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Babebee share their latest two-song single “dreamZzz” that expands upon their convention-breaking approach to music. The original track is driven by a rhythmic bassline accented by trip hop elements with celestial synths and computerized tones sprinkled throughout the glossy production. Watch the video now!

Indie-Americana vocal band The Close have released their new single and music video, 'Coming to Break Your Heart.' Composed of Shannon Walker, Lori J Rowton, and James McKinney, The Close is a vocal band blending Americana, contemporary folk, roots, and country, all infused with a great pop sensibility.

The song is fittingly clubby, driven by a shuffling downtempo groove that supports warm synth pads and wiry leads. Where the band’s previous single, “New York,” was energetic and flashy, “Crash” is more reflective and nuanced. It highlights the stylistic range that underlines Sextile’s new album Push. Listen to the single now!

The Chocolate Factory Theater has announced its 19th season of performances - the third at its new permanent facility - featuring 12 Commissioned Premieres, 1 Supported Creative Residency (with several others TBA), new work by The Chocolate Factory's Co-Founder / Artistic Director, and partnerships with Abrons Arts Center, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, On the Boards, Villa Albertine, and EMPAC.

Following the release of the EP's first single 'i wish' (which debuted at #14 on the sub-modern chart with support from KCRW and more), dayaway returned with a new single entitled 'a brief dream of sun,' alongside an accompanying lyric video. As of this week, the track has been received with much praise.

Pulling from surf-rock and indie-pop influences, “life goes by” is a quintessential summer track. Light and airy guitars and lead singer Dawson Daugherty’s vocals all intertwine to perfectly capture the feeling of soaking up the sun on an easy, laid-back summer day. The vibrant accompanying music video depicts just that.

TIME has released the latest episode of its podcast Person of the Week, featuring a sit-down interview with Playwright James Ijames. He discusses everything from theater to his experience growing up in the South, to how his work explores 21st-century masculinity. 

The first Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by legendary Ossie Davis will officially open in September. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Amber Iman, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Annie Golden and more will be featured in Williamstown Theatre Festival's Fridays@3 reading series.

Babebee (they/them) announces their signing to Epitaph Records. Babebee - pronounced “baby” - is the musical moniker of the elusive, 21-year-old Korean American artist. They are inspired by similarly eclectic and genre-bending artists like Imogen Heap, Björk, The xx, Frank Ocean, SOPHIE, FKA twigs, Blood Orange, underscores, and more.

Izzy Mahoubi has released her cover of Joni Mitchell’s track “Big Yellow Taxi” featuring Sydney Sprague, out now via Rude Records. The cover is part of the upcoming Rude Records project, Changing Tides, through the label’s charitable arm Rude Cares. Rude Records' charity branch is dedicated to fighting poverty, inequality and discrimination.

Listen to Dave Harris’ Freedom Freedom Freedom Et Cetera presented by Playwrights Horizons.

Indie dynamo Windser (neé Jordan Topf) has just released his Panoramic Sessions EP, an acoustic version of his EP. The Panoramic Sessions EP was recorded in Northern California’s Panoramic House Studios. Located in Stinson Beach, The Panoramic House is a landmark built in the 1960s by a local school teacher, Ron Crandall, and his family.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has announced the complete principal casts, creative teams, and events planned for the previously announced summer season.

With 'Chastity,' Pussy Riot and Alice Glass wield Boys Noize's racing techno-NRG as a weapon of mass domination. The femme-fatale vocalists take turns drenching the Berlin producer's dark adrenaline with syrupy acid – and while it's an undeniable peak-time rush, a closer listen to the lyrics reveal disturbing new details.

Prolific multihyphenate Robert Bannon is all about play for Pride. And he has the playlist to prove it.

The smash-hit play The Shark is Broken will make waves on Broadway this summer after critically acclaimed runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and on London's West End.

Indie dynamo Windser (neé Jordan Topf) released his EP Where the Redwoods Meet the Sea on Bright Antenna last October. The Panoramic Sessions EP was recorded in Northern California’s Panoramic House Studios. Located in Stinson Beach, The Panoramic House is a landmark built in the 1960s by a local school teacher, Ron Crandall, and his family.

The World Premiere of ALI will be presented in Ali's hometown of Louisville, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Fall 2024. Learn more about the show here!

​​​​​​​The Realm Company, founded by bicoastal dancer, choreographer, singer, and actor Chasen Greenwood, presents Synergetic, at Stomping Ground LA, for a one night only event on April 15th with original music, DJ, champagne, and an evening of performances by multiple choreographers.

Fat Ham begins previews tonight, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and will officially open on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the American Airlines Theatre. This is a 14-week limited engagement through Sunday, June 25, 2023.

The full cast and design team has been announced for the Broadway production of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Fat Ham by James Ijames. See who is starring in the show, how to purchase tickets and more!

Angels in Science Fiction will release their new album from St. Paul & The Broken Bones. The record’s first single, “Sea Star,” is out now with an accompanying video, an homage to the band’s home state of Alabama that introduces the album’s themes—life and death, beauty and truth—directed by Gus Black.

Multi-platinum GRAMMY® nominated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JP Saxe releases his latest collaboration, “Moderación (con Camilo)” via Arista Records. The new track features five-time Latin GRAMMY® winner and three-time GRAMMY® nominated Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer, Camilo.

Aurea Ensemble is reprising its 2022 program, Eating Poetry, a performance of music and poetry on Sunday, January 29, 2023, 4:00pm.