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Amy Kolling is the Senior Director of Artistic and Production for Carolina Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, she curates a multi-disciplinary performance series, and engages artists from around the world in teaching, research, and creation. She played a lead role in developing CPA’s first festival, All. Together. Now., and its newest venue, CURRENT ArtSpace and Studio. I had the great pleasure of speaking to her about a lot of this and more.

Minneapolis band PORCH LIGHT will release its debut album HUSH on September 18, 2026, via Mom + Pop, kicking off a North American tour September 22 in Dallas with stops at The Troubadour and Bowery Ballroom.

Indie psych pop quartet Driveway Ceiling will release its debut album on vinyl and Special Edition CD through Independent Project Records, following an earlier digital-only release.

Fontaines D.C. announced their fifth studio album, DOPAMINE CHAMBER, produced by James Ford and released via XL Recordings, alongside lead single "Marianne."

The Joffrey Ballet will open its season with the Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's LILIOM, performed at the Lyric Opera House with a live 16-piece jazz band and orchestra.

The New York-based vocalist's upcoming album, out 11/13, is textured, theatrical and emotionally open. Read a conversation with the artist about SOMETHING'S COMING and hear a recently-released single from the album

Shadowbox Live! is no exception. Beginning in late August, the theatre troupe will offer two “spooky” shows, SCREAMERS and SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, a tribute show to the music and magic of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath.

The Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre answered that question with an evening overflowing with nostalgia, laughter, and plenty of love for one of musical theatre’s most enduringly strange creations.

“Do you believe in a life after birth?” Sunday morning was no ordinary Prom, as Martin Fröst and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra delved into the idea of exploring the DNA of Beethoven via new interpretations of works by the likes of Handel and Rambeau, as well as the world première BBC co-commission “HELIX” by Jacob Mühlrad. The overarching theme in all of the pieces performed was dance, so fittingly the audience at the Royal Albert Hall was also treated to an extended interpretative dance sequence in the first half of the concert.

First performed at Les Invalides in Paris in 1837, Hector Berlioz’s Requiem (“Grande messe des morts”) is music and spectacle on a grand scale. Originally written for 450 performers, this Prom saw roughly 400 musicians and singers gather across the Royal Albert Hall stage and Choir Stalls sections to perform this epic piece; this total included roughly 250 singers, four brass ensembles, 20 timpani, and a full orchestra - plus tenor soloist Julien Henric joined the other performers for the ninth movement. Who better to oversee such a task than the London Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor, Antonio Pappano?

What did our critic think of GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES at Keegan Theatre?

Ed Gaughan is extremely good at accents. So good that it’s five minutes or so into the show before anyone realises his native accent is not, in fact, Irish.

This production of The Taming of the Shrew at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg is highly creative and successfully makes this classic piece accessible to modern audiences.

The stage adaptation of Jawbreaker The Musical written by Darren Stein (the creator of the original film), is an electrifying, high-gloss teen thriller with music composed by Jeffrey Thomson and lyrics by Jordan Mann. The propulsive, pop-concert-style score blends Lady Gaga-style synth-pop tracks with melodic ballads, and is directed by Matt DiCarlo with choreography by Jay Jackson. I spoke with Darren Stein and Matt Di Carlo about the upcoming Los Angeles workshop performances at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Los Angeles, which marks the production's next chapter, designed to generate industry momentum toward a future Off-Broadway or London run.

What happens when innovation moves faster than our ability to understand its consequences?

What did our critic think of THE WOODSMAN at Barbershop Theatre?

Bassist and composer Emma Dayhuff will release her second album as a leader, drawing on her Montana upbringing and Chicago music roots, via Division 81 Records.

Country-pop trio Just Jayne released their debut EP, JAYNE, featuring seven tracks and collaborations with songwriters including Meghan Trainor and Sasha Alex Sloan.

Nashville trio Just Jayne released their debut EP Jayne, featuring collaborations with songwriters including Meghan Trainor, Kid Harpoon and Sasha Alex Sloan.

Austin FC supporters groups Austin Anthem and the Fighting Leslies launched a raffle of hand-painted figures honoring Leslie Cochran, with all proceeds benefiting Equality Texas.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company will present a season of firsts in Memphis, including Love's Labor's Lost, a new Christmas cabaret, The Great Gatsby, a new play festival, and more.

Country-pop artist Sam Paige released her debut full-length album I AM SAM, featuring nine tracks exploring anxiety, identity, and self-acceptance.

Orville Peck released the single ALREADY GONE, a track from his upcoming album MULE that depicts his entry into rehab as part of a broader story of addiction and recovery.

The mise en scène is mesmerising. Little marionettes, Russian dolls, vintage tchotchkes of questionable provenance become his companions. Pervaded by childhood wonder, we join Georges as he flees from his troubles and meets a collection of kooky characters, ending up in various absurd situations. Aided only by a live-feed camera, Phillips delivers an imaginative and inventive piece of theatre with immense storytelling power.

The Houston/Austin indie rock collective released the title track and music video from an upcoming album originally recorded before the band's 2006 breakup.