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Texas meets Scotland at Club Passim when Hannkeke Cassel is joined by some of the greatest fiddlers from the Lone Star State. With a career spanning over two decades, Cassel has helped redefine what it means to be a modern fiddler. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare welcomed New York Governor Kathy Hochul and other community leaders to a groundbreaking ceremony for its new home in Garrison, NY, which has been named the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center. Learn more about the new Center!

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present Marie and Rosetta, the unsung story of the Rock ‘n’ Roll’s roof-raising soul sisters. The play is wrritten by acclaimed playwright George Brant and directed E. Faye Butler. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Cabaret star Amber Martin has announced her new album Unbreakable Heart, set for release on November 15. Throughout the new project, Martin returns to her country roots with a collection of songs written by Jake Shears, Rufus Wainwright, and Tony Award-winner John Cameron Mitchell, all of whom are featured vocalists on the tracks.

The Induction Ceremony will stream live coast to coast on Disney+ Saturday, Oct. 19. Inductees performing include Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, and Dionne Warwick, promising an unforgettable night of music and celebration.

Vanguard Theater is presenting Alice by Heart, by the Tony Award winning writers of Spring Awakening. See photos from the production. 

Attend the Works & Process Commission Preview of MUSIC FROM THE SOLE at the Guggenheim's Peter B. Lewis Theater. Experience a blend of tap dance and live music celebrating the African diaspora. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Best of Broadway at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center has announced that single tickets for Riverdance 30 – The New Generation will go on sale Monday, September 30 at 10 AM.

BMA nominee Damon Fowler will perform live at Groove in NYC as part of his Barnyard Smile tour. Known for his expressive songwriting and roots guitar skills, Fowler promises a memorable show. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony Brown, the legendary producer behind some of country music's most iconic records, marks a major milestone with the release of Cowboys and Dreamers, his 20th album collaboration with country music icon George Strait.

Celebrated Swedish singer-songwriter Jesper Lindell is currently on the road in the U.S. making headline appearances as well as supporting country star Morgan Wade in select markets on the east coast through September. Take a look at the dates here!

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has named Dalia Ashurina as this season’s SDCF Denham Fellow for her upcoming production of Iraq, but Funny by Atra Asdou. Learn more about Ashurina and the play.

Beloved ice cream brand Salt & Straw, co-founded by cousins Kim and Tyler Malek and renowned for its innovative artisan flavors, opens its highly anticipated, first ever scoop shop in New York City on the Upper West Side at 360 Amsterdam Ave, at the corner of West 77th Street.

Fleetwood Mac Record Producer Ken Caillat shared his thoughts on the similarities between his book Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album, and Stereophonic on Broadway. Learn more about the Caillat and his story.

Sofía Ameglio, a professional dancer and actress from Buenos Aires, is making significant strides in New York City’s performing arts scene. An alumni of the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance—one of the oldest institutions of modern dance—Sofía has built a diverse career that combines her skills in dance and acting.

Two principal cast members for the Australian tour of the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR have been revealed.

South London R&B artist Jaz Karis has dropped her brand new debut, full length album SAFE FLIGHT via MNRK Music Group

Black Box Studios will present Soulfarm, ft. Zalman Krause & Aryeh Kunstler, on Sunday, October 20, 2024, 7:30PM at Debonair Music Hall.

2nd Thursday Blues is a monthly jam session hosted by the Oversoul Theatre Collective at the Underground Railroad Cafe in New Bedford, providing a vibrant, workshop-styled environment for blues, soul, and jazz musicians to collaborate and hone their craft.

​​​​​​​New Jersey City University (NJCU)'s Visual Arts Gallery will open a unique group exhibition of the work by 13 Latinx photographers, focusing on capturing their communities through their camera lens, when the exhibit launches on September 24, with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m., highlighted by an artist talk from 5-6:30 p.m.

Wadada Leo Smith will perform a concert in NYC on Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, alongside an ongoing exhibit of his Ankhrasmation art-scores.

The Complete Picture, A New Rock Musical will be presented on Sept. 21 at 3 pm in the Performing Arts Center Recital Hall as a part of the musical theatre program’s Musical Development Laboratory. Get a first look at rehearsal photos! 

Wilderado rediscover their way on new full-length studio album Talker out now. The band leaned into their Tulsa, Oklahoma roots on the new album, which is their second LP. Listen to it here!

Larkin Poe follow their “Duo/Group of the Year” triumph at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards earlier this week by announcing their eagerly awaited new album, Bloom, arriving Friday, January 24, 2025. Listen the first single now!

Texas State University's Musical Development Laboratory will present The Complete Picture, A New Rock Musical. The show follows Kira, a photographer confronting her donor-conceived identity. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.