SAYREVILLE, NJ – Typically, when legendary bands reunite, it’s usually for a national tour, big festival or high- profile TV special, but post hardcore pioneers Thursday have never been about following the tried-and-true commercial track. When they got back together recently after a six year breakup, the New Jersey-born group, which is widely credited with […]
NEW YORK – In 2007, August Burns Red blazed a new path when they put a new twist on the metalcore sound. A decade later, the Grammy-nominated quintet marked this milestone by kicking off 2017 with a celebratory coast-to-coast “Messengers 10-Year Anniversary” tour. The group plays its bold upfront Messengers album front to back on […]
BALTIMORE, MD – Coming off a year of touring with EDM artists like The Chainsmokers, Cash Cash and Tritonal, designer Aaron Kovelman was accustomed to creating big slashing looks with lots of intense beams, crazy truss angles and ample helpings of eye bleeding audience lighting. Taking on an anniversary concert for his hometown friends and […]
Willemstad, Curaçao – In Papiamentu, the words “Su Legria” loosely translate as “his or her happiness.” In that case, the one of the largest dance festivals on the Caribbean island of Curaçao is very aptly named. Held the first Friday every January, Su Legria brings locals and visitors together to free themselves from day-to-day concerns […]
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Even those with only a passing interest in the performing arts are familiar with The Nutcracker. A holiday tradition with many families, the show accounts for some 40 percent of ticket sales for ballet companies in the US. Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, with its sprightly melody punctuated by occasional staccato cords, is instantly […]
MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE – “Jazz music is the power of now,” Wynton Marsalis once observed. If that is the case, then Maputo is flourishing in the moment. A bustling city of gleaming new high-rises, Mediterranean-style villas and wide boulevards lined with jacaranda and flame trees, the Mozambique capital teems with the sound of jazz from its […]
NEW YORK – Since its opening in 2009, the iHeartRadio Theater in TriBeCa has been, in the words of one music critic, “the most exclusive consistent venue in Manhattan.” Month after month, often two times a month, artists who normally would be appearing at nearby Madison Square Garden, perform in its cozy 5,500 square foot […]
BRONX, NY – For most of the 5,000 or so people who attended Robot-Heart, the event was a cool way to spend Halloween weekend. There was nonstop dancing, crazy costumes, artist like WhoMadeWho, a freaky robot, and a scintillating Dougie Lazer designed lightshow that featured an intense beam and strobe display using CHAUVET Professional fixtures. […]
BOSTON – Since 1999, RE/MAX has been the largest residential real estate firm in the US and Canada with over one million transaction sides a year. A key reason behind this success is the productivity of its agents, who close 66% more sales per person than their counterparts at the company’s closest competitor. To keep […]
VACAVILLE, CA – For up-and-coming singer Taryn Cross, “Break Some Rules” is more than the title of her latest recording; it also describes her adventurous approach to music. Cross, who has opened for country stars like Eric Church, Joe Nichols and Randy Travis, has been more than ready to bend and break musical boundaries by […]
LAS VEGAS – By their very nature, most industry award ceremonies are a combination of concert and corporate event. Few of these confabs, however, come close to matching the multi-dimensional character of the North American Hair Styling Awards, or NAHA as it is known to those in the beauty industry, which was held at the […]
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – With multiple chart-topping hits to their credit since the 1980s, Clouseau is one of Belgium’s most popular music acts. Well known for their penchant for surprising their large fan base, the group has performed in many unusual venues, such as railway stations, as well as more conventional arenas. Each Clouseau show strives […]