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WhyHunger announced its annual Amplified Hungerthon benefit concert featuring Lucy Dacus, Infinity Song, and special guest Julio Torres at Webster Hall in New York City, with 100% of proceeds supporting the nonprofit's food justice work.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.

You can now get a first look at the Tony & Olivier Award-winning JERSEY BOYS' 20th Anniversary Touring Company. The new North American tour of JERSEY BOYS premiered at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, NY.

the cell in Chelsea will present 22 new projects from over 27 resident playwrights, composers, designers, and interdisciplinary artists developing new work through readings, workshops, and staged productions.

Performances are now underway for Other Desert Cities, which will play a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Meet the cast of Other Desert Cities here!

Rise Up! HAMILTON: The Anthology compiles a decade of musical history in 7LP and 5CD limited-edition sets, featuring the Original Broadway Cast Recording, THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE, and HAMILDROPS: The Complete Collection.

Independent artist Bonner Black released a five-track EP inspired by her passion for birding and will tour with musician Walker Burroughs along the Mississippi Flyway, featuring concerts and bird walks at nature centers.

Boys Noize announced 7LLVSION, his first solo album in five years, featuring collaborations with ZEP, Brutalismus 3000, Taichu, Maya Alkhatari, and Abra. The lead single 1+1+1 with ZEP is out now.

SXM Festival has revealed its Phase One lineup for its 10th edition on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, featuring Bob Sinclar, MEDUZA, Sasha, Claptone, Franky Rizardo and other electronic artists.

SOMM Recordings will release three chamber music recordings featuring British composers Ivor Hodgson and Sir George Dyson, performed by the ensemble I Musicanti and conducted by Leon Bosch.

REVIEW: MY FAIR LADY, the jewel of the Sydney Stage. In the vein of traditional stage musicals, the beloved MY FAIR LADY triumphantly struts onto the Joan Sutherland Theatre

Composer Alyssa Weinberg's world premiere recording of PIECES OF LIGHT, a suite for solo and layered cello performed by Gabriel Cabezas, releases on MASS MoCA Records. The work draws inspiration from visual artist James Turrell's light installations.

Albert Bouchard's Imaginos Band will perform at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, celebrating the album release and previewing an AI-created film based on the Imaginos saga.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith releases a new album featuring four ensembles with musicians including Bobby Naughton, Bill Laswell, and Marcus Gilmore on Burning Ambulance Music.

The Amsterdam-based duo announced a new experimental EP inspired by Puerto Rican landforms and Caribbean cultural practices, with lead track X now available and European performances planned.

Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin releases her new studio album THE GEM on 4AD, ahead of a North American, UK, and European tour beginning in 2026.

SFJAZZ presents internationally celebrated artists and Bay Area favorites throughout October, including vocalist Cyrille Aimée, pianist Hiromi, and five-time Grammy-winning collective Snarky Puppy.

What did our critic think of MAJESTY AND GLORY WITH RIVER CITY MEN'S CHORUS at St. James UMC In Little Rock?

In the 9/26 show, the singer will return to the roots of Broadway, celebrating songs, shows and performers that have influenced his musical journey. We spoke with Fazio about the new show.

54 Below will present multiple cabaret shows featuring Tony Award winners Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Natalie Venetia Belcon, Grammy nominee Marilyn Maye, and performers from HAMILTON, HADESTOWN, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

Tove Lo releases her sixth studio album ESTRUS, featuring focus track 'source of life,' and kicks off her ESTRUS World Tour with a Brooklyn show.

Playwright Jahnna Beecham discusses the world premiere of THE BEST HALLOWEEN EVER at Orlando Family Stage, a new adaptation of Barbara Robinson's novel co-written with her daughter Skye Hillgartner, running October 5 through November 1, 2026.

Tove Lo released her sixth studio album ESTRUS via Pretty Swede Records and Virgin Music Group. The 13-track electro-pop album explores contradictions central to her music, from euphoria to melancholy and desire to doubt.

SABATON released a new version of their 2025 hit TEMPLARS featuring POP EVIL frontman Leigh Kakaty. The bands debuted the collaboration at Louder Than Life and will tour North America together this fall.