Sound of the Underground 2023 - Articles Page 2

THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT joins Dead On A Sunday's Sprint Tour and upcoming festival appearances at So What?! & Louder Than Life. THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT will also perform throughout the year with stops at festivals including SO WHAT?! Music Festival in Fort Worth, TX in June and Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY in September.

The complete cast has been revealed for the American premiere of The Welkin, written by Lucy Kirkwood and directed by Sarah Benson at Atlantic Theater Company. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The jaunt will mark vocalist/guitarist AJ Rebollo (ex-ISSUES) first trek with the band as an official full-time member; he previously filled in on guitars alongside members John Boecklin (drums), Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz (lead vocals), Doc Coyle (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Kyle Konkiel (bass, backing vocals) on their winter 2023 dates.

KNOCKED LOOSE will release their new album 'You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To' in May via Pure Noise Records. Check out the lead single/video 'Blinding Faith' and details on their upcoming North American tour. Knocked Loose are currently wrapping a sold out EU/UK run and hit the road again late April on a headlining North American tour.

GRAMMY-award winning rock bands The National and The War On Drugs announced their 2024 Zen Diagram Tour across North America, marking the first time the two bands have toured together. The tour also includes a show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Special guest Lucius will be joining across all dates except Mexico City.

Discover the latest from AIDAN BISSETT with the new single 'PLANET'. The story behind the song is a reminder that inspiration often comes when you least expect it. He wrote “Planet” with Captain Cuts (Walk The Moon, Bebe Rexha), who also produced, and singer-songwriter Sophie Cates (Lauv, Flume). Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

The lineup has been announced for Seismic Dance Event's 2024 Spring Lite edition, featuring top-tier artists in the house and techno scene.

London Theatre Week is the West End’s biggest promotion, giving you the chance to see over 50 amazing award-winning musicals and stunning plays with tickets from £15, £25 or £35

Electropopped! Rise of the 80s Synthesizer will return after a sold out 2023 Fringe Season. Former Adelaide funk band, ‘Follow That Car’ now dives into synthpop history.

Sheer Mag have labored to carve out a discernibly singular position within the canon of contemporary rock - their sound is unmistakably and immediately recognizable as theirs alone. The band will also be headlining a spring tour. Sheer Mag kick off their extensive headlining North American tour in D.C. on March 29.

The countdown to the summer has begun as Assembly Festival has announced the first shows for its 2024 season. Learn more about the lineup here!

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast of Spotlight Resident Sarah Ruhl’s Orlando, adapted from Virginia Woolf’s novel and directed by Will Davis.

A luminous, thumping voyage through the arcs of modern / chronically online dating, “Control” feat. Dave Okumu charts the undulating risk vs. reward trade off when you open yourself up to someone. It also contains a prominent use of her primary instrument, the harp. The video features a series of profile vignettes of Tatyana.

Natalie Jane unveils her latest single 'Tattoos' in a new release. Learn more about the artist's new music. In the official video for “Tattoos,” Natalie spends a rainy night confronting the past as she digs through a box of things belonging to her ex. View the video, which was directed by Marissa Blaire and shot by Joseph Lee.

Elements Music & Arts Festival has announced the phase one lineup for its 2024 edition returning to Long Pond, Pennsylvania on August 9-11. Learn more about the lineup here!

Celebrating its 50th anniversary awarding recognition for Non-Equity theater, the Joseph Jefferson Awards has revealed its nominations for theater excellence among Non-Equity theater during the 2023 season.

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, a quietly galvanizing play produced and directed by Jack Serio, extends its run at Connelly Theater Upstairs. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Inis Nua Theatre Company is celebrating the company's 20th Anniversary season with the East Coast premiere of Once Upon a Bridge, written by one of Ireland’s most popular playwrights right now, Sonya Kelly.

Get a first look at Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company's world premiere of Ladysitting. Ladysitting is written by Lorene Cary, acclaimed Philadelphia-based author and playwright, University of Pennsylvania senior lecturer, and advocate.

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present MASTERWORKS: CARMINA BURANA featuring works by Orff and Brahms next month. Find out more here!

‘When We Were Young' is fast becoming another huge hit for the French mastermind, with 80 million global streams and over 100K TikTok creations. The track is currently charting across 13 different markets on Spotify, breaking into the Top 40 in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Luxembourg, as well as charting across 5 markets.

The full cast has been revealed for the world premiere of Ryan Drake’s you don’t have to do anything, directed by Ryan Dobrin and produced by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Corsicana playwright Will Arbery.

The release sees Sammy picking up where he left off in 2023, following his sold-out headline London show at EartH late last year – a show which sold out within 24 hours of general sale - his biggest Australia and New Zealand tour to date, and his debut North America tour also kicking off at the end of this month. 

IAN MCKELLEN, TOHEEB JIMOH & RICHARD COYLE star in Robert Icke's production of PLAYER KINGS, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2.

Walker & Royce release No Big Deal (Part 2) EP. A mind-boggling follow-up to Part 1, the next iteration of No Big Deal is a two-track stunner. Opening with an epic collaboration with longtime associate VNSSA before diving into an out-of-character drum & bass anthem, No Big Deal keeps the energy high and the vibes flowing on Part 2.