Petey Releases Stirring New Single 'The River'
by Josh Sharpe - May 3, 2024
Continuing to build upon the success of his acclaimed album USA, Petey releases “The River” as the first single from his upcoming acoustic EP, The Closest Thing To Being Over Is Going On. The new project boasts acoustic versions of songs from USA, collaborations with Sir Chloe and Mike Kinsella (American Football, Owen), and previously unreleased tunes. Listen to the single now!
North Mississippi Allstars Founding Member Cody Dickinson Releases Track 'Goodbye Albuquerque Tuesday Night'
by Josh Sharpe - May 2, 2024
The song is a fond farewell to the endless touring cycle from Dickinson, the founder and drumer of the North Mississippi Allstars. The track echoes the theme of Homemade, as Dickinson pays tribute to the changing priorities that bring him back home to Mississippi after a long performance run. 'Goodby Albuquerque Tuesday Night' features Dickinson's young daughter Mavis on vocals. Listen to the song here!
Mark Twain House & Museum Moves Percival Everett Event to a Larger Venue
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2024
The Mark Twain House & Museum's free upcoming Trouble Begins lecture series event featuring Pulitzer Prize finalist Percival Everett on his latest novel James has been moved to a larger location due to unprecedented demand. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Student Blog: Total Eclipse of the Sun
by Student Blogger: Grace Schofield - Apr 29, 2024
It was probably one of the coolest, most surreal things I’ve ever seen in my life. I didn’t fully understand why people from all over the world came to my tiny lil town to see the eclipse, but after watching it I get it now.
Review: SPOTLIGHT ON ... BEING YOU a Festival of New Works Presented by Prism Theatre Company
by James Lindhorst - Apr 28, 2024
Some bright local voices were heard at Prism Theatre Company’s SPOTLIGHT ON ... BEING YOU over this past weekend in St. Louis. The best of the festival was the performance billed as a ‘Popera’ written and composed by Holly Barber and Lee Ehmke. THAT PERFECT KISS, a retelling of Cinderella and her Prince, is a short musical ditty about finding one’s genuine self. Accompanied by composer Holly Barber on guitar, Sarah Lueken, Rachel Bailey, Zach Thompson, and Matt Kauzlarich performed the light pop score with charm and pizzaz. In just a few minutes, Barber and Ehmke used familiar characters, re-told their stories, provided them arc, and created an indelible musical memory for the audience. The prince wasn't the only thing that was charming in this coming-of-age tale.
2024 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 30, 2024
The nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions!
MY LEFT BREAST Comes to Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2024
Internationally acclaimed one woman play, My Left Breast, makes its South African debut at The Theatre On The Square with award winning actor Shannon Esra reprising a role she has played before.
Video: The Hope Conspiracy Share Music Video for 'The West Is Dead'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2024
The Hope Conspiracy will release their long-awaited new full-length album, Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception on May 31st. Ahead of its release, the group has shared the record's dystopian, hook-laden second single, 'The West Is Dead.' Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception is an ominous soundtrack to the steady decline of our modern age. Watch the music video for the single here!
TASH SULTANA Returns To North America For Six Summer Shows
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2024
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, engineer, and entrepreneur TASH SULTANA will return to the U.S. this summer with live shows including two festival appearances. The dates kick off July 5 in Chicago at the Rose on the River festival. Tickets for the shows go on sale Friday, April 26 at 10:00 AM (local time)
Review: LONDON TIDE, National Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Apr 18, 2024
Aesthetically malnourished, London Tide lacks the lustrous life blood that so warmly floods through the veins of Dickens’s literary world.
FERTILE GROUND ROUNDUP #1
by Krista Garver - Apr 17, 2024
We are halfway through Portland’s 2024 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, and every show I’ve seen so far has reminded me why this is my favorite 11 days of the year.
Broadway By Design: THE NOTEBOOK
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 20, 2024
BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. We continue with the creatives from Broadway's most captivating new love story, The Notebook- Scenic Designers David Zinn and Brett J. Banakis, Lighting Designer Ben Stanton, Projection Designer Lucy Mackinnon, Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg, and Costume Designer Paloma Young.
Toronto Pianist Jeremy Ledbetter to Release New Trio Recording 'Gravity'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2024
In a stirring follow-up to their 2018 debut Got a Light?, the Jeremy Ledbetter Trio returns with Gravity: a high-powered set of new original music, brimming with fresh ideas and the jaw-dropping virtuosity and musicality of Ledbetter on piano with Rich Brown (electric bass) and Larnell Lewis (drums). This is a group very much at home tackling intricate lines and rhythms, drawing from jazz, rock, funk and varied Latin genres, often at a high level of intensity. Listen to the first single here!