Icarus Bring Paraleven's 'Lucid' Up a Notch
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 16, 2021
Rose Avenue continues to flex its curatorial muscles, playing its part in shaping the indie and melodic space since its founding in 2019.
SPANKING MACHINE Will Be Performed at the Marsh in September and October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2021
Marga Gomez returns to The Marsh San Francisco stage for live performances of Spanking Machine, her by turns funny, intense, and heart-rending memoir of growing up brown and queer in Washington Heights. Childhood pranks, Devil Dogs, sadistic nuns on poppers, assault, and suppressed memory play their parts in Gomez's shift across gender, latitudes, and generations.
Iodine Recordings Relaunches With A Slew of Reissues
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 2, 2021
The label has been rebooted by founder Casey Iodine. In addition to reissues of signature titles by influential acts like Jeromes Dream and There Were Wires, the label will once again serve as a home for new artists. New signings include Audio Karate, Onelinedrawing, The Darling Fire, Ritual Earth, and more to come.
Horizons Quartet Announces New Self Titled Album and Pre-release Show at Miller Symphony Hall
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2021
On June 25th, Horizons Quartet, will release their self-titled debut on PM Records. Co-founded by up saxophonist Dan Wilkins and pianist James Collins, the quartet's youngest members, and anchored by a pair of their jazz heroes, drummer Byron Landham and bassist Gene Perla, Horizons Quartet is the consummate endorsement of multigenerational collaboration.
Mikron Theatre Will Premiere Poppy Hollman's A DOG'S TALE in June
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2021
Mikron Theatre, in their 49th year of touring, are celebrating (wo)man's best friend this season when they stage the premiere of Poppy Hollman's new musical comedy caper A Dog's Tale, which looks at canines past and present and the enduring bond between people and their dogs.
MarshStream Presents Personal Stories Of Qigong In ALREADY FREE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2021
How does one live a truly sane, loving, and meaningful life? The Marsh explores this question with the MarshStream offering of Already Free, a captivating film that documents the profound transformation of Dorrie van Roij-Houtappels and Norberto Rodrigues, two Qigong students from Portugal and New Zealand. In this project, viewers will be taken through each individual's discovery of this mind-body-spirit practice that fundamentally altered their lives, as well as those around them.
ML Uberti Releases New Sci-fi Romance SLEEPING NOVA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2021
Author ML Uberti has announced the release of her new sci-fi romance, Sleeping Nova. This is the first book in her Galactic Breeding Program series. Sold. When her father contracts her to the Galactic Breeding Program, Briar Perrault is forced to go to a planet in another galaxy to be mated with an alien she has never met.
VICE TV Renews Four Docuseries, Including BLACK MARKET
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 24, 2021
The renewals come on the heels of a strong January for the network, with VICE TV reporting the strongest monthly growth since April 2020 among A18-49 and A25-54 after the successful launch of the investigative docuseries QAnon: The Search for Q.
BWW Blog: The Voice in the Back
by Student Blogger: Madalyn Macko - Feb 18, 2021
Self-doubt becomes an issue when it inhibits people from reaching full potential. Allowing the irrational ideas sparking inside to permeate your craft is stifling. While no one will ever be infinitely perfect in this industry, being “good” is seemingly impossible when there is a seed of dread growing inside. So, how do you grab on to the dark cloud above and guide it into something advantageous?
DCPA Off-Center and MCA Denver To Offer Mixed Taste Lecture Miniseries
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2021
DCPA Off-Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver are once again breaking the mold. Following a popular online summer series, the partners will present Mixed Taste: Still At Home, a miniseries of its popular lectures to online audiences — February 17, February 24 and March 3.
Nu Deco Ensemble Announces Live Stream Concert With Larkin Poe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2020
Innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble are continuing their 6th season with an upcoming virtual live stream concert featuring a collaboration with Roots Rock N’ Roll sisters Larkin Poe, live streaming from the North Beach Bandshell in Miami, FL on Saturday, December 12th.
BWW Interview: Stephanie Weisman & Maggie Wilson of MARSHSTREAM INTERNATIONAL SOLO FEST at The Marsh Bring a World of Solo Performances to Your Home Screen
by Jim Munson - Oct 6, 2020
On October 7-11, an astounding array of 56 performers from Scotland, Canada, Russia, and across the United States are (virtually) coming together to take part in The Marsha??s MarshStream International Solo Fest. Acclaimed as the San Francisco Bay Areaa??s a?oebreeding ground for new performance,a?? The Marsh is thrilled to present a wide-ranging festival line-up that includes an internationally renowned Russian stand-up comedian, musicals, a traditional Indian dance piece, clowning, and much more. As added enticement, with the Vice Presidential Debate happening right before the festival kicks off, the October 7th opening will also include a post-debate discussion with The Marsha??s astute comedian/performers Don Reed and Maureen Langan weighing in about the debate. Further details can be found at www.themarsh.org. BroadwayWorld caught up recently with The Marsha??s Artistic Executive Director/Founder Stephanie Weisman, calling in from the Trinity Alps where shea??s been sheltering away from the Bay Area, and Festival Director Maggie Wilson from her home base in Brooklyn.