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The GRAMMY-nominated Aizuri Quartet, continues its innovative approach to programming and performance in the 2022-23 season.

The GRAMMY-nominated Aizuri Quartet will continue its innovative approach to programming and performance in the 2022-23 season, including featured debuts at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Texas Performing Arts, and more.

After the success of her critically-acclaimed 2021 release Daddy’s Country Gold, Carper was eager to get back in the studio. With co-producers Andrija Tokic (St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Hurray For The Riff Raff) and Dennis Crouch (The Time Jumpers) behind the boards again at Tokic’s analog paradise The Bomb Shelter in Nashville.

The album features Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and the aria “Memorial de Tlatelolco” from John Adams’s El Niño – featuring London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Christian Reif. With Reif as pianist, Bullock performs “City Called Heaven” and songs by Oscar Brown, Jr., Billy Taylor, Sandy Denny, and Connie Converse.

Few artists in the history of American music have been able to stay relevant decade after decade like Tijuana Brass titan Herb Alpert. The music icon, philanthropist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee returns with his latest studio effort, Sunny Side Of The Street. The prolific musician’s new set of 11 songs features six original compositions.

Casting has been announced for the next season of the Olivier Award-winning production of Regents Park Open Air Theatre’s Jesus Christ Superstar. The tour will begin the 2022-2023 season on October 8 at the River Center for the Performing Arts in Columbus, GA and go on to play over 45 cities.

New York City Opera will present Romance in Opera on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 7pm at Wollman Rink in Central Park. Stars of the New York City Opera stage bring romance to life, with love stories as passionate as the music itself.

General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler today announced the selection of the artists for the Resident Artist Program for the 2022-2023 season.

The Infinite Sky features their longtime bassist and contributing writer Mick Mayer, pianist John Carroll Kirby (Solange, Steve Lacy), Spoon keyboardist Alex Fischel, guitarist Jackson MacIntosh (Drugdealer, Jessica Pratt), pedal-steel player Connor Gallaher (Black Lips, Calexico), and TOPS drummer Riley Fleck. Plus, check out tour dates!

Full casting has been announced for the North American tour of Disney's Aladdin. The production will feature Adi Roy (Aladdin), Marcus M. Martin (Genie), Senzel Ahmady (Jasmine), Anand Nagraj (Jafar), Aaron Choi (Iago), Sorab Wadia (Sultan), Ben Chavez (Omar), Jake Letts (Babkak), Colt Prattes (Kassim), Dwelvan David (Standby Genie, Jafar & Sultan) and J. Andrew Speas (Standby Genie, Sultan & Babkak).

Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, has released full casting for the eagerly-anticipated North American tour of Disney’s Aladdin.

Frankie and the Witch Fingers have announced an extensive run of fall 2022 headline tour dates. These new shows will pick up after the band returns from a staggering European tour, which will see them perform as direct support for the likes of Ty Segall in London and Bordeaux and more. Check out the list of upcoming tour dates now!

The third single from the album and its accompanying video, “Overrated,” which examines the emptiness of seeking viral fame. The new song follows on the heels of the already-released, euphoric “Headsweat” and cinematic “If Life Were a Movie.” Their full-length debut is the sound of a band embracing their wildest and most unpredictable impulses.

The Mountain Goats share “Mark on You,” a vengeance fantasy and the final single from their anticipated upcoming new album Bleed Out, out on Merge Records. Bleed Out, produced by Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, is a cinematic experience inspired by action movies from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab will present staged readings of MĀYĀ, a new musical, with book and music by Eric Sorrels and book and lyrics by Cheeyang Ng.

Nashville-based trio The Lone Bellow released their new single titled “Gold.” The first new release since their triumphant 2020 album Half Moon Light, “Gold” embodies an unvarnished intensity with a galvanizing look at the real-life impact of the opioid crisis. The track was recorded with their bassist Jason Pipkin and drummer Julian Dorio.

The Sphinx Organization has announced the 2023 Medal of Excellence honorees: cellist Thomas Mesa, soprano Aundi Marie Moore, and composer Joel Thompson.

Kitchen Dwellers and Daniel Donato will embark on ‘Galaxy Grass x Cosmic Country Fall Tour.’ Each packing out venues, theatres and festival performances in an upward trajectory. The 22-date tour kicks off in St. Louis, MO on October 5 and will continue throughout the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast, wrapping up on November 5 in St. Paul, MN.

Keith Urban’s “THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR” has added Tyler Hubbard, lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling, record-breaking duo Florida Georgia Line, who will join Urban’s fall lineup, that already includes 3x GRAMMY® nominee Ingrid Andress. “THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR,” brought Urban back to the road late last month after nearly four years.

The Mountain Goats share “Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome,” the anthemic new single from their highly anticipated upcoming album Bleed Out. The Mountain Goats are currently on the road on a duo tour. Dates also include a full-band US fall tour that kicks off in August, and Europe and the UK shows in the fall.

The New Faith will be released as part of Smithsonian Folkways’ African American Legacy series—co-conceived with and supported by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Conceived, written and recorded during lockdown, the album aims to envision what Black religious music would sound like in a not-so-distant future.

Select Spring Pops 2022, Tanglewood 2022, and Archival Pops and Tanglewood Programs are available for video-On-Demand viewing at BSO.ORG/NOW from June 23 through September 30 and can be viewed on the web and via Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Select Samsung Smart TVs

Dawes and Bahamas have announced a special co-headline tour. “An Evening with Dawes and Bahamas” will see them performing together for two unique live sets, with Dawes backing Bahamas and Bahamas joining Dawes for a collaborative performance. The tour begins  September 7 at Knoxville, TN’s Bijou Theatre and then travels the US through the month.

LA Opera has announced the seven performers who will be joining the company this fall as new members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program for the 2022/23 season. 

Recorded at Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, NC, the track was written by multiple members of the band each taking lead vocals on their verse filled out by the band's trademark harmonies and riveting musicianship. “Sweet Spot” marks the final recording to feature founding member lead vocalist Woody Platt before he departs.