Magic Tuber Stringband to Embark on East Coast tour this August
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 25, 2024
North Carolina-based folk outfit Magic Tuber Stringband are set to embark on an East Coast US tour in August of 2024. The tour follows the release of the band's Thrill Jockey debut Needlefall, out earlier this Spring, and includes a set at Deep in the Valley Festival.
Sally Anne Morgan Shares New Single 'Diamond Joe' With Ripley Johnson
by Michael Major - Sep 6, 2023
Sally Anne Morgan's rich, intimate and modern music blooms outward from the fertile grounds of American folk and country traditions. Morgan is sharing the dazzling new single 'Diamond Joe' featuring labelmate and fellow cosmic country traveller Ripley Johnson (Rose City Band, Wooden Shjips, Moon Duo).
Sally Anne Morgan Shares New Single 'Awake'
by Michael Major - Aug 1, 2023
Sally Anne Morgan shares the rippling single 'Awake', taken from her upcoming album Carrying. 'Awake' finds Morgan steering her rhythm section atop a stuttering tremolo guitar and drummer Nathan Bowles' syncopated groove as she appeals to the urgency of climate change and resists the complacency that stifles progress and the dire changes needed.
The Soft Pink Truth Announces New EP 'Was It Ever Real?'
by Michael Major - Jul 12, 2022
Ahead of the mini-album's release, Daniel has shared the video for first single 'Is It Going To Get Deeper Than This? (Dark Room Mix)'. Directed by Fletcher Pratt, the video propels artwork by Robert Beatty (Oneohtrix Point Never, The Weeknd, The Flaming Lips) into three-dimensions, Pratt sculpting a shimmering labyrinth.
TRU Announces 1/28 Community Gathering Via Zoom
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2022
A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is now into its second year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings this Friday, having offered to date over 80 conversations and unlimited camaraderie since April 17, 2020. T
Expand The Canon Announces Inaugural List Of Plays
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2020
Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre in partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company, American Players Theatre, and The Classical Theatre of Harlem is thrilled to announce the curated 2020 EXPAND THE CANON plays.
FOSSE/VERDON, HAMILTON, and More Win at the 7th Annual MUAHS Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2020
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild announced winners of its 7th Annual MUAHS Awards in 23 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater, during a formal gala at the NOVO by Microsoft at L.A. Live Downtown on Saturday night, January 11, 2020. Among the winners were Fosse/Verdon, Hamilton, Cats, Pose, and more!
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Announces Nominations for 2020 Annual Awards
by Abigail Charpentier - Nov 11, 2019
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 7th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards honoring outstanding achievements in make-up and hair styling in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. Winners will be honored at the black-tie gala on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live. Today's announcement was made by MUAHS President Julie Socash.
14th Annual MFA Playwrights Workshop Launches New Work Next Week In Washington D.C.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 27, 2019
National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, in association with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and Stanford University's National Center for New Plays, announce the 14th Annual MFA Playwrights' Workshop. The Kennedy Center will host more than 60 theater-makers from July 27-August 4, 2019 as part of the week-long Workshop featuring new works by graduate students or recent MFA graduates from the University of California, San Diego, Iowa Playwrights' Workshop, Boston University, National Theatre School of Canada, and Brown University.
House and Land Release Empowering Version Of CAROLINA LADY
by Tori Hartshorn - May 14, 2019
Ahead of the release of their new album Across The Field on June 14th, duo House and Land have released the defiant, empowering single 'Carolina Lady.' Where the traditional folk song frames the titular lady misogynisticly as a prize to be won, House and Land reclaim power by eliminating the lyrics and replacing them with an improvised instrumental interpretation of the song's melody with electric guitar and fiddle, a testament to their agency and skill.
House and Land Announce New Album 'Across The Field'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 11, 2019
On June 14th, 2019, duo House and Land will release Across The Field. On their sophomore album, acclaimed guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise and fiddler/banjoist Sally Anne Morgan (Black Twig Pickers) cull songs from Appalachia, the Ozarks, and the U.K. and imbue them with a sense of themselves through careful arrangements, varied instrumentation, and lyrical reframing. Their feminist interpretations of lyrics reflective of another time and attitude is both empowering and illustrative.
The Kennedy Center Announces 50th KCACTF National Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2019
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosts more than 120 outstanding theater students from colleges and universities across the nation as part of the 50th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), which runs April 16-20, 2019 in multiple locations throughout the Center. The Center also announced the national awardees for the KCACTF. Selected awardees and representatives will be brought to Washington, D.C. for an expense-paid trip to participate in the National Festival. These student artists from across the United States have been recognized for their outstanding work from the eight regional festivals that were held January 8 through February 28, 2019.