There is a part of every play that audiences neither see nor hear, but feel. It is into this infinitesimal space that wafts between every word the writer pens, and separates every line each actor delivers, that Zach Blane’s lighting thrives. By filling this mysterious area, lighting can, he believes, unleash powerful and often subconscious […]

DE MOER, The Netherlands – With some of the best outdoor music festivals in Europe offering everything from big electronic names to hip-hop heavyweights, the Netherlands has a festival tradition quite like no other. As one of the longest running festivals in the region, Pinksterfeesten in De Moer has consistently delighted fans for 37 consecutive […]

MANCHESTER, TN – With headliners like Eminem, The Killers, Muse, Sheryl Crow, Paramore and Kaskade, the 17th annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival offered plenty of great music to enjoy. But North America’s largest outdoor festival, which in the past has beguiled fans with sights like “Infinity Mirrors” and its famous arched entrance, has always […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand –  Right in the heart of this nation’s capital stands Te Auaha – a new state-of-the-art university campus that provides a home to students of creative disciplines such as photography, film production, performing arts, visual arts and music. Supporting the wide variety of productions at the school’s 200-seat theatre auditorium is a […]

LOS ANGELES – It isn’t very often that a live music venue gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but then nothing about Whisky a Go Go can be described as “ordinary.” Since opening its doors in January 1964, the club on Hollywood’s famous Sunset Strip has served as a launching pad […]

MILWAUKEE – There was a level of complexity and depth to Steely Dan’s music that set them apart from most of their contemporaries in the 1970s, a quality that prompted Rolling Stone to celebrate the band as “the perfect musical antiheros” of their times. Surrounding themselves with a rotating cadre of excellent musicians, founders Walter […]

WASHINGTON – Solar energy is essential to the photosynthesis process that allows plants like broccoli to grow. So, it’s only fitting that the sun was shining brightly on the popular Broccoli City Festival, which took place in the RFK Stadium parking lot. Although the sunny skies made the weather picture-perfect for fans, they also created […]

LAS VEGAS – Like some kind of atomic particle, the music of Nine Inch Nails never really remains in one place. Blending complex time signatures with noise and distortions, moving swiftly from whispers to screams, it is in constant flux. The one constant on its jagged trajectory is intensity. Go to a Nine Inch Nails […]

SAN FRANCISCO – August Hall is following in some giant footsteps. Opened this spring in the heart of Union Square, the 1000-capacity club is only a short distance from legendary music halls like the original Fillmore West, as well as leading current day entertainment sites like the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, The Masonic, and Great […]

NEW YORK – Innovation is nothing new at the Today Show. The first early morning news program, and one of the longest running shows on television (it debuted on January 14, 1952), this American icon has thrived by pioneering new concepts like the celebrity meteorologist, and early morning concerts by major recording stars. In keeping […]

GULF SHORES, AL – The Hangout Music Festival is very aptly named. Located on a beautiful sandy beach on the Gulf of Mexico with plenty of friendly people and colorful local scenery, the three-day event exudes the kind of laid-back atmosphere that invites anyone to just hang out and have fun. Relaxing is just the […]

LONDON – Oversized flowers bloom, waiflike stalactites fly, and the leaded weight of “adult” concerns lifts like the morning mist in the final third of The Beginners. A play-within-a-play featuring 4-10-year-olds, this memorable passage opens a window into the boundless and colorful imaginative powers of childhood. Adding impact to this wondrous play, and making its […]