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MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD--led by the socially and environmentally conscious singer, songwriter and guitarist--are set to perform their latest single, the positive and uplifting 'Summertime Is In Our Hands,' on the nationally syndicated talk show 'LIVE WITH KELLY & RYAN,' tomorrow, Thursday, June 8.

On Thursday, June 29, 2017, on the occasion of Sylvia Olden Lee's 100th birthday, the Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture (www.fftrocc.org) will celebrate her life and achievements with African American spirituals, Verdi arias and choral music at Carnegie Hall.

“Must Be A Reason” is from LaFarge's anticipated new album, Manic Revelations, which was released last Friday on Rounder Records

Pokey LaFarge's new album, Manic Revelations, is out today on Rounder Records (iTunes and Amazon).

Pokey LaFarge's new album, Manic Revelations, is now streaming in full at Brooklyn Vegan. Of the album, Brooklyn Vegan hails, “For Manic Revelations, he's taking his sound in slightly more modern directions.

The official music video for Pokey LaFarge's “Riot In The Streets” premiered yesterday at HuffPost and can now be watched/shared

Pokey LaFarge's new song, “Better Man Than Me,” premiered yesterday at Billboard and can now be heard/shared here.

Portland sextet Blind Pilot are excited to announce new co-headlining August tour dates with songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov. This run of shows will traverse the Pacific Northwest and include Midwest performances in Chicago, Des Moines and more.

Released last fall, American Band's considerable force can in part be credited to the sheer musical strength of the current Drive-By Truckers line-up, with Hood and Cooley joined by bassist Matt Patton, keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Jay Gonzalez, and drummer Brad Morgan - together, the longest-lasting iteration in the band's two-decade history.

Actor, singer and director Lauren Kennedy will receive the 2017 Patrick D. Kenan Award for Vocal Health and Wellness at Duke Voice Care Center's 11th Annual World Voice Day Celebration Thursday, April 13 at the Cary Arts Center in Cary, NC.  

The Juilliard Opera season continues with a concert version and a fully staged production of G.F. Handel's Agrippina, presented by Juilliard as part of Carnegie Hall's La Serenissima: Music and Arts From the Venetian Republic festival.

The Juilliard Opera season continues with a concert version and a fully staged production of G.F. Handel's Agrippina, presented by Juilliard as part of Carnegie Hall's La Serenissima: Music and Arts From the Venetian Republic festival.

The Juilliard Opera season continues with a concert version and a fully staged production of G.F. Handel's Agrippina, presented by Juilliard as part of Carnegie Hall's La Serenissima: Music and Arts From the Venetian Republic festival.

“Believe You Me,” a new song from acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke, premiered yesterday at Guitar World and can now be heard/shared via SoundCloud.

“Believe You Me,” a new song from acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke, premiered yesterday at Guitar World and can now be heard/shared via SoundCloud.

Michael Franti & Spearhead new album SOULROCKER is available today and debuts at #1 on iTunes Alternative album chart!  Their ninth studio release, SOULROCKER features the single 'Crazy for You.' Franti comments, 'Thesong calls out some of the crazy things that are happening in the world today and celebrates the people in your life that you can lean on, that keep the hope alive no matter what's happening around you. I wrote this song for my wife Sara, who is my rock and keeps me grounded no matter how crazy my life or the world gets.'

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD have teamed up exclusively withPANDORA to give fans an early listen to their new album SOULROCKER in its entirety up until its official Friday, June 3 release via Fantasy Records. You can click here to listen to the album. SOULROCKER is also available for pre-order on iTunes andAmazon. With each order, fans receive an instant download of the songs 'Crazy For You,' 'Once A Day,' 'We Are All Earthlings' and 'My Lord.'

Award- winning young mezzo already has become recognized for her multi-varied sound

The Tulsa Opera Board of Directors announces that Artistic Director Kostis Protopapas will depart the company at the end of the 2015-16 Season.

In an extraordinary life that grappled with racial tensions, interracial liaisons, personal scandals and politics, lyric tenor Roland Hayes (1887 – 1977), was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer and one of the few artists who could sell out Carnegie Hall and other major venues.  Once called the “Black Caruso,” Hayes was also hailed as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century.  On October 4, critically acclaimed baritone Robert Sims will honor Hayes with a concert featuring African American spirituals, arranged by Hayes and narrated by George Shirley, in conjunction with his latest recording Robert Sims Sings the Spirituals of Roland Hayes.