Border/Clash 2005

THE DECEMBERISTS released a music video for "The Better Part of Bravery," an original song written for LAIKA's stop-motion film WILDWOOD, based on the novel by frontman Colin Meloy. The film and soundtrack are now available.

Third Coast Percussion and Jlin released their collaborative album VERNACULAR, featuring new works and arrangements blending acoustic percussion with electronic sounds on Rockwell Records.

SONIC TEMPLE ART + MUSIC FESTIVAL will return to Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus with nearly 150 artists across five stages, including IRON MAIDEN, BLINK-182, KORN, FAITH NO MORE, A PERFECT CIRCLE, and ALICE IN CHAINS.

Britain's leading swing orchestra DOWN FOR THE COUNT will release its Christmas album COUNT DOWN TO CHRISTMAS on November 27 ahead of a 20-date UK tour starting November 28 in Aberdeen. The album follows a successful fan-backed crowdfunding campaign.

U2 announced a world tour supporting their album CARNAVAL DE LUZ, with dates set for Mexico City, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires starting February 23, 2027, with Beck as support. Europe and North America dates are forthcoming.

Colorado post-punk and shoegaze act A SHORELINE DREAM released the album WAITING, marking two decades since their debut AVOIDING THE CONSEQUENCES. The record reflects on sacrifice and persistence in independent music.

New Jersey alt-rock duo RAISED ON CANDY released 'Red M&M,' a dark track previewing their second album PLAY MARBLES ON THE TURNPIKE, recorded and produced by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording Studio in Montclair.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Colin Best's black-and-white neo-noir thriller spawns a live mystery hunt across Los Angeles with a $25,000 prize. The game begins inside the film and extends into the city through clue-solving and in-person stages.

Pianist Kris Davis, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey will perform at Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts as part of its 2026-27 jazz programming.

Rock band SET YOUR GOALS released new single Big Couch and announced a headline tour beginning in Baltimore, with east coast dates this month and west coast shows in December featuring support from The Warriors, Restraining Order, War Is Hell, and other acts.

Theatrical costume designer and artist Beaver Bauer presents a fifty-year retrospective at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, displaying five decades of artistic work. The free exhibition runs in the Jewett Gallery and Koret Lobby.

The Canadian musical OUR LITTLE SECRET, written by and starring Noam Tomaschoff, will play at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre. Directed by Broadway's Adam Pascal, the show explores a true story about discovering more than 35 previously unknown siblings.

Japanese rock band RADWIMPS announced a new song written as the theme for the live-action film YOU, LIKE A STAR, a bestselling novel adaptation starring Ryusei Yokohama and Suzu Hirose.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.

Tangerine Records released the first vinyl pressing of Ray Charles' complete 75-minute 1964 Shrine Auditorium concert, while Lizz Wright and Kenny Banks Sr. debuted their duo album Nearness featuring standards, spirituals, and originals.

Vocalist Lizz Wright and pianist Kenny Banks Sr. released their duo album NEARNESS, an 11-track collection of jazz standards, spirituals, and original compositions. The pair will perform at City Winery in New York City.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Stephanie Alison Walker's satire ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon and featuring Caroline Neff, Katrina Lenk, and David Darrow.

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Renny Conti will release his album SPLIT SECOND via Mom + Pop and has announced North American tour dates on sale now. The album includes the single San Francisco, 2005.

Phylicia Rashad will direct August Wilson's Fences at the Mark Taper Forum. Set in segregated Pittsburgh in the 1950s, Fences depicts the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star now scraping by as a sanitation worker.

The Grammy-winning chamber ensemble will release NEW ACOUSTICA, a sequel to their 2005 album ACOUSTICA, featuring reimagined works by SOPHIE, Jlin, Lucrecia Dalt, and King Britt via Cantaloupe 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.

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden is now on Broadway! Meet the cast here.

Five Finger Death Punch released physical editions of their 10th studio album LEGACY on September 18, available in limited-edition vinyl, CD, and cassette variants. The band also premiered the official music video for the title track as they continue their 20th Anniversary World Tour through October 23.