Month: June 2023

A good time has never looked so good at the Broadhurst Theater. Since the fall, Brooklyn-born Neil Diamond’s music and life story has been on Broadway in a biomusical, with Will Swenson in the role of singer-songwriter (sometimes illustrious). Jukebox work “Beautiful Noise” fell short of the Tony Award nominations. Some disparaged Swenson’s convincing Diamond […]

Asheville, North Carolina (WLOS) — Despite the rain, music fans turned out for the second annual Big Secret Festival on Sunday, June 11th. crowd gathered salvage station Awarded for a lavish, family-friendly musical event that benefits a local non-profit organization. The afternoon features multiple bands and performers, including The Secret Agency (with Secret Agent 23 […]

Christy Sparrow/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for DCP In the middle of Pride Month, Sam Smith and Madonna’s “Valgar” topped this week’s song polls. Music fans voted in a poll released on Friday (June 9). signboardchose the pop pair’s new song as their favorite new music release of the week. “Vulgar” won over 45% of […]

McEnthaler Cultural Center 1201 West Malvern Ave, Fullertonhttp://www.electriccompanytheatre.org Until June 28, 2023 The groundbreaking Electric Company Theater, the McEnthaler Cultural Center’s resident theater group, has given spirea-like wings to the revival of the famous musical The Sound of Music, and this production will bring Mack’s theater to life. and soared high into the sky. affectionately […]

President Vladimir Putin ‘loves’ Sir Elton John’s music. Warmonger Russia’s 70-year-old president congratulated the 76-year-old “Rocketman” singer on WhatsApp on his birthday despite the country’s persecution of the LGBTQ+ community. Sir Elton’s husband, David Furnish, 60, told The Guardian about Putin’s message. “Every year on March 25th, I get a message on WhatsApp from the […]

Registration for the 23rd Annual Summer Flute Retreat and Mini Camp is now open. The camp will be held June 18-24 at the Peruvian Congregational Church and is sponsored by Music Suite 408 and the Illinois Valley Flute Ensemble. Partial scholarships are available for flutists and all ages and ability levels are welcome to participate, […]

concert review GEORGE — There was an almost tense energy among the 26,000 or so fans who packed the Gorge Amphitheater on Saturday. For years, many Joni Mitchell fans thought they would never see one of the greatest living songwriters perform again. But 20 years after Mitchell retired from touring and eight years after a […]

This year’s five nominees for Best Musical have a diverse portfolio. Some will be divided between artistic independence and commercial pleasure. But the audience’s attraction ultimately lies in the eye (and ear) of the viewer. One theatergoer’s thoughtless fluff is another’s inspired whim. Few people would call this a bountiful harvest. But this yield is […]

Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes and Lord AfrixanaThe third season of MGM+’s 1960s-set The Godfather of Harlem. “I don’t pick artists based on their name, I pick them based on what we’re going to do,” says Swizz Beetz, the show’s music producer and creative director. Beetz said he tried to use placement judiciously in putting together the […]

Music was turned off at all stages of Parklife as Heaton Park prepared for a thunderstorm. Dark clouds blanketed the sky before a thunderstorm warning was issued this afternoon, and fans on stage at The Valley were told to “stay 3 meters away” from the large structure. In a video shot from the stage area, […]