New York Rock 1994

HEAVENS TO BETSY announced a North American fall tour and the release of BABY'S GONE, the band's first project since 1994, out via Kill Rock Stars. A video for 'seek and hide' features archival footage from the group's 1991 debut show.

Post-hardcore art rock pioneers SHUDDER TO THINK released a video for 'Release the Ball,' a track from their WHO SENT YOU EP via Dischord Records, their first project in nearly three decades.

All Roads Theatre Company will present its third annual gala at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, featuring 50 Broadway performers and an 18-piece orchestra.

SIMPLE PLAN announced 14 Canadian dates for 2027, marking the band's first headlining tour in the country in a decade. YELLOWCARD and BOWLING FOR SOUP will join as special guests, with MARIANAS TRENCH appearing on select dates. General onsale begins October 9.

Michelle Branch surprised Los Angeles fans by welcoming Lisa Loeb to perform the 1994 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" during a sold-out stop on her EVERYWHERE AND BACK AGAIN tour at The Wiltern.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

Rock band SPONGE released their final studio album RECUERDA TU MUERTE, which includes the new single Self Inflicted Loss. The group is touring with CANDLEBOX.

Beat Street, the Broadway-bound musical based on the 1984 film, has assembled its principal creative team, joining the previously announced GRAMMY Award-winner Nas.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Islandia Music Records released the third volume in the WEATHER SYSTEMS series from percussionist Steven Schick. The album features compositions exploring themes of time and temporal experience.

When you go to a show and find out that an understudy is going on for one of the leading roles, you may actually be seeing a future Tony Award winner in the making.

The 3x GRAMMY-nominated vocalist will perform two nights at the Rose Theater with special guest Cyndi Lauper, featuring longtime collaborators in a program shaped by Russell's influential jazz career.

SPONGE will release its final studio album Recuerda Tu Muerte and tour with Candlebox. The band has unveiled new single Self Inflicted Loss.

HEAVENS TO BETSY, featuring Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney, announced the single 'my secret' and the album BABY'S GONE via Kill Rock Stars. The project marks the band's first release since 1994.

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

Post-hardcore pioneers SHUDDER TO THINK release their first new project in nearly three decades, WHO SENT YOU, via Dischord Records, accompanied by tour dates in Philadelphia, New York City, and Los Angeles.

New York psychedelic rock ensemble Tadpoles issued a remix EP offering a re-envisioned take on their 2025 release that marked the band's return after a 21-year hiatus.

Andrea Bocelli announced U.S. dates for his 2027 ROMANZA 30th Anniversary World Tour, celebrating his 1997 breakthrough album. The nine-show tour will begin at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on January 29 and conclude with two performances at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL on February 12 and 13, conducted by Steven Mercurio.

Post-hardcore pioneers Shudder to Think released their first project in nearly three decades via Dischord Records on September 11. The band shared a cover of Depeche Mode's "Something To Do" ahead of fall tour dates in Philadelphia, New York City, and Los Angeles.

Ivy Crest Theatre Co. has just announced its production of the No Vacancy Series. No Vacancy is a collection of 3 one act plays set in motels throughout the last 50 years. Cabin 12 by John Bishop from the 70s, Motel Story by Alexandra Vassilaros in the 90s and Here Comes the Drone by Arlene Hutton from the 2010’s. A mix of drama and comedy the plays all deal with themes around connection, isolation and identity. Performances of the No Vacancy Series begin Thursday, September 10 for a limited run through September 13 at Urban Stages (259 West 30th Street).

CABARET VOLTAIRE will begin the second leg of its final North American tour September 11 at Dallas's Granada Theater, with I Speak Machine supporting and Tara Busch standing in for Chris Watson.

Tracy Bonham will reimagine her debut album THE BURDENS OF BEING UPRIGHT with new album LIFT, featuring reworked versions of tracks including a new take on THE ONE and bonus songs.

Black Box Studios will present two September concerts at Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, NJ, featuring guitarist Gary Lucas with GODS AND MONSTERS, plus jazz acts ULTRABLUE and STIX BONES.

A forthcoming hardcover from Sumerian Publishing and Punk Life Naomi will collect the music photography of Naomi Petersen, marking her first solo published collection.

Rebecca Chace's new play, about an advance-obituary writer confronting a college president with a gun and a grievance, will run at Theater for the New City in a dystopian near-future setting.