Review: DIONNE WARWICK Dazzles at Cabot Theatre
From the moment Dionne Warwick took the stage at her recent concert at Beverly’s Cabot Theatre, accompanied by a thunderous, sustained standing ovation, it was clear that there was a legend in the house.
Fast Romantics Release Summer Single 'F**k Yourself'
Side “Euphoria,” was mixed by Los Angeles-based producer Dave Schiffman (The Killers, Haim) and is busting with jubilant pop anthems, as electric as ever and teeming with a renewed sense of self and purpose. Side “Happiness” was mixed by Marcus Paquin (The National, Arcade Fire).
Fast Romantics Announce New LP 'Happiness + Euphoria'
Side “Euphoria,” was mixed by Los Angeles-based producer Dave Schiffman (The Killers, Haim) and is busting with jubilant pop anthems, as electric as ever and teeming with a renewed sense of self and purpose. Side “Happiness” was mixed by Marcus Paquin (The National, Arcade Fire) and is a lush, beautiful, lyrical collection of songs.
Kimya Dawson Shares Cover of Daniel Johnston's 'Follow That Dream'
The compilation, originally shared as a CD-only release in 2006, features standout performances of Johnston classic by some of indie music's greatest talents, including: Danielson & Sufjan Stevens, Kimya Dawson, Dot Allison, Mike Watt, Jad Fair & Kramer, Jeffrey Lewis, LUMBEROB, R. Stevie Moore, and more.
Rosie Tucker Shares New Song 'Arrow'
LA-based singer songwriter Rosie Tucker (they/them) is a dynamic creative force. They exploded into the musical zeitgeist with critically acclaimed 2019 album Never Not Never Not Never Not and have continued their rising trajectory with several follow-up singles and shows with kindred spirits like Phoebe Bridgers, Soccer Mommy, Vagabon and Remo Drive.
Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage's 'Exactly What Nobody Wanted' Available Now
After 17 years on England's Rough Trade Records, the world's favorite underground indie-rock songwriter, Jeffrey Lewis, is finally putting out a proper album on a stateside label — Bad Wiring, which will land Friday via American indie-stalwarts Don Giovanni Records (US) and Moshi Moshi (UK/EU).
Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage Announce New LP BAD WIRING
After 17 years on England's venerable Rough Trade Records, the world's favorite underground indie-rock songwriter, Jeffrey Lewis, is finally putting out a proper album on a stateside label — Bad Wiring, which will land November 1st via American indie-stalwarts Don Giovanni Records!
Jack Lewis' Awkward Energy to Release Album 'Lvov In the Streets'
After a six-year break from his last full-length, Jack Lewis' Awkward Energy project returns with a new album, Lvov In the Streets, out April 12th on Don Giovanni Records. The songs were recorded by Gary Jarman (The Cribs) in his Tartan Hell studio in Portland, Oregon.
NFL Network & AFFL Announce Landmark Deal to Broadcast Pro Flag Football
Today the American Flag Football League (AFFL) and NFL Network announced an agreement to broadcast 11 live AFFL games, and distribute highlights from the AFFL's 2018 U.S. Open of Football (USOF) Tournament; a 132 team, single-elimination tournament that will ultimately pit a team of elite former professionals against a team that has conquered a 128 team open national bracket.
GUESS WHO SHOWED UP AT DINNER Has A Full Plate; Casting Announced
Mark E. Swinton's Guess Who Showed Up at Dinner, the raucous musical about meddlesome family and head-over-heels love, is heading to stages across America. The crowd-pleasing comedy, led by Cassi Davis (Tyler Perry's House of Payne and The Paynes), Palmer Williams, Jr. (Tyler Perry's House of Payne and The Haves and The Have Nots), Tony Hightower (Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run and The Haves and The Have Nots) and Chandra Currelley-Young (Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Big Happy Family) will be entertaining urban audiences with a national tour this winter and spring that will include a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre with 3 performances only on March 9 and 10. The show is produced, written and directed by Mark E. Swinton.
BWW Review: THE TOTALITARIANS: Too True to be Good
Gloucester Stage Company presents the New England premiere of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's THE TOTALITARIANS, an over-the-top satire about an unqualified female political candidate wooing the electorate by promising 'Freedom from Fear.' GSC Managing Director Jeff Zinn makes his local directing debut and keeps everything moving at a good clip, and the four actors do what they can with a quartet of less than likable characters. If you like your humor broad, this may be the comic relief you seek during this chaotic election season.
Laura Griffith and Brandon O'Neill Lead CAROUSEL, Beginning Tonight at 5th Avenue Theatre
Under the direction of Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry, The 5th Avenue Theatre presents a fresh and exciting new take on the tempestuous romance, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel. In its fourth major collaboration with Spectrum Dance Theater, The 5th is thrilled to welcome Tony Award-nominated choreographer Donald Byrd to the creative table, and a host of Seattle's theatrical royalty to its stage.