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ACME, American Contemporary Music Ensemble, will perform three concerts at this year's Big Ears Festival, on March 23 and 24, 2017, celebrating their new album, Thrive on Routine, released in February on Sono Luminus, as well as collaborating with Icelandic composer and performer Johann Johannsson, Denmark's Theatre of Voices, and Blonde Redhead.

In Reykjavík's close-knit artistic community, the contemporary music scene is indistinguishable from the rock, pop, and electronic music scenes. A hallmark of our season is the Reykjavík Festival, curated by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Daníel Bjarnason, which will highlight the creativity thriving in Iceland's capital. Passing seamlessly across a wide spectrum of music, the festival encompasses Green Umbrella, World Music, Toyota Symphonies for Youth programs, orchestral concerts with Salonen, popular music and interdisciplinary partnerships, visual and installation art, lectures and film.

On Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 7pm, National Sawdust (80 N 6th St.) will present a concert of the music of composer-vocalist Lisa Bielawa, performed by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) with Bielawa as vocal soloist.

Live @ Benaroya Hall announces an exciting roster of spring performances for 2017 featuring artists and musicians from around the world. Additional shows will be announced in the coming months. Tickets for all the concerts listed above are on sale now, prices vary. Visitwww.benaroyahall.org or call (206) 215-4747. The Benaroya Hall Ticket Office is on the corner of Third Avenue and Union Street. Ticket Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Phone interviews and in-person appearances (when the touring schedule allows) are available by contacting Jennifer Rice at the number listed above. Details on the individual concerts listed below.

The Phoenix Theatre and the Indianapolis JCC will present a special partnership performance of An Act of God, by David Javerbaum. This divine comedy travels from the Phoenix Theatre to the JCC for one night only, March 7, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Unveiling its second phase lineup, Secret Solstice Festival is proud to announce some of the biggest names to ever perform in Iceland including the nation's biggest hip-hop announcement ever.

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) honors John Adams's 70th birthday in a special three-weekend celebration of his music, February 10-25.

A ground-breaking series of festivals will see world class theatre, comedy, music and dance performed in the heart of Hull's neighbourhoods alongside local talent as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

Cool For Summer Festival is heating up with the announcement of Nash Grier's additional solo headliner shows in Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide & Auckland! He'll be bringing a troupe of friends along for the ride, including Hayes Grier, Mahogany LOX, Alec Bailey & Wesley Stromberg PLUS special guests Tyde Levi, Tana Mongeau, Tom Jay Williams and Take Two.

The Phoenix Theatre and the Indianapolis JCC will present a special partnership performance of An Act of God, by David Javerbaum. This divine comedy travels from the Phoenix Theatre to the JCC for one night only, March 7, 2017 at 7 p.m.

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) honors John Adams's 70th birthday in a special three-weekend celebration of his music, February 10-25.

The smash-hit John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production of Shear Madness, the uproarious whodunit that holds the Guinness world record as the longest-running play in America, resumes performances tonight, January 31, in the Kennedy Center Theater Lab, following a brief hiatus.

Two weeks today, Lost Watch, the pioneering international theatre company behind Goodstock - which rocked the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe with its unflinching, truthful and unapologetically humorous account of what it's like to be genetically susceptible to breast cancer -return to New Diorama Theatre this February to bring one of World War Two's most extraordinary stories to the stage in a brand new show: Flew The Coop.

I See You, the long awaited third album from The xx, is out today on Young Turks. Stream and download it here.

The xx today announce details of their highly anticipated third album. Titled I See You, the ten song album will be released on January 13, 2017 via Young Turks.

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) honors John Adams's 70th birthday in a special three-weekend celebration of his music, February 10-25.

Lost Watch, the pioneering international theatre company behind Goodstock - which rocked the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe with its unflinching, truthful and unapologetically humorous account of what it's like to be genetically susceptible to breast cancer - return to New Diorama Theatre this February to bring one of World War Two's most extraordinary stories to the stage in a brand new show: Flew The Coop.

Indie noise rock duo Sleigh Bells will launch a tour in Europe beginning in 2017 before heading across the U.S. in March.

A ground-breaking series of festivals will see world class theatre, comedy, music and dance performed in the heart of Hull's neighbourhoods alongside local talent as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

This week [14-16 Dec] five young people from Hull will travel to Aarhus in Denmark to take part in a cultural exchange as part of 2097: We Made Ourselves Over, an ambitious international collaboration with Hull UK City of Culture 2017 and Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture.

Iceland's largest music festival Secret Solstice has been making waves since its first edition in 2014, with a concept that several media outlets have dubbed it “the world's most unique music festival.” And now they've lifted the lid on their initial lineup announcement for their 4th edition in 2017, taking place in the capital city Reykjavik on June 16-18, 2017 during the epic summer solstice featuring 72 hours of sunlight.

The xx today release their video for “On Hold,” the first single from the trio's highly anticipated third album I See You.

The xx performed on “Saturday Night Live” this past Saturday, November 19. Watch the television performance debut of their new single “On Hold”

Come see the wonderful cast perform this curiously relevant play tonight!

In the spirit of the political season, on Monday, November 21st, Scandinavian American Theater Company is presenting an Icelandic play about women's rights and gender politics: KARMA FOR BIRDS by Kristin Eiriksdottir (Iceland) and Kari Ósk Gretudottir (Iceland), with translator Salka Gudmundsdottir (Iceland) and director Christoffer Berdal Denmark).