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  • Album Release: GROW (Joshua Henry; available September 10)

    By Connor McCormick | July 21, 2021
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    MARVIN GAYE, OUTKAST & AN OLD GUITAR INSPIRED JOSHUA HENRY’S NEW ALBUM   Thousands of people know Joshua Henry from numerous high-profile shows on Broadway (including THREE Tony-nominated performances), and as he ramps up for the release of his debut full-length record Grow (out Sept. 10), he can be heard leaning into the classic R&B…

  • Music / Opera: THE NO ONE’S ROSE (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale & American Modern Opera Company)

    By Connor McCormick | July 20, 2021
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    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale (PBO) presents the world premiere of  The No One’s Rose  at  Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall  on  August 26–29, 2021. (Tickets available HERE.) This production from American Modern Opera Company combines music, dance, poetry, and theater, and features a new score by Matthew Aucoin, set to poetry of Holocaust survivor Paul Celan — alongside music…

  • Album Release: PEOPLE YOU KNOW (Ditto Kiddo [Jeff Richards])

    By Connor McCormick | July 19, 2021
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    L.A.-based artist Ditto Kiddo (former Saturday Night Live and MADtv cast member Jeff Richards) has released his latest full-length album People You Know  featuring original tracks previously used in the innovative deepfake podcast,  The Jeff Richards Show. A music video for the title track has been released on  YouTube  and  Instagram  as well. People You Know arrives several months after the…

  • L.A. Jazz: NIKI HARIS AND FRIENDS WITH SPECIAL GUEST STEVE TYRELL (Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood)

    By Connor McCormick | July 16, 2021
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    JAZZ IS BACK! Jazz chanteuse  Niki Haris  will return to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood for one show only on Thursday, July 22, at 8:30pm, it was announced today by Catalina Jazz Club and Chris Isaacson Presents. Led by musical director Mitchel Forman on piano, the band will also feature  Melvin David  on bass,  Tony Pulizzi on guitar, and Gene…

  • Soundtrack: SCHMIGADOON! (Cinco Paul & Christopher Willis)

    By Connor McCormick | July 16, 2021
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    HERE, SCHMIGGY, SCHMIGGY! Milan Records today releases two albums of music from episodes 1 and 2 of Schmigadoon!, the Apple Original musical comedy series executive produced by Lorne Michaels. Available everywhere now,  Episode 1  and  Episode 2  soundtracks feature original music and lyrics by the show’s co-creator and showrunner  CINCO PAUL  in addition to score music by composer  CHRISTOPHER WILLIS. Performing the…

  • Music Concert: BROTHERS OF A FEATHER (The Black Crowes founders Chris and Rich Robinson on The Coda Collection)

    By Connor McCormick | July 10, 2021
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    The Black Crowes have joined forces with The Coda Collection to premiere Brothers Of A Feather, a new film celebrating the welcomed 2020 reunion of the Robinson brothers as well as three superb concert and studio performance programs which present the band at the peak of their power. The partnership culminates today with the release…

  • Music/Event: 2021 GALA (Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles)

    By Connor McCormick | July 9, 2021
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    CARSON KRESSLEY TO HOST GMCLA’S 2021 GALA Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), one of the country’s longest-running and largest LGBTQ arts organizations, will hold its annual gala fundraiser on Saturday, August 14 at 8:00 pm. The event will be streamed live from the Toluca Lake home of GMCLA Board Members Greg Weaver and…

  • Virtual Opera: EVEREST – A GRAPHIC NOVEL OPERA (The Dallas Opera and San Francisco’s Opera Parallí¨le)

    By Connor McCormick | July 6, 2021
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    THE DALLAS OPERA RELEASES OPERA PARALLÈLE’S EVEREST  –  A GRAPHIC NOVEL OPERA, A NEW ORIGINAL FILM The Dallas Opera (TDO) is bringing a new film to its streaming platform, thedallasopera.TV, as part of its Originals collection. Available starting July 16, 2021, San Francisco-based Opera Parallèle’s innovative film production of Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera is offered…

  • Film: SUMMONING SYLVIA (Queer Horror Pic Wraps Filming)

    By Connor McCormick | July 5, 2021
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    THERE WILL BE WIGS! Filming has wrapped on Summoning Sylvia, an queer horror comedy feature film starring Travis Coles  (“Superstore”), two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee  Michael Urie  (“Ugly Betty”), People’s Choice Award nominee  Frankie Grande  (“Henry Danger”),  Nicholas Logan  (I Care a Lot),  Troy Iwata  (“Dash & Lily”),  Noah Ricketts  (Frozen),  Sean Grandillo  (“Scream: The TV Series”),  Camden Garcia  (“Station 19”), and Emmy and Tony Award nominee  Veanne Cox  (You’ve Got…

  • Opera: SAN DIEGO OPERA’S 2021-22 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT

    By Connor McCormick | June 28, 2021
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    San Diego Opera Announces 2021-2022 Season For subscription and tickets, visit SD Opera. San Diego Opera’s season’s Fall Concert Series begins on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 7:30 with a special concert by mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe. Stephanie will draw from her vast repertoire of opera and Broadway to present a concert of arias and art…

  • Concerts: KOOL & THE GANG; VIOLA DAVIS; CHRISTINE AGUILERA; KAMASI WASHINGTON (The Hollywood Bowl, 2021)

    By Connor McCormick | June 26, 2021
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    BACK TO THE BOWL Finally. The Hollywood Bowl resumes performances. And the line-up from the Los Angeles Philharmonic is stellar. The sense of community will be more than palpable as we all come together not just to watch these amazing entertainers, but to celebrate the return of live performers in an atmosphere of joyful freedom….

  • Film: WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF BLACK WIDOW? (Disney/Marvel)

    By Connor McCormick | June 25, 2021
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    SOME OF BLACK WIDOW’S PAST REVEALED Have you ever gone to a Marvel film knowing nothing about the characters’ backstory? The upcoming 2021 Black Widow movie, which opens in wide release from Disney on July 9, 2021 promises to shed light on the checkered past of Natasha Romanoff, a fan-favorite character from the Marvel Cinematic…

  • Virtual Music Concert: ALONE TOGETHER (Jennifer Koh)

    By Connor McCormick | June 24, 2021
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    JENNIFER KOH PERFORMS WORKS FROM HER  ALONE TOGETHER  SERIES FOR IDAGIO’S GLOBAL CONCERT HALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GBH The dynamic and innovative violinist Jennifer Koh performs a selection of works from her Alone Together series, created in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the financial hardship it has placed on many in the arts community, to be…

  • Jazz Album: IN HARMONY (Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller)

    By Connor McCormick | June 22, 2021
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    Resonance Records, the award-winning label home of acclaimed archival releases by Nat King Cole, Bob James, Charles Lloyd, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery and more, is thrilled to announce the release of  In Harmony, a stunning set of live performances by  Roy Hargrove  on trumpet and  Mulgrew Miller  on piano, available on a limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP  July 17, 2021 at…

  • Opera: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE / AS ONE (Opera Maine)

    By Connor McCormick | June 22, 2021
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    Opera Maine presents a New Production of The Elixir of Love on July 28 & 30 Opera Maine will celebrate a return to live opera with two performances Wednesday, July 28 and Friday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. The opera will be sung in Italian, with English supertitles. Pre-performance talks at 6:30 p.m. will be…

  • BAD BUNNY TICKETS, CONCERT, & TOUR

    By Connor McCormick | June 22, 2021
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    Now that the Bad Bunny tour is officially happening, we bet you can’t wait to grab hold of cheap Bad Bunny tickets! From reggaeton to Latin trap, soul, bachata, and rock, you name it, and you can have it all with Bad Bunny! Mostly well-known for his slurred, deep vocal style as well as eccentric…

  • Album Preview: HARD UP (The Bamboos)

    By Connor McCormick | May 26, 2021
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    FUNK ME HARD (UP) After more than twenty years performing together, The Bamboos have refined their craft of finding the sweetest spot between soul and funk to its finest point yet. On their tenth studio album,  Hard Up,  the nine piece band–founded and led by guitarist, producer and songwriter Lance Ferguson and featuring the vocals of the…

  • Music Study: THE VIOLYMPICS (Nathan Cole)

    By Connor McCormick | May 25, 2021
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    THE VIOLYMPICS, A VIRTUAL 12-WEEK PROGRAM FOR VIOLINISTS AND VIOLISTS AT ANY LEVEL, HAS AS GUEST ARTISTS THE GREATEST VIOLINISTS IN THE WORLD Nathan Cole, our very own First Associate Concertmaster for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will launch the second installment of The Violympics on June 14, 2021. A series of 6 two-week training events,…

  • Virtual Opera: DESERT IN (Boston Lyric Opera)

    By Connor McCormick | May 22, 2021
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    AN OPERATIC OASIS WHERE ANYTHING IS DONE TO KEEP LOVE SAFE Lost souls are found, love is rekindled, and secrets are exposed at a mysterious motor lodge in the American West. There’s an extraordinarily impressive team behind Boston Lyric Opera’s new operatic miniseries desert  in, which premieres June 3, 2021 on  operabox.tv streaming service. Anthony Michael Lopez…

  • Opera: DON PROCOPIO (Pacific Opera Project, Los Angeles)

    By Connor McCormick | May 20, 2021
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    Pacific Opera Project  (POP)  announces its next installment of revolutionary, pandemic-safe productions, the west coast premiere of Georges Bizet’s rarely performed comedic opera  Don Procopio,  performed live outdoors at the  Heritage Square Museum  in Los Angeles. The three, socially-distanced performances –  Friday, June 4, 2021 at 8:00pm; Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 8:00pm;  and Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 8:00pm –  will be sung…

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