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Feature: These Guys Worldwide Brings the Party to The Composers' Room

Get ready for a night of high-energy entertainment on March 29, when These Guys Worldwide return to The Composers Room to perform their favorite tunes in Party Train the Residency.
Rosedale Community Players Opens 23-24 Season With RIPCORD By David Lindsey-Abaire

Rosedale Community Players will present Ripcord, a comedy by David Lindsey-Abaire. Follow Abby and Marilyn's journey from enemies to friends at Peace Lutheran Church in Southfield. Get event and ticket information here!
Jessica Boudreaux & Adult Mom Cover Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer'

Jessica is a music & film producer, built her own Pet Club recording studio and record label as well as appearing in a new Fender campaign and illustrating the latest issue of Sadie Dupuis Wax Nine Journal zine. Her latest collaboration is an indie-pop rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” created with Adult Mom.
Jessica Boudreaux (Summer Cannibals) Announces 'I Think My Heart Loves to Break' EP

Portland’s Jessica Boudreaux — known as the creative force behind indie-punk band Summer Cannibals (Tiny Engines, Kill Rock Stars) — has announced her brand new I Think My Heart Loves to Break EP. Watch the new music video for 'Actor,' the lead single from the upcoming album!
Photo Flash: Farmington Players Barn Presents UNNECESSARY FARCE

Get ready to laugh your heart out at a nonsensical comedy abut a sting operation gone wild.  Unnecessary Farce runs February 7th  through 22nd  at the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills, Michigan .
WJHW And Parsons Bring HARMAN Professional Solutions Lighting And Audio Systems To Milwaukee Bucks' New Arena

Parsons Technologies and WJHW recently outfitted the Milwaukee Bucks' newly-built Fiserv Forum arena with state-of-the-art HARMAN Professional Solutions audio and lighting systems to deliver a high-energy experience at basketball games, concerts and more.
Photo Coverage: VINTAGE TROUBLE'S TY TAYLOR DEBUTS NOUVEAU MID-CENTURY ROMANCE SONGBOOK AT THE WALLIS ANNENBERG

On Friday, May 11, prolific performer Ty Taylor collaborated with the team behind LA's hit series "For The Record" to debut his new solo album Nouveau Mid-Century Romance Songbook. Taylor, best known as the lead singer of classic soul and rock 'n' roll band Vintage Trouble, will light up the stage at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills for this official album release concert along with special guests Matthew Morrison, Tracie Thoms, Brenna Whitaker and Chris Pierce. Directed by Anderson Davis, the evening will kick off with a Jazz showcase from exceptional artists including Spencer Day, Olivia Kuper Harris, Myles Nuzzi and Dylan Meek and will be followed by Taylor's collection of modernistic tracks inspired by mid-century jazz standards.
San Diego Holiday Concerts & Monumental Music Festival That Kicks Off New Year

Following spectacular fall programming like the triple-header of Mozart's Requiem this weekend and a very special Jazz @ The Jacobs series kickoff on Nov. 25, The First Lady of Song: An Ella Fitzgerald Tribute, the San Diego Symphony is set to deliver a particularly memorable holiday season with special festive concerts throughout December and into the new year. There's no doubt that music plays a big part in making it feel like the holidays, and these concerts will make a trip to the Symphony one of your favorite holiday traditions if it isn't one already:
Scott Wollschleger's Complete Piano Works to be Performed by Karl Larson at Spectrum, 11/20

On Monday, November 20, 2017 at 8:30pm at Spectrum in Brooklyn (70 Flushing Ave, Garage A), pianist Karl Larson performs Part I of the complete piano works of Scott Wollschleger, a composer whose distinct musical language has been described as evocative and kaleidoscopic by The New York Times. Part II takes place on Friday, February 2, 2018 at 8:30pm at Spectrum.
New San Diego Symphony Festival Announced

In January 2018, the San Diego Symphony will hold its third annual festival and will explore the world of rhythm, sound and place through percussion in a month-long celebration entitled "It's About Time," which is curated by percussionist, conductor, author and University of California San Diego professor Steven Schick. Working with several of San Diego's performing arts organizations, the festival is about the myriad of ways percussion music connects us to the world and to nature. Planning is underway for the festival to move beyond the concert hall including an outdoor performance at the US/Mexico border of John Luther Adams's Inuksuit.
Rave Reviews for Ken Thomson's Restless with Ashley Bathgate & Karl Larson

Composer and Bang on a Can All-Stars member Ken Thomson released his latest album Restless (Cantaloupe Music/Naxos) on October 28, 2016.
Composer & Bang on a Can All-Stars Member Ken Thomson to Release RESTLESS Album

Composer and Bang on a Can All-Stars member Ken Thomson releases his next album Restless distributed by Cantaloupe Music/Naxos on October 28, 2016.
Composer & Bang on a Can All-Stars Member Ken Thomson to Release RESTLESS Album

Composer and Bang on a Can All-Stars member Ken Thomson releases his next album Restless distributed by Cantaloupe Music/Naxos on October 28, 2016.
Abrons Arts Center Sets 2016-17 Season

On February 12, 1915, the Abrons Arts Center's Henry Street Settlement Playhouse opened its doors on the Lower East Side. Since that day, it has remained a vital cultural resource, providing audiences with artistically bold work while offering artists opportunities to dynamically grow. Since becoming Artistic Director in 2006, Jay Wegman has done much more than maintain "one of the last standing locations for avant-garde performance downtown" (The New York Times, 2009). He has created an arts venue that is unique to the city's cultural landscape, presenting an international mix of cutting-edge performing and visual artists, both established and emerging, from across the country and around the world, as well as from New York City. In a 2015 New York Times profile, Wegman says Abrons is "a place for people to succeed or fail or land somewhere in between."
Seattle, WA Showcases Must-See Destination Teatro ZinZanni

SEATTLE, WASH. - (March 31, 2015) - It may not be a proven scientific fact, but more often than not, the people leaving the Teatro ZinZanni spiegeltent in Seattle leave brimming with excitement having seen at least one something completely new. From high-flying aerial and pole dancing tango duets to world-class vocalists that span the pop to opera genres, a Teatro ZinZanni experience is something out of a dream. This June, Teatro ZinZanni will open a new show that plays with a superhero theme and features the return of some of the greatest artists ever to be seen under the magical spiegeltent including drag-comedian genius Kevin Kent, Swedish chanteuse Anki Albertson, the high-flying Collins Brothers, and more; in true ZinZanni form, these performers will be accompanied by a specially curated and seasonal multi-course feast complimented by delicious beverage pairings.
Avant Media Kicks Off First Full Season Tonight

Avant Media Announced its first season, which will be taking place at the Wild Project from September 2014 to May 2015.
Photo Flash: Neil Simon's RUMORS Opens Tonight at Farmington Players Barn

Rumor has it the Farmington Players next production will shake you up - with laughter. The Players are wrapping up the season with the Neil Simon classic Rumors, a zany fast-paced farce loaded with slamming doors, mistaken identities and physical humor. The show opens tonight, April 25th and runs through May 17th at the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills. Scroll down for a first look at the show!
Photo Flash: First Look at Neil Simon's RUMORS at Farmington Players Barn

The Players are wrapping up the season with the Neil Simon classic Rumors, a zany fast-paced farce loaded with slamming doors, mistaken identities and physical humor. The show opens April 25th and runs through May 17th at the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills. Tickets are on sale now at www.farmingtonplayers.org or at the box office: 248-553-2955.
The Wild Project Announces POETIC LICENSE 2014: SHADES OF LOVE and 2014 Avant Music Festival

The Wild Project has announced some new and exciting events as part of their calender, including Poetic License 2014: Shades of Love and the 2014 Avant Music Festival.

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