The McCallum Theatre welcomes the return of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain on Sunday, March 31, at 7:00pm. Since selling out the McCallum in 2016, audiences have eagerly awaited their return.With a repertoire ranging from Lady Gaga to "The Ride of the Valkyries," The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain tackles an ambitious range of music-on just four strings. This group of genre-benders performs covers (with vocals!) of pop, jazz, country, and classics from film, along with anything else they think is ripe for the picking. Formed in 1985, the group has become something of a national institution in the UK.
Roger Wright the first man to play the role of the adult 'Simba' in the West End production 'The Lion King and ITV Superstar finalist will perform, 'The Feel Good Show' at 'The Other Palace' Theatre with a live orchestra in central London.
Craft Recordings has revealed the full details on their upcoming title, Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age, a compilation of 1960s-era psychedelic rock featuring cult-classic artists such as Buffy Sainte-Marie, Circus Maximus and Southwest F.O.B.
Applications and nominations for the 2020 Music Educator Award are currently online at GRAMMYMusicTeacher.com. The award is open to current U.S. music teachers, and teachers can apply directly without being nominated.
This Friday San Francisco-based band NRVS LVRS will release their latest single 'Whatever & Ever.' The single follows up the band's acclaimed album Electric Dread. 'Whatever & Ever' premiered today at Pancakes & Whiskey and will be available on all digital streaming services this Friday. 'Whatever & Ever' looks at our dissatisfaction with living in a perpetual stream of apocalyptic news, unsolicited opinions, and curated personal brands. Recorded in Los Angeles with Eric Palmquist (Wavves, Night Riots), the song asks if the empty dopamine hit from each new notification is making us 'dumber / or maybe just distracted' and makes the case for resignedly dancing through the end times. With synthesizers glitching & gurgling beneath him, A. Gomez' wounded baritone invites us to consider the possibility that nobody was ever in charge & the party is winding down. NRVS LVRS have also announced a west coast tour which kicks off on Friday in Reno at The Loving Cup. All upcoming shows are listed below.
Skating Polly is excited to announce that they'll be playing the Vans Warped Tour 25th Anniversary Show in Mountain View, CA taking place over July 20th and 21st weekend alongside the likes of The All-American Rejects, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, The Aquabats!, and Quicksand. News of the show comes on the heels of the sibling trio announcing a headline tour this Spring with support from Sub Pop's Jo Passed, a special date in San Diego with with Culture Abuse and The Interrupters, and a performance at theNorman Music Festival alongside Beach Fossils, Black Milk with Band Nat Turner, Soccer Mommy and more.
Raue Center For The Arts is excited to welcome The Soul Commitments with all the heart, all the soul, all the music! This tribute to the music of Alan Parker's 1991 musical comedy-drama film "The Commitments" hits the stage at 8 p.m. on March 16, 2019.
Punk reggae rockers Bumpin Uglies have announced that they will be releasing a new studio EP entitled Buzz. The EP, in conjunction with Ineffable Music Group's label arm Ineffable Records, will be available on all digital outlets on March 22, 2019.
Broadway Sacramento President & CEO Richard Lewis announced the appointment of veteran fundraising executive Karen McClaflin as Director of Development for the nonprofit arts organization. McClaflin brings to Broadway Sacramento extensive experience in fundraising through campaigns, planned giving, major gift solicitation, events and corporate relations.
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Tony and triple Grammy Award-winning jazz legend Dee Dee Bridgewater in her Wallis debut with a tribute to the rich R&B tradition of Memphis - the city of her birth - on Saturday, March 23, 2019, 7:30 pm, in The Wallis' Bram Goldsmith Theater. The NEA Jazz Master and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, joined by the Memphis Soulphony, returns to her roots to bring the sultry Memphis sound to Los Angeleswith Memphis…Yes I'm Ready, based on her acclaimed album of the same title recorded at Memphis' famed Royal Studios in 2016.
Tacoma's favorite punk-rock sibling trio Skating Polly is excited to announce a headline tour this Spring with support from Jo Passed (Sub Pop). The three week run also sees Skating Polly playing a special show in San Diego with Culture Abuse and The Interrupters before making their way across the country for a performance at the Norman Music Festival alongside Beach Fossils, Black Milk with Band Nat Turner, Soccer Mommy and more. Skating Polly continue to tour in support of last summer's breakout LP The Make It All Show, which has garnered accolades from press and peers across the board with X's John Doe naming it one of the best punk rock albums of all time, and Shamir telling The Talkhouse that the album has given hope that 'grunge can have a mainstream moment again.'
NTD Films, the creators of DineOut Along the Road, announce the new documentary-style TV show, Beyond The Harvest, which will air in Fresno on Saturdays at 6:30PM on KFRE CW 59 and Sundays at 6:30PM on KFRE CW 59. Beyond The Harvest will also air in the Chico/Redding and Bakersfield. Offering an in-depth look at one of the world's richest agricultural regions, Beyond The Harvest navigates the farming landscape and shines a spotlight on Central Valley farmers and food producers.
Dr. Jeffery Redding of West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida, has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum®. In addition, nine music teachers have been announced as finalists for the award. Initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. Nominations and applications for the 2020 Music Educator Award are now open via www.grammymusicteacher.com.
This is not a post on a particular modality, but rather a sharing on the importance of recognizing what your body needs. Your body is your first house, your home, your vessel, your temple, and coming into the awareness that when you are tuned in (as head of household) to those needs, you are capable of making good supportive choices.
Chicago's Bassel & The Supernaturals just released their new single 'Calculated Love' and premiered it over at Glide Magazine, which stated 'Calculated Love kicks off with a sharp bluesy guitar solo before bursting into a funky disco groove. Bassel Almadani lays his silky smooth and extra suave vocals over harmonic background singers and feisty guitar and brass grooves. The music brings to mind retro acts like Earth, Wind & Fire alongside more modern groovers like Jamiroquai, making for a song that preaches love and invites the listener to grab a partner and hit the dance floor.'
Ages and Ages are announcing Me You They We, the follow to their critically acclaimed 2016 release Something to Ruin, today with the 'bouncy but slightly macabre' 'Just My Luck' at Paste Magazine. Me You They We is a statement of purpose that also served as a respite, a kind of musical group therapy, for the principle songwriters Rob Oberdorf and Tim Perry who got together twice a week, along with drummer and co-producer Evan Railton, to cope with the daily onslaught of atrocities by writing through it. Ages and Ages continue with their offbeat take on indie-pop in ebbs and flows of optimism and pessimism but never falling into cynicism.
Though it's been 52 years since his tragic passing, John Coltrane's importance and influence have never been greater. Though active for a relatively short period—from 1957 to '67—he was an intrepid spirit who developed at a feverish pace. Coltrane's breakout year, when his mature sound first grabbed ears and his own recordings began to sell consistently, was 1958. Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings, out March 29th on Craft Recordings, is a box set (8-LP, 5-CD & digital formats) that chronicles the exciting story session by session, featuring all 37 tracks Coltrane recorded as a leader or co-leader for the independent Prestige label in those twelve months. This collection captures him in creative high gear—developing the signature improvisational style that journalist Ira Gitler famously dubbed “sheets of sound.”
Mike Farris' recent session with NPR World Cafe Live will air today on over 200 NPR affiliates nationwide. Performing new songs from his acclaimed album, SILVER & STONE. In the session, Farris talks about the album, why he wrote a song for Mavis Staples and covered Sam Cooke, kicking things off with a live recording of his single, 'Snap Your Fingers.' For a list of local affiliates and air times, go to WorldCafe.NPR.org.
Emerging singer/songwriter Billy Raffoul confirms North American tour dates this spring supporting Parachute. The extensive run of dates brings Raffoul to New York's Gramercy Theatre, Nashville's Cannery Ballroom, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, Boston's Royale as well as two dates at Los Angeles' Troubadour. Raffoul has spent the past few years on the road sharing the stage with Kings of Leon, ZZ Ward, NEEDTOBREATHE, Mondo Cozmo, Judah & The Lion and more. Ticket's on-sale begins on Friday, January 18 and can be purchased at billyraffoul.com. See below for complete tour dates.
