August 2021

Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana, leaving New Orleans without powerMore than a million homes and businesses were without power Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi as Ida pounded the area.Associated Press, USA TODAYPhotos and videos posted on…

The Karnofsky store is no more. The building - a jazz monument known as a "second home" to young Louis Armstrong - collapsed on Sunday, rocked by heavy gusts from Hurricane Ida. A bit of what makes New Orleans New Orleans is nothing…

Get up, Detroit! Here is everything you need to know to get off to a good start this Sunday, August 29. Here's what's going on in town today.First, the weather forecast for the day: Wet and partly cloudy all day. High: 89 Low: 71.…

On some superficial level, Charlie Watts had always seemed the strangest Rolling Stone, one who was never really part of rock's most Dionysian force.While his comrades cultivated an attitude of debauched recklessness, Watts, the band's…

Portland, OR. Oregon Symphony brings back a favorite late summer party: the Free Waterfront Concert & Festival. The festival begins at 1 p.m. on September 4 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. It will also include a performance by the…

Houghton Park and the surrounding streets of North Long Beach came to life with live music, dancing and food trucks on Saturday as day two of Uptown Jazz Fest continued through the weekend. The event kicked off at 9 a.m. with a block…

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TO the generations of customers who have walked into Twinkletoes over the past 62 years, it's more than a store. With ruffles and sequins everywhere - ballet, prom, jazz and tap shoes, tutus, leotards, bags and bows…

Charlie Brown, Julia Sugarbaker and Little Red Riding Hood will take the main stage at the Arkansas Repertory Theater as he returns to live productions, December 2-23 with "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Eric Schaeffer adapted the show…

Jazz guitar show The Campbell Museum Foundation and the San Jose Guitar School of Music are co-hosting a jazz guitar show on Sunday, August 29. Chris Shahin will perform jazz, Latin and American music on a nylon string guitar…

Having performed at 20 of the previous 29 festivals, saxophonist Boney James is clearly a Berks Jazz Fest favorite! But as the featured performer on the closing weekend of the 30th Annual Berks Jazz Festival, the Boney James…

1974: Bob Ringwald plays the piano while his 6-year-old daughter Molly sings in front of the California State Capitol (Skip Shuman / The Sacramento Bee via AP, File) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Bob Ringwald, the pianist who played and…

The lineup of musicians at the 8th Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival will be a mix of nostalgic and familiar faces with emerging artists.The festival will take place in a new location - historic Stearns Square - on Saturday August 14…

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, affectionately known as "Jazz Fest" and one of the traditional highlights of festival season in the United States, has been postponed again. Instead of its planned (and…

This article is one in a series providing students with evidence-based advice on choosing subjects in their senior years. If you are planning to take a performing arts or visual arts subject in Grades 11 and 12, you are probably…

The five-foot bronze statue greets travelers at the Yonkers North Subway Station.Before Ella Fitzgerald became known as the "First Lady of Song", she grew up in Yonkers. Decades before the height of the civil rights movement, Fitzgerald's…

The five finalists of the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition have been selected.The five will perform at the Florida Theater on September 29 to kick off the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The free festival takes place October 1-3 along the…

Jessica Cejnar / Today @ 11:40 am / Arts DNACA announces its performance range for its 40th anniversary (Crescent City, CA) The Del Norte Association for Cultural…

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE / WYOU) - Starting tonight, "The Electric City" in Lackawanna County becomes "Jazz City" as the annual Jazz Festival kicks off at multiple venues, including the historic Ritz Theater on Wyoming…

Kacey Musgraves gave a preview of two kinds of new songs that are set to appear in his long-awaited follow-up to "Golden Hour." The country star began revealing details of her new record earlier this year, but has yet to release any items…

When Matt Magerkurth tells someone he plays the cello, it's common for the person to respond that the cello is their favorite instrument, he reveals. It is also often preceded or followed by a statement about the beauty of the…

One: Great departure for Artis — Music Director from Naples Andrey Boreyko, which leaves after this season.Two: Broadway blockbusters, musicals "Come from afar" (Nov 30-Dec 3) and "Dear Evan Hansen" (February…

Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed forward Rudy Gay and center Hassan Whiteside. According to team policy, the terms of the agreements have not been released. Gay (6-8, 240, Connecticut) played 63 games (one…

Finneas has announced their debut album, 'Optimist'. The 24-year-old producer and songwriter shared the lead single, "A Concert Six Months From Now," and has confirmed that its first full release will arrive on October 15. Billie…

Claire Danes & Leonardo DiCaprio in "Romeo + Juliet" (1996), performing at the Miller Outdoor Theater this month | Courtesy of 20th Century-Fox Catch virtual or live performances!-->!-->…

As August begins, so does the second half of Kicking Horse Culture's Summer Kicks lineup, with Krystle Dos Santos taking center stage at Keith King Park on Wednesday August 4th. Dos Santos, who calls himself a singer, performer,…

OSHKOSH - A new musical series aims to break down generational and gender barriers to what might come to mind when someone hears the word “jazz”. Passionate jazz fan and local graphic designer Kyle Knoke…

This could explain why Crayton's solo project is called One More Onion, although he doesn't seem to take his project's name that seriously. “It's…