The Cover of Life 2018

Colin Newman and Malka Spigel's duo Immersion released their new album What Is Lost Will Return via swim~ and will launch a UK tour this fall, their third in as many years.

DEATH VALLEY DREAMS has joined the Better Noise Music roster and released a cover of Chris Isaak's WICKED GAME. The band will tour this fall with The Rasmus and Saint Agnes.

Lorna Dallas, a 2020 Bistro Award recipient, will present an encore performance of her cabaret show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

Bad Wolves will donate proceeds from their heavy metal cover of “Jolene” to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, honoring the late singer who had planned to add vocals to the track.

THAO shares a new single featuring Neko Case ahead of SHOW ME, the artist's first album in six years, co-produced with Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner of TUNE-YARDS.

Chinese American Bear, the duo of Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten, released a new single and video from their album DIM SUM & THEN SOME, out via Moshi Moshi Records.

Colin Newman and Malka Spigel's Immersion released the title track and video from their new album WHAT IS LOST WILL RETURN, due September 4, and announced a fall UK tour.

Saxophonist and composer Kevin Sun has released the single CHANSON, featuring Christian Li, Walter Stinson, and Kayvon Gordon, ahead of the upcoming album KEVIN SUN, II.

OH HE DEAD will release its new album VERTIGO on September 25 via Wally Baba Records, followed by a U.S. tour opening October 9 at The Lititz Shirt Factory in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

Jordan Davis released a new single titled MESS, exploring the pull of a relationship he knows will hurt him again, following his album Learn The Hard Way.

Recording artist and social media star Anthony Gargiula will make his Broadway debut in & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre this September. Gargiula is best known for his viral “Kitchen Singing Series” on social media.

Grammy-nominated duo DOMi & JD BECK will bring the WHO ASKED? Tour to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, following the release of their sophomore album.

Inon Barnatan became music director of La Jolla Music Society’s annual SummerFest chamber-music festival in 2018. This year, on its 40th anniversary, the celebration’s theme is “Making History.” More than 100 artists are participating in a month of 21 adventurous concerts. Born in Tel Aviv, the pianist began playing on his own at the age of three. Half a year later his parents realized he had perfect pitch and was likely to respond well to lessons. From his youthful point of view, it probably didn’t hurt that his first teacher rewarded him with chocolates. As he progressed, he studied at Tel Aviv University before moving to London at the age of 16 to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Maria Curcio, a student of Artur Schnabel. The late Leon Fleisher was also an influential teacher and mentor. The versatile musician, “One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (The New York Times) performs with the world’s finest orchestras and in recitals of solo and chamber music.  His most recent recording is a set of Brahms Cello Sonatas with Alisa Weilerstein. I met with Barnatan via Zoom to discuss the festival, how he approached its programming, and his career as a soloist.

Sunny Hill, the Kosovo festival founded by Dua Lipa, will conclude its run in Prishtina with a sold-out final night featuring Martin Garrix, who returns eight years after headlining its first edition.

Downes Braide Association will release its sixth studio album via Cherry Red Records, with Geoff Downes and Chris Braide describing the project as a journey from darkness into light.

DMA'S will perform a series of acoustic in-store shows at UK record stores to mark the release of their self-titled fifth album, with stops including Kingston, Manchester, and Leeds.

For nine years, the Kindling Arts Festival has been bringing audiences together by giving local artists the chance to display their creativity. From July 23rd to the 26th this year, over one hundred and fifty local artists got to perform twenty-two shows spread across eight venues in Nashville.

Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produced. This vibrant and humanely grounded new production of the 2018 jukebox musical—featuring music from Alanis Morissette—continues performances in Anaheim Hills through August 9, 2026.

With artificial intelligence doing its best to inveigle its way into the arts, there’s no better antidote than a late night Prom showcasing some of the best loved songs from the late Renaissance and Baroque eras. Thomas Dunford’s Jupiter Ensemble was formed in 2018, and could not be more well placed to bring these compositions to life, as they are committed to performing both rarities and well-known numbers from across the breadth of history. Full of enthusiasm and with lute in hand, Dunford quickly established himself as our musical guide for the evening.

Sacramento dream pop band Soft Science released 'Understand,' the second single from their upcoming fifth album 'Sand,' via Shelflife Records in North America and Spinout Nuggets in the UK.

Former Merrymakers frontman David Myhr announced pre-orders for his third solo LP, EVERYTHING IS ALL ABOUT YOU, along with the album artwork and complete track listing.

Ancram Center for the Arts will hold its second annual Summer Bash at The Farm at Pond Lily in Elizaville, NY, featuring a performance by THE BENGSONS and emceed by Rena Sofer and Danielle Skraastad.

Now running at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre is A Walk on the Moon. Inspired by the acclaimed 1999 film, A Walk on the Moon is directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller and features a book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, music and lyrics by Tony Award and Grammy Award nominee AnnMarie Milazzo, and choreography by Josh Prince. In this interview, Talia Suskauer, who plays 'Pearl', reflects on the rehearsal process and the journey of the new musical so far.

New York, please look after this bear. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the record-breaking, smash hit, seven-time Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical  PADDINGTON The Musical will begin performances Tuesday, March 30, 2027 and officially open Sunday, April 18, 2027  at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! All eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.