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The Carmel International Art Festival will take over Carmel's Arts & Design District with visual artists, vendors, and performances on two stages across a fall weekend.

Memphis pop artist Joy Brown released her new single, BENDER, a track exploring the urge to outrun heartbreak and uncertainty through one more night out.

Saxophonist Enzo Favata will release RITORNARE, his debut ECM recording with the ATLANTICO quintet, blending Mediterranean, Latin American and African musical influences.

ANTI- Records will release a new vinyl edition of Tom Waits' 1976 album SMALL CHANGE, marking the record's fiftieth anniversary with tracks including Tom Traubert's Blues and Step Right Up.

Response Theatre Company's five-star dance show, inspired by a 90s college dorm night, will make its Edinburgh Fringe debut following sold-out London runs.

Historic Hudson Valley's Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, will host 'Tavern Nights at The Ferry House at Van Cortlandt Manor,' an immersive evening combining live music, tavern games, trivia, and a full dining experience.

I had the privilege to chat with Richard Gibson, who leads Valley Opera as the Founder, President, and General Director. Richard led me through the history and exciting journey of Valley Opera to where they are now as an organization. He gave me a bird's eye view of the fantastic projects that the company is preparing for their upcoming season. Most importantly, Richard showed me the purpose for Valley Opera and the mission they strive to accomplish daily. Read our conversation below. Photos: Azula Raun. Website: valleyopera.org

Speakerphone Productions is set to present an original musical comedy, Under the Influence by The Gilbert Twins and Shona Maule which runs at Underbelly Bristo Square (Dairy Room) at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe

THE RE:BORN CHASING DISCOTHEQUE LIVE, a dance and live entertainment production starring Keita Richard Kusama and fully produced, directed, and choreographed by Tomoyuki Yara, will run at THE GLOBE TOKYO from October 28 to October 30, 2026.

The touring production of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB will make its South Florida premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center, accompanied by a free week of Cuban music and cultural programming.

A NICE INDIAN BOY is one of the most fun romantic comedies that I have seen in years. It is such a nice surprise, and it really captures the heart of the team putting it on!

Jazz vocalist Amber Weekes has released her fifth album, TO OSCAR WITH LOVE, featuring twelve songs by Oscar Brown, Jr., ahead of his birth centenary.

London-based pianist Jamie Safir released the title track from his debut album MOMENTISM via Chill Tone Records, featuring Conor Chaplin, Luke Tomlinson and Iain Ballamy.

SFJAZZ will open its 2026-27 season with a September lineup marking centennials for Ray Brown, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, featuring Christian McBride, Nduduzo Makhathini, and Paul Cornish.

Organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and drummer Bill Stewart have released a new jazz album, Rhombus, with Goldings, Bernstein, and Stewart drawing inspiration from some of the most revered composers in jazz history.

Wendy Bevan released the single and video for "Fragile Times," the second track from her upcoming album ALONE WITH THE UNKNOWN, produced by Nick Rhodes of DURAN DURAN.

Cimarron 615's third album includes a tribute to late Poco co-founder Rusty Young, written by bandmate Michael Webb and featuring pedal steel by Mike Daly.

Laura Cortese announced her first studio album in six years, Lucky Water, arriving October 9 on Compass Records, and released the single Face the Rain along with North American tour dates.

Ashe released her new single and video for STOP THE WEDDING!, her debut Atlantic Records track, ahead of a summer tour supporting Benson Boone with stops in Denver, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Brett Young released an expanded Platinum Edition of his self-titled debut album via Blue Highway Records, now certified 2X Platinum by the RIAA and featuring nine bonus tracks.

Melbourne-based Americana band FINN has released its tenth studio album, Control, an 11-track collection exploring uncertainty, faith and connection, recorded at Woodstock Studios.

Susannah Joffe released the single END OF THE WORLD via Broke Records ahead of her debut album DUST SETTLES AND SO WILL I, out September 25, and a fall tour supporting Paris Paloma.

The Castellows recorded a new version of Addicted with the late Dan Seals, marking the final single ahead of a tribute album celebrating his music.

Jamaican dancehall artist Malie Donn released a new single, HOLIDAY, through VP Records, offering a preview of his upcoming debut studio album, THE GOLDEN CHILD.

Tyler Lyle, co-founder of THE MIDNIGHT, has released his first solo single in seven years, titled PONDICHERRY, marking a return to solo output for the Atlanta-based singer-songwriter.