Lou Reed News

The Perelman Performing Arts Center has revealed its musical line up for fall 2024, featuring celebrated artists from around the world and free performances on the Vartan and Clare Gregorian Lobby Stage. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

To mark the release of the remixed, remastered and expanded Queen I boxset, Brian May and Roger Taylor reflect on the rocky road to the recording of their self-titled debut album. In this first episode, we hear how the opportunity to trial a brand-new London studio offered the breakthrough they had been waiting for. Get a first video look at the new documentary series.

Low Cut Connie has announced his first-ever live album CONNIE LIVE will be released on November 1. The 13-song collection is a companion to Adam Weiner’s concert film and documentary ART DEALERS that was recently released theatrically around the country and is now available for purchase on-demand and physically.

NYU Skirball’s Winter/Spring 2025 season will feature Robert Wilson, Isabelle Huppert, Florentina Holzinger, and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Criterion will continue traveling the Criterion Closet Picks show to Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27 from 10am-6pm daily, in partnership with St. Ann’s Warehouse, where Criterion will also screen the best of its 15 years of Closet Picks.

Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking, and wickedly funny, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the landmark musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask. In this gender-bending musical, transgender punk rocker from East Germany, Hedwig tours the U.S. with her band, The Angry Inch. The musical explores Hedwig's journey to fame, the origins of love, and her own identity.

Craft Recordings and Violent Femmes are commemorating 40 years of the band’s sophomore title, Hallowed Ground, with a wide vinyl reissue. Once an overlooked gem, the album has become a cornerstone of Violent Femmes’ catalog and live performances, and a pioneering work in the post-punk and alt-country genres. 

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts revealed upcoming presentations throughout the Fall and Winter. Learn more about the season!

Karen O and Danger Mouse return with “Super Breath”, their first new song since the critically acclaimed Grammy-nominated 2019 album Lux Prima. Co-Written by Karen O and Danger Mouse, and Produced by Danger Mouse “Super Breath” extends the beguiling creativity of the project, as O sings of unfulfilled love. Listen to it now!

Leah Coloff is a pretty impressive musician. David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Debby Harry all thought so when she played with them – so did the judges who recently awarded her a Grammy. But then there’s family.

Hataałii has released a new single from his upcoming album Waiting for a Sign, which is due out on September 13. A heady collection of ghost town anthems, short story mirages, and brain fog-clearing personal reckonings, at times Waiting For A Sign recalls the playfully languid puzzlement of Pavement’s Wowee Zowee, the trickster melancholy of Lou Reed’s The Blue Mask, or the softer Spacemen 3 songs that cast awe and mystery against a droning, endless atmosphere.

Irish Repertory Theatre has revealed additional performers for Féile Bród (Pride Fest) 2024. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Join the annual MERMAID PARADE at Coney Island on June 22, 2024. Celebrate with colorful costumes, music, and fun for all ages in one of New York's most iconic summer events.

'Little Steven' Van Zandt and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, have unveiled a number of maximum new additions to the maiden voyage of Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise, a full throttle, four-day Rock 'N' Roll adventure sailing May 9-13, 2025 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas aboard Norwegian Gem.

Mason Alexander Park (Netflix’s The Sandman, NBC’s Quantum Leap) is back at The Green Room 42. On June 14th at 9:30 pm, Park will play an intimate concert celebrating Pride month. Park will sing acoustic versions of some of their favorite queer songs, with help from frequent collaborator and Hedwig and the Angry Inch co-star Sean Linquist.

ANOHNI is set to perform a special two-night event with her band The Johnsons at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Following the success of their debut single ‘Portable Door’, Deep Purple has released ‘Pictures Of You’, the second song from their upcoming album ‘=1’. The enigmatic album title ‘=1’ encapsulates the band’s philosophy of unity amidst complexity, promising an album that resonates deeply with their five decades spanning hard rock legacy. Listen to the new single!

Acclaimed New York performer, singer, and producer David Driver and his band The Riot Squad have shared a cover of Petula Clark’s “I Know A Place” featuring They Might Be Giants’ John Flansburgh. It’s the first preview of The Stonewall Jukebox: A Documentary Concert, taking place at City Winery in New York City on June 28, the 55th anniversary of the uprising. Listen to the song!

Duff McKagan is celebrating the release of his double live record, TENDERNESS: LIVE IN LOS ANGELES, by announcing the US leg of his Lighthouse Tour '24 in support of his critically acclaimed latest studio record, LIGHTHOUSE. Beginning November 4 at Boston, MA's Paradise and ends November 20 at Seattle, WA's Showbox. Take a look at the dates here and listen to the live album now!

Inspired by the renegade spirit of Pirate Radio with over 20 years on the airwaves, “Little Steven” Van Zandt is hoisting the Jolly Roger and joining forces with Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, for Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise, a full-throttle, four-day Rock ‘N’ Roll adventure sailing May 9-13, 2025 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas aboard Norwegian Gem, that is sure to be “The Coolest Cruise in the World.” Public On-Sale begins June 11 at 2:00 pm (ET).