Twenty One Pilots Share New Song & Official Music Video 'Backslide'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 25, 2024
GRAMMY® Award winning duo Twenty One Pilots have shared “Backslide,” the third new song to be released from their highly anticipated forthcoming album, Clancy, which will arrive May 24th via Fueled By Ramen. Available now on all streaming platforms, “Backslide” is joined by an official music video directed by the band’s own Josh Dun. Listen to the song here!
Les Savy Fav Share 'World Got Great' Single; Will Play Pitchfork Fest+US/UK/EU Shows
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 24, 2024
Les Savy Fav returns to share their next single from upcoming LP OUI, LSF, due out May 10th. “World Got Great” is a guitar-driven anthem, that comes paired with a delightfully animated music video. The track is sing-along inducing, and the video, directed by Emmy-award winning Jimbo Matison, leaves you smiling, because who but Les Savy Fav would defeat world-ending monsters with tickle fights and flower power?
Review: A CELEBRATION OF TONY BENNETT Was a Starry Night at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Rob Lester - Apr 23, 2024
This year's Jazz at Lincoln Center gala featured a host of star-studded performers including Kristin Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters, Josh Groban, and many more. A small sample of the hundreds of songs superstar Tony Bennett recorded and sang in concerts sparkled in this one-night-only concert on April 17th.
Video: The Inspector Cluzo Share “The Outsider” Animated Music Video
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2024
Gascony, France-based blues-rock duo The Inspector Cluzo has released the artfully drawn official music video for “The Outsider” from their acclaimed HORIZON LP. The video extends and fleshes out the original track into a mini-movie of rugged blues rock motifs. The Inspector Cluzo says, “‘The Outsider’ is our favorite song to play live. It always brings big momentum to the performance...' Watch the video here!
Meet the Cast of ILLINOISE, Beginning Performances Today on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2024
Previews begin tonight, April 24, for Illinoise, the theatrical adaptation of Grammy- and Oscar-nominated Sufjan Stevens’ concept album Illinois. Performances will continue through August 10 at the St. James Theatre. Meet the cast of Illinoise here!
Laibach Share Two Track Single 'Opus Dei Live 1987-1989 PT. 1'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2024
LAIBACH has released a new two-track single, “Opus Dei Live 1987 - 1989 pt.1”, featuring two unreleased live recordings: “Leben heisst Leben (Opus Dei)” Live from London, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1987 and “F.I.A.T. (Let It Be)” Live from Paris, Espace Ornano, 1992. Both tracks are from the expanded edition of their 1987 album, Opus Dei, which is set to be released digitally on Mute on May 10, 2024. Listen to the tracks here!
Industry Pro Newsletter: New Study Looks to the Preparedness of Arts Orgs to Face Future Challenges
by Alex Freeman - Apr 8, 2024
In a sign of an industry on the rebound, Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles is getting ready to announce a return of programming at the Mark Taper Forum, where production was paused last year while the organization went through a budget crunch. Additionally, following the casting of a Black actress in the role of Juliet, an upcoming West End production of Romeo and Juliet from the Jamie Lloyd Company started dealing with racist backlash online - we’ll show you how the company responded.
Cage The Elephant Share New Song “Good Time”
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2024
Cage The Elephant, the GRAMMY® Award winning rock band share their new single “Good Time,” off their forthcoming album Neon Pill (May 17, RCA Records).
New Music FUSONG To Have Private Industry Reading This Month In NYC
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2024
Lawrence Walker will present a developmental reading of Fusong, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson and music by Cecilia Lin. Based on the novel, The Lost Daughter of Happiness, by acclaimed Chinese novelist and screenwriter Geling Yan, Fusong is directed and conceived by Gabriel Barre.
Jack Wolfe and Richard Southgate Join SPRING AWAKENING Concert
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024
Final casting has been announced and additional tickets have been released for the 15th Anniversary reunion concert of the original West End production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning musical SPRING AWAKENING, based on the play by Frank Wedekind.