynamic recording artist & Broadway actress Luba Mason (star of half a dozen Broadway shows including Chicago opposite Brooke Shields, Jekyll & Hyde, How to Succeed… opposite Matthew Broderick; the American Premiere of Sunset Boulevard) will offer three special live performances in NYC in January at the annual APAP NYC Showcase, organized by APAP, the national service organization for the performing arts field.

The Skirball Cultural Center announced today the spring/summer 2017 presentation of Paul Simon: Words & Music, a traveling exhibition curated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and making its only West Coast stop at the Skirball.

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver has been honored with the group's seventh Grammy Award nomination for the 2016 album,Burden Bearer(Mountain Home Music Company). The project is nominated in the Best Bluegrass Album category.

Called the 'Judy Blume of kiddie rock' (The New York Times), Grammy-nominated Justin Roberts and The Not Ready for Naptime Players dish out intelligent and whimsically-rocking music for kids and their parents at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 21.

ETHEL, the musically omnivorous string quartet The New York Times has described as "indefatigable and eclectic" and The Village Voice called "a genre unto itself," announces its upcoming winter/spring 2017 season, building on the group's artistry and collaborative vision.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Geoff Tate, 90's R&B artist Jon B, Russian crossover artist Emin, Academy of Country Music award-winner Jack Ingram and more.

MusicWorks is kicking-off a six-concert CLASSIC FOLK & ROCK SERIES next month at Old School Square's Crest Theatre, which is located at 51 North Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach (one block north of Atlantic Avenue).

The 5th Annual Guitar Mash will be held at New York's City Winery on Sunday, December 11th from noon to 3:30 pm.The event, which includes a brunch, celebrates the power of communal music-making while supporting outreach to teen musicians in communities from across New York's five boroughs.

Alicia Keys Landmarks Live in Concert kicks off a new arts strand within the Great Performances series, beginning Friday, January 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.) This will be followed the next week by Brad Paisley Landmarks Live in Concert on Friday, January 27 at the same time. (Check local listings.)

Following its recent critically acclaimed premier at the North Carolina Stage Company this past May, BNW DEVELOPMENTAL, LLC will present a private developmental reading of BRAVE NEW WORLD: THE MUSICAL in Midtown Manhattan early December 2016.   

On Today, November 26, iconic American composer Philip Glass will be awarded The Eleventh Glenn Gould Prize at an exclusive concert in his honour, presented by The Glenn Gould Foundation and the NAC Orchestra.  The Genius of Philip Glass features the NAC Orchestra led by guest conductor Dennis Russell Davies performing a concert of music spanning the legendary composer's career.

Landmark on Main Street is proud to present Roger McGuinn in the Pete Fornatale Memorial Concert at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater, Port Washington on Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

Chart-topping singer/songwriter Jacob Whitesides will perform at the 90th Annual 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that the Wisconsin-based rock band BODEANS will perform at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Friday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of their best-selling album, “Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams,” the group will also perform songs from their soon to be released CD “Lucky Man.” Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis), charge-by-phone at (800) 982-2787 and online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org.

The two-day celebration of Smokey Robinson's 50-year career—and his selection as the 2016 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song—began in the nation's capital with a touching trip down the keyboard of George Gershwin's piano and ended with a rollicking concert of his greatest hits.

Roy Thomson Hall will present the return of one of the biggest-selling American instrumental artists working today, Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Chris Botti on Saturday, March 18 at 8pm at Roy Thomson Hall.

The Public Theater presents the New York Premiere of PARTY PEOPLE by UNIVERSES (Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, and William Ruiz a.k.a Ninja). Developed and directed by Liesl Tommy with choreography by Millicent Johnnie, PARTY PEOPLE began performances on November 1 and runs through Sunday, December 4, with an official press opening tonight, November 15.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that South Africa's LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, who has warmed the hearts of audience worldwide with their uplifting harmonies, signature dance moves and charming onstage banter, will perform for one night only at the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. With a deep respect for both their cultural and personal history, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is ever-evolving with an eye toward their long musical legacy.

Celebrate the holidays this year with Grammy and Emmy award-winning musician ROB MATHES at his annual ROB MATHES HOLIDAY CONCERT. Rob Mathes and his all-star band will showcase their holiday musical magic with two concerts Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17, at 8:00 p.m. The lively holiday shows will take place in the Pepsico Theatre at The PAC, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577.  Tickets are $40-$75 and available through the PAC Box Office at 914-251-6200 and artscenter.org.