![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - March 11, 2020 Storytelling is something of a Texas tradition. Tall hats and even taller tales are woven into the fabric of The Lone Star State, and Waco native, now Nashville-based songwriter Jarrod Dickenson, can spin a yarn with the best of them. Known for his soulful vocals and ability to blend a variety of in... ![]() by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2021 Richard Wesley’s 'Black Terror' is co-produced by WACO Theater Center, which is based out of Los Angeles’ North Hollywood neighborhood. The production will be directed by WACO’s Co-Artistic Director, Richard Lawson, and will live-stream online this summer.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - July 02, 2020 National Sawdust's physical doors are still closed but, thanks to a generous grant from the Alphadyne Foundation, the mission of providing artists the resources and support they need to create and present new work continues with the Digital Discovery Festival, featuring over 100 artists from May thr... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2020 WACO Theater Center, Los Angeles's premiere non-profit gallery and cultural center, announced it will host a Virtual Celebration to raise funds for its programs and families impacted by COVID-19. ... ![]() by Abigail Charpentier - September 11, 2019 Wynonna & The Big Noise are releasing their first song since signing to ANTI- Records earlier this year; called “The Child”, the track was co-written with ANTI- label mate Cass McCombs. ... ![]() by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2020 After Indiana Governor Holcomb's directive announced Thursday, March 12 about gatherings over 250 people being prohibited, Theatre at the Center and The Center for Visual and Performing Arts has made the decision to suspend all public events and performances at our theatre through April 29, effectiv... ![]() by Tori Hartshorn - August 09, 2019 Grammy® award winning country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member Crystal Gayle released 'Ribbon Of Darkness' digitally today, kicking off the pre-sale for her forthcoming, first new album in nearly 16 years, You Don't Know Me. Available everywhere Sept. 6th from Southpaw Musical Productions/BFD/... ![]() by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2020 The Billie Holiday Theatre (BHT) announces its annual global call for stories - 50in50: Letters to Our Sons. For the fourth year, MacArthur a?oeGeniusa?? Dominique Morisseau's curatorial statement calls women from all walks of life to share their stories. A diverse group of 50 stories will be select... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - May 20, 2019 Today, Wade Bowen announced that his critically acclaimed 2018 album Solid Ground will be released on vinyl for the first time ever on May 31 via Thirty Tigers. The special edition vinyl will also include a previously unreleased song 'Yours Alone' that was recorded during the sessions for Solid Grou... ![]() by Stephi Wild - June 29, 2019 Billie Holiday: Front and Center, the acclaimed show with songs is written and performed by Sybil D. Jatta, directed by B'ANCA, and presented by Champion Club Productions. Associate producer: Linda Bronson-Abbot. Musical director: Casey McCoy.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2020 The Billie Holiday Theatre is proud to announce the cast and selected writers for the fourth monologue showcase of its popular series - 50in50: Letters to Our Sons.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - June 17, 2019 One of classical music's rising stars, Friendswood-based violist Brian Bires, was named first place winner of the 30th Annual Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition at the Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF.) ... ![]() by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2019 The Board of Directors of The Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture, & the Environment has appointed Jennifer Bauer-Lyons as their second Executive Director succeeding Founding Executive Director John Graham who retired in December 2017. The Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture, & the Environment is the... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - May 31, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the first-ever behind-the-scenes primetime special “OWN: Presents: Inside WACO's Wearable Art Gala” to premiere exclusively on OWN on Tuesday, June 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The star-studded annual event created by WACO (Where Art Can Occur) co-founders Tina ... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - August 19, 2020 This Saturday, August 22, Obie Award-winning theatre artist and activist Stevie Walker-Webb (Director of Ain't No Mo' at The Public) will stage HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, a 24-hour public demonstration, relegating himself to a 6i??9 foot space on the grounds of the McLennan County (Highway 6) Jail in Wa... ![]() by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 31, 2020 Storytelling is something of a Texas tradition.... ![]() by Melanie Votaw - March 18, 2019 On March 9 in Brooklyn and March 16 in Los Angeles, The Billie Holiday Theatre, in collaboration with Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, presented its third annual monologue showcase, 50IN50: LETTERS TO OUR DAUGHTERS, to honor Women's History Month.... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - February 04, 2020 As the leader of the seminal Chicago band Green, Jeff Lescher unleashed a synthesis of the punk, pop, glam, soul and country music he was obsessed with growing up. Rising from the fertile scene in the 80s that included bands like Material Issue and Shoes, Green released a string of critically acclai... ![]() by Victoria Lee - December 03, 2019 Before the The Play That Goes Wrong there was Noises Off. There are few directors, designers, and actors that can take on this incredibly difficult work. The comedic timing must be perfectly executed, the set has to change into two different sets between acts, and it is very physically demanding. Th... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - January 17, 2020 GRAMMY® Award-winning country legends Larry, Steve and Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers are hitting the road to celebrate six and a half decades of music. The brothers' '65th Anniversary Tour' takes place throughout 2020 with more than 60 live concerts by the year's end. Today, the brothers announced the f... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - October 21, 2019 On November 8, country singer Wade Bowen will release Twelve Twenty-Five, a rare and timeless take on Christmas classics and modern holiday hits. Pre-order the album HERE, or pre-order vinyl, CDs and other Christmas items and bundles at wadebowen.com.... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 2020 Alternative quintet The Unlikely Candidates announce 2020 headline tour. Catch the band on the headline run starting in Waco, TX on February 22nd and ending on in Dallas on May 9th. The Unlikely Candidates have been touring nonstop in 2019 with the likes of The Score, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Mariana'... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - November 21, 2019 Today, Penny and Sparrow announced their first tour of 2020 alongside a live video for the song “Stockholm” from their new, critically-acclaimed album Finch. The tour will make stops in New York, Nashville, Chicago and more, with tickets on sale this Friday, November 22. Find a full list of tour dat... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019 SundanceTV released the official key art and a new teaser for season two of the critically acclaimed original dramedy This Close, premiering on Thursday, September 12 at 9:00p.m. PT/midnight ET. The expanded second season, featuring eight, half-hour episodes, will air with two back-to-back episodes ... ![]() by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020 Bethany Thomas and Tawny Newsome have been singing together for 15 years, and are releasing MATERIAL FLATS, their debut(ish) album together.... |