Joining the all-star line-up for the 38th annual edition of PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH, the country's longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition, are theatrical icon and triple-threat Broadway legend Chita Rivera, multi-platinum pop singer and songwriter Andy Grammer, and THE VOICE Season 14 finalist Kyla Jade. Grammer will perform his hit "Back Home," the lead single from his Gold-certified album Magazines or Novels, on America's national Independence Day celebration. Gospel singer Jade will open the show with a performance of the "National Anthem." (more...)
Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson will perform on November 13 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, as part of the 2018-2019 Kauffman Center Presents series. (more...)
Named for their cranky old guitars, Los Angeles-based duo Roscoe & Etta – singer/songwriters Maia Sharp and Anna Schulze – will release their self-titled debut September 7. BuzzBands.LA premiered the first single, “Broken Headlights,” and notes “…their voices feel right as rain—the kind that 'clears the air over Los Angeles,' as Sharp [and Schulze] sing.” (more...)
???????From the start to end of 2018, Art Factory will have presented eight fully produced musicals, and six explosive concerts. Four musicals and five concerts remain for audiences to enjoy before the end of the year! (more...)
Dent May is taking his latest album Across The Multiverse on the road again. His summer North American tour kicks off with a show on June 28 in San Francisco with Michael Rault and will continue on across the continent and back over the next month with support from fellow Los Angeles songwriter Shannon Lay. (more...)
The Recording Academy will honor its 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, Queen, and Tina Turner. Additional Special Merit Awards honorees to be celebrated include Bill Graham, Seymour Stein, and John Williams, who are this year's Trustees Award honorees, and Tony Agnello and Richard Factor, who are the Technical GRAMMY Award recipients. Also being honored is Melissa Salguero, this year's recipient of the Music Educator Award. Led by GRAMMY®-nominated industry icon Greg Phillinganes as musical director, the tribute concert will feature rare performances by honorees and never-seen renditions by those they've inspired. Currently scheduled to appear are eight-time GRAMMY winner Herb Alpert, who will honor Blaine; past GRAMMY nominee Micky Dolenz, who will be honoring Diamond; GRAMMY winner Sammy Hagar, who will pay tribute to Graham; 13-time GRAMMY winner and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Harris; past GRAMMY nominee Ledisi, who will salute Jordan; and three-time GRAMMY winner Trisha Yearwood, who will pay tribute to Harris. Presenters for the evening include actress Angela Bassett and GRAMMY winner Henry Rollins. Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. Tickets for the event will be on sale via Ticketmasterbeginning today. (more...)
Hampton Court Palace Festival kicked off in spectacular style last night with an incredible set from Lionel Richie. On the first of three sold out dates Richie treated audiences to a greatest hits set which included timeless classics such as 'Lady', 'Dancing on the Ceiling', 'Say You, Say Me', 'Hello' and 'All Night Long'. (more...)
The Beach Boys will bring their Wild Honey Tour to the Washington Pavilion today, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. With more than five decades of touring under their belts, The Beach Boys have performed more concerts than any major rock band in history. (more...)
Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, composers of some of the greatest blues, jazz, R&B, and rock and roll hits of all time, will be inducted into the American Jazz Walk of Fame in Kansas City, MO today, June 2. Their names will be embedded in a bronze medallion on the sidewalk near the Jazz Museum. (more...)
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announced today the 2018/2019 season, delivering ten months of groundbreaking produced and presented works in dance, music and theater from locally, nationally and internationally renowned artists and companies. The season begins September 21, 2018, marking the third year of programming under the leadership of Artistic Director Paul Crewes and Managing Director Rachel Fine and the sixth for the institution. Michael Nemeroff, Chairman of the Board of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, begins the second year of his term. (more...)
Jalen N'Gonda has released his debut EP Talking About Mary, which features the new track 'Don't You Remember' that premiered on The 405 earlier this week. The EP, a culmination of an extraordinary musical journey from the US to the UK, also includes the soul-heavy tracks 'I Guess That Makes Me A Loser', 'We Fell Out Of Love', and the acoustic version of 'Holler (When You Call My Name)'. LISTEN HERE (more...)
JESSI WILLIAMS & COYOTE (pronounced Kye-Oat)--the Los Angeles-based Americana group led by singer, songwriter and musician Jessi Williams--today (5/31) have partnered with Cowboys & Indians to premiere 'Roam, Little Gypsy, Roam,' marking the debut single from their forthcoming five-song EP due out this fall. Click here to listen to the song that's set for public release tomorrow, June 1. (more...)
This July 4th, America's national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country's 242nd birthday, as A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS welcomes back Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos (FULLER HOUSE, SCREAM QUEENS) to host the festivities. Broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, this time-honored 38 year-tradition puts viewers front and center for America's biggest birthday party with the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation lighting up the iconic D.C. skyline. The country's longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition will feature all-star musical performances by: multi-platinum selling music legend Jimmy Buffett with the Broadway cast of the new musical ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, making their first stop after Broadway at the U.S. Capitol before launching a national tour; 'America's Band,” the iconic multi-platinum selling music legends The Beach Boys; three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Pentatonix; legendary Motown stars The Temptations; acclaimed multi-platinum country music singer-songwriter and winner of the iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Country Artist Luke Combs; country music star and AMERICAN IDOL alum Lauren Alaina; 12-time Grammy Award-winner and gospel legend CeCe Winans; and internationally acclaimed Grammy award winning violinist Joshua Bell; with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly (additional performers to be announced). (more...)
This July 4th, America's national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country's 242nd birthday, as A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS welcomes back Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos (FULLER HOUSE, SCREAM QUEENS) to host the festivities. Broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, this time-honored 38 year-tradition puts viewers front and center for America's biggest birthday party with the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation lighting up the iconic D.C. skyline. The country's longest-running live national July 4TV tradition will feature all-star musical performances by: multi-platinum selling music legend Jimmy Buffett with the Broadway cast of the new musical ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, making their first stop after Broadway at the U.S. Capitol as they launch a national tour; 'America's Band," the iconic multi-platinum selling music legendsThe Beach Boys; three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artistPentatonix; legendary Motown stars The Temptations; acclaimed multi-platinum country music singer-songwriter and winner of the iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Country Artist Luke Combs; country music star and AMERICAN IDOL alum Lauren Alaina; 12-time Grammy Award-winner and gospel legend CeCe Winans; and internationally acclaimed Grammy award winning violinist Joshua Bell; with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly (additional performers to be announced). (more...)
Indian Ranch announced that ZZ Top will perform in Webster, MA on Sunday, August 26th as part of the 2018 Yuengling Summer Concert Series. The Summit will open the show. Tickets go on-sale Friday, June 1st at 10:00 AM at www.indianranch.com. (more...)
Today Scottish superstar rock trio Biffy Clyro release their first-ever all-acoustic live album MTV Unplugged: Live At Roundhouse London on CD/DVD. Best known for their electrifying and explosive on-stage energy, this unique collection reveals a very different, but no less powerful side to Biffy Clyro. MTV Unplugged: Live At Roundhouse Londoncontains some special moments including their version of the Beach Boys' classic “God Only Knows.” This set also features a brand-new original exclusive, “Different Kind of Love,” one of the albums many highlights. (more...)
Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein returns to the Los Angeles County Arboretum with stars of stage and screen for five concerts sure to make your summer sizzle. The 2018 Sierra Summer Concert Series commences June 23rd through September 8th with a jam-packed line-up of multiple award-winning guest artists including two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole, Emmy winner Liz Callaway, Madam Secretary's Erich Bergen, cabaret star Ali McGregor, Downton Abbey's Julian Ovendon, Jersey Boys' John Lloyd Young and more. (more...)
THE BLACK BOX Local Artist Series presents The Peacheaters - An Allman Brothers Band Experience and The Daybreakers today, May 25 at 8 p.m. THE BLACK BOX theater, music and event venue is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. (more...)
The Beach Boys, 'America's Band,' are set to bring their iconic Southern Californian sound worldwide with the launch of their 2018 'Now & Then' Tour. Kicking off May 25th in Springfield, IL, the highly-anticipated tour will feature the band's biggest hits and beloved fan favorites, such as 'Good Vibrations,' 'Fun, Fun, Fun,' 'Kokomo,' 'I Get Around,' and many more, with performances spanning across Canada, Ireland, and England. (more...)
??????? The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announced today the 2018/2019 season, delivering ten months of groundbreaking produced and presented works in dance, music and theater from locally, nationally and internationally renowned artists and companies. The season begins September 21, 2018, marking the third year of programming under the leadership of Artistic Director Paul Crewes and Managing Director Rachel Fine and the sixth for the institution. Michael Nemeroff, Chairman of the Board of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, begins the second year of his term. (more...)
Chita Rivera, Andy Grammer, and Kyla Jade Join the Lineup for A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS
Brian Wilson Comes to The Kauffman Center
Roscoe & Etta Self-Titled Debut Out September 7 + Premieres First Single BROKEN HEADLIGHTS
Art Factory 2018 Season Announcement
Dent May Kicks Off Summer Tour with Shannon Lay This Month
The Recording Academy Will Honor 2018 Special Merit Awards Recipients with GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends this July
Hampton Court Palace Festival Kicks Off In Spectacular Style
The Beach Boys Are Coming To The Washington Pavilion
Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller To Be Inducted Into American Jazz Walk Of Fame On Today
Jalen N'Gonda Releases Debut EP TALKING ABOUT MARY
Jessi Williams & Coyote Unveil Debut Single with Cowboys & Indians + EP Due This Fall
John Stamos to Return to A CAPITOL FOURTH As Host On PBS
The Cast of ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, Renee Fleming, & More to Perform at A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS
ZZ Top To Perform At Indian Ranch August 26th
Biffy Clyro's MTV UNPLUGGED: LIVE AT ROUNDHOUSE LONDON CD/DVD Set Released Today
Michael Feinstein Returns to The Pasadena Pops For 2018 Summer Concert Series
The Beach Boys Kick off 2018 NOW & THEN Tour Across the U.S. and U.K.
Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018/2019 Season