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Arooj Aftab is set to release Night Reign, the follow up to her critically acclaimed album Vulture Prince, on May 31, 2024. Ahead of the release, she shares “Raat Ki Rani,” the album’s debut single and a music video helmed by actress Tessa Thompson (in her directorial debut) and produced by Kishori Rajan, who heads Thompson’s production company Viva Maude. Listen to the song here!

For two weekends (Thursday through Saturday May 2-4, and Thursday through Saturday May 9-11, at 7:30 PM nightly), the Red Sandcastle Theatre will welcome Toronto-based international touring funny man Tony Molesworth for a two weekend (six night) run of his one-man comedy and banjo shtick show titled 'BANJOKER'.

Catch singer-songwriter Mark Newman's live performances this Spring 2024 across Long Island and the Northeast. Mark Newman is a well traveled and in demand professional whose musical prowess has taken him around the world several times over; working alongside soul, blues, and rock greats of our time including John Oates (Hall & Oates), and more.

Celebrate Cain's Ballroom's centennial with the release of Cain's Centennial Ale, a collaboration with Marshall Brewing Company, and a free concert featuring Grammy-nominated artist John Fullbright on March 31.

The Ravinia Festival has revealed its complete 2024 summer lineup. Among this year's Broadway names taking the stage at The Ravinia Festival are Ben Platt, Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, Michael Feinstein, and more! Learn more about the full lineup here!

Tickets are exclusively on sale for the Young Vic Theatre's new season! Learn more about the season lineup and find out how to get tickets here!

Singer-songwriter and America's Got Talent champion Michael Grimm is bringing his soulfully-cool sounds to Club Madrid at Sunset Station. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A short-lived yet highly influential quartet, composed of Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar), Nick Lowe (vocals, bass guitar), Billy Bremner (vocals, guitar) and Terry Williams (drums), Rockpile played together throughout the 1970s, and the original 1980 release of Seconds of Pleasure was the only time the band was able to capture their magic on tape.

With a catalog that spans numerous singles and EPs that exemplify their ability to craft energetic and emotional power-pop songs, Winnetka Bowling League are kicking off 2024 with the release of a new single “Sha La La” via Local Weather/ MDDN Records. 

Diane Warren will be honored with the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala in New York City on June 13, 2024. Other notable inductees include Hillary Lindsey, Timbaland, and R.E.M. The award reflects whose body of work upholds the gold standard set by the legendary Johnny Mercer.

Melissa Errico will release a new Sondheim album, 'Sondheim in the City,' on February 16. She will also offer a 10-performance residency at Birdland Jazz Feb 14-18, titled “A Manhattan Valentine”. Learn more about the album and residency here!

Trailblazing Women of Country: A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly and Preservation Hall Jazz Band are coming to the Harris Center for the Arts. Check out the press release for more details.

Recorded between Los Angeles, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Nashville, The Art of Getting Through is the most ambitious artistic statement yet from an artist who is always challenging herself to push beyond her boundaries, an album about shouldering the weight of life's baggage and powering forward. Watch the video!

The album will feature a collection of live performances from various artists captured during Mountain Stage tapings over the past four decades, including Rhiannon Giddens, Margo Price, John Prine, Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers, and Birds of Chicago featuring Allison Russell among many others.

Kwame Kwei-Armah has announced his final season at the Young Vic Theatre. His final production as Young Vic Artistic Director will be the world premiere of A Face in the Crowd, a new production based on the classic ‘50s Hollywood film, with music and lyrics by Elvis Costello and book by Sarah Ruhl. Learn more here!

Kicking off on Thursday, May 23 at XL Live in Harrisburg, PA, Turner's Undefeated Tour will feature his long-standing band The Sleeping Souls and hit markets across the south, midwest, west coast and east coast. The tour will feature support from Amigo the Devil, Bridge City Sinners and Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman in select markets.

Stephanie J. Block in an all-new concert – songs by Jule Styne, James Taylor & more!

Nevin Steinberg, the award-winning sound designer for such Broadway shows as Hamilton (2015), Sweeney Todd (2023), and Hadestown (2019), will become the President of the Board of Trustees of Town Hall.

That willingness to confront pays off handsomely on Rumble Strip, which combines Leventhal's distinctive, lyrical guitar work, full-band productions with and without vocals, solo guitar pieces that draw on Leventhal's love for classical music and Anglican hymns, and humid blasts of Southern soul, country twang, and improvisation. 

Mark Newman with Roy Blumenfeld (Drummer from The Blues Project) will be performing live in NYC and California. Catch them at El Verano Inn in California on Jan 19 and The Saloon in San Francisco on Jan 20. They will also be performing at The Bitter End in NYC on Jan 15, 2024. Don't miss this opportunity to see these talented musicians in action.