Sound of the Underground - 2023 - West End Articles Page 6

What did our critic think of ALICE BY HEARY at Future Stars Theatre Company? It is remarkable what young people can do.  Nothing rang more true than that in the inaugural musical production for the Directors Studio division of the up and coming Future Stars Theatre Company (FSTC).

Get ready for PALLBEARER's upcoming album, Mind Burns Alive, via Nuclear Blast. Along with the album, the band drops a new video and tour. A preview of Mind Burns Alive arrives with the release of “Where The Light Fades” and its Dan Almasy-directed video.

The CUNY Dance Initiative has announced public events April through June 2024. Learn more about the lineup here!

Rising star BKTHERULA elevates her game with the release of her new album LVL5 P2. Discover how the artist reaches new heights in her musical journey with Warner Records. The album features the recently released buzzing single 'CRAYON,' which has earned over three million streams in just four weeks.

The 15-date trek kicks off Thursday, August 1 in Wisconsin and will see the “Hey Jealousy” and “Walk On the Ocean” hitmakers, respectively, take amphitheaters and theater stages across the Midwest and East Coast. Additionally, they'll be joined by special guest alternative rockers Vertical Horizon, the multi-platinum band.

A Red Orchid Theatre  has announced the cast and creative team behind the World Premiere of TURRET, written and directed by Ensemble Member Levi Holloway. 

Joined by seventeen bands handpicked by the members of DRAIN themselves, they bring together the best and brightest of modern hardcore with direct support from Terror, and joined by Angel Du$t, Scowl and End It on select dates. Special guests include Madball, Regulate, Mindforce, God's Hate and more as they make their way across the country. 

THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT joins Dead On A Sunday's Sprint Tour and upcoming festival appearances at So What?! & Louder Than Life. THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT will also perform throughout the year with stops at festivals including SO WHAT?! Music Festival in Fort Worth, TX in June and Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY in September.

The complete cast has been revealed for the American premiere of The Welkin, written by Lucy Kirkwood and directed by Sarah Benson at Atlantic Theater Company. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The jaunt will mark vocalist/guitarist AJ Rebollo (ex-ISSUES) first trek with the band as an official full-time member; he previously filled in on guitars alongside members John Boecklin (drums), Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz (lead vocals), Doc Coyle (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Kyle Konkiel (bass, backing vocals) on their winter 2023 dates.

KNOCKED LOOSE will release their new album 'You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To' in May via Pure Noise Records. Check out the lead single/video 'Blinding Faith' and details on their upcoming North American tour. Knocked Loose are currently wrapping a sold out EU/UK run and hit the road again late April on a headlining North American tour.

GRAMMY-award winning rock bands The National and The War On Drugs announced their 2024 Zen Diagram Tour across North America, marking the first time the two bands have toured together. The tour also includes a show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Special guest Lucius will be joining across all dates except Mexico City.

Discover the latest from AIDAN BISSETT with the new single 'PLANET'. The story behind the song is a reminder that inspiration often comes when you least expect it. He wrote “Planet” with Captain Cuts (Walk The Moon, Bebe Rexha), who also produced, and singer-songwriter Sophie Cates (Lauv, Flume). Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

The lineup has been announced for Seismic Dance Event's 2024 Spring Lite edition, featuring top-tier artists in the house and techno scene.

London Theatre Week is the West End’s biggest promotion, giving you the chance to see over 50 amazing award-winning musicals and stunning plays with tickets from £15, £25 or £35

Electropopped! Rise of the 80s Synthesizer will return after a sold out 2023 Fringe Season. Former Adelaide funk band, ‘Follow That Car’ now dives into synthpop history.

Sheer Mag have labored to carve out a discernibly singular position within the canon of contemporary rock - their sound is unmistakably and immediately recognizable as theirs alone. The band will also be headlining a spring tour. Sheer Mag kick off their extensive headlining North American tour in D.C. on March 29.

The countdown to the summer has begun as Assembly Festival has announced the first shows for its 2024 season. Learn more about the lineup here!

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast of Spotlight Resident Sarah Ruhl’s Orlando, adapted from Virginia Woolf’s novel and directed by Will Davis.

A luminous, thumping voyage through the arcs of modern / chronically online dating, “Control” feat. Dave Okumu charts the undulating risk vs. reward trade off when you open yourself up to someone. It also contains a prominent use of her primary instrument, the harp. The video features a series of profile vignettes of Tatyana.

Natalie Jane unveils her latest single 'Tattoos' in a new release. Learn more about the artist's new music. In the official video for “Tattoos,” Natalie spends a rainy night confronting the past as she digs through a box of things belonging to her ex. View the video, which was directed by Marissa Blaire and shot by Joseph Lee.

Elements Music & Arts Festival has announced the phase one lineup for its 2024 edition returning to Long Pond, Pennsylvania on August 9-11. Learn more about the lineup here!

Celebrating its 50th anniversary awarding recognition for Non-Equity theater, the Joseph Jefferson Awards has revealed its nominations for theater excellence among Non-Equity theater during the 2023 season.

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, a quietly galvanizing play produced and directed by Jack Serio, extends its run at Connelly Theater Upstairs. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Inis Nua Theatre Company is celebrating the company's 20th Anniversary season with the East Coast premiere of Once Upon a Bridge, written by one of Ireland’s most popular playwrights right now, Sonya Kelly.