HBO & The A.V. Club Launch Second Season of Comedy Series CRASHING with Three Premiere Events
by Tori Hartshorn - January 03, 2018 To promote the second season of comedy series, CRASHING, HBO has partnered with the A.V. CLUB to produce three premiere events across the country: CHICAGO (1/11), SAN FRANCISCO (1/17) and SEATTLE (1/18)....
Listen to The Selecter's New Track 'A Prince Among Men'
by Kristin Salaky - August 12, 2013 For a legendary, platinum-selling Two Tone band, The Selecter doesn't really get the attention it deserves. The British ska-revival band formed in the late '70s and released a number of really great tracks, including tracks like “Too Much Pressure” and “On My Radio.” Notable also for being fronted b...
Segerstrom Center to Welcome Aziz Ansari Later This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2014 Fans of live stand-up comedy will have added reason to give thanks as popular actor and comedian Aziz Ansari comes to Segerstrom Center with two hilarious shows on the eve of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 26 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Comedy Central to Premiere Season 2 of REVIEW, 7/30
by Caryn Robbins - July 09, 2015 You can't keep a good reviewer down. Life reviewer Forrest MacNeil is back for more adventures in the second season of "Review," premiering Thursday, July 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central...
Rochester Fringe Slates Over 500 Shows on World Fringe Day
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017 The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (Thursday, September 14 - Saturday, September 23) announced its entire 10-day, 2017 lineup at its sixth annual BIG REVEAL press conference today - a very special day for the more than 200 fringe festivals that exist worldwide: the first-ever World Fringe Day....
Midlake's Antiphon Out 11/5 on ATO; Listen Now!
by Caryn Robbins - October 31, 2013 Listen to Antiphon out November 5 on ATO Records...
CSz Philadelphia Presents MATT&
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2018 CSz Philadelphia, the Home of ComedySportz presents MATT&. Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Matt& is an improv comedy show where Matt Holmes performs with a random stranger plucked from the audience. Called a "must-see" and a "best worst nightmare come true," nothing is planned, it's all made up...
Listen to Debut Track from Battle Trance's 'Palace of Wind'
by Caryn Robbins - August 01, 2014 Palace of Wind is a piece that not only transcends genres, but also transcends time and space. Existing in the cracks between contemporary classical music, avant-garde jazz, black metal, ambient, and world music, Palace of Wind is an album-length composition that pushes the four saxophonists to the ...
Cinemax Series BANSHEE Begins Production on Season 4
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2015 ?Production has begun in Pittsburgh on the fourth season of the Emmy®-winning CINEMAX action series BANSHEE...
A New Comedian Packed Documentary About Poop Talk
by Emily Bruno - November 17, 2017 Docu-comedy, Poop Talk, is set for theatrical release nationwide on February 16th 2018. Considered to be this generation's The Aristocrats, Poop Talk is an open and honest look at a taboo topic in today's society: poop. Trailer here (OK to post):...
Sufjan Stevens Comes to Omaha's Orpheum Theater Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2015 Following a critically-lauded, national tour this spring, Sufjan Stevens is set to embark on a tour of the U.S. this fall, playing dates in Santa Barbara, Nashville, Atlanta and Miami....
HBO & The A.V. Club Launch Second Season of Comedy Series CRASHING with Three Premiere Events
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018 To promote the second season of comedy series, CRASHING, HBO has partnered with the A.V. CLUB to produce three premiere events across the country: CHICAGO (1/11), SAN FRANCISCO (1/17) and SEATTLE (1/18)....
Readings from THE PORTABLE BOOG READER 8 Set for 1/18 Release Party in NYC
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2014 Boog City presents 'The Portable Boog Reader 8: N.Y.C., Oakland, and San Francisco'....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Comedy Central Premieres Season 2 of REVIEW Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 30, 2015 You can't keep a good reviewer down. Life reviewer Forrest MacNeil is back for more adventures in the second season of 'Review,' premiering tonight, July 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central...
Greenhouse Theater Center To Host THE KEY: YOUNG CRITICS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2017 Greenhouse Theater Center's Artistic Director Jacob Harvey is pleased to announce The Key: Young Critics Mentorship Program, a training program for Chicago youth in arts criticism created by national online arts platform Rescripted, The Chicago Inclusion Project and entertainment critic Oliver Sava ...
Merritt Patterson Joins Cast of Crackle's Original Scripted Drama THE ART OF MORE
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2016 Crackle, Sony's free streaming service, today announced that Merritt Patterson ('The Royals,' 'Ravenswood') will join the season two cast of the critically-acclaimed original drama series, THE ART OF MORE....
John Oliver, Samantha Bee & Chris Gethard Stand In Solidarity with Onion Inc. Unionizing with Writers Guild of America, East
by Macon Prickett - April 06, 2018 John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Chris Gethard, Jon Glasser, Robert Carlock and The Onion's former editor Joe Randazzo are among the over 150 comedy/variety television writers who are publicly supporting Onion Inc. unionizing with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE)....
CHF to Welcome MacArthur Fellow & Author Karen Russell, 2/13
by Tyler Peterson - February 03, 2014 The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) hosts award-winning author Karen Russell on Thursday, February 13, at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church at The Chicago Temple (77 W Washington St). The author of St. Lucy's Home for Girls and the Pulitzer Prize Award finalist Swamplandia!, Russell comes to...
Review Roundup - Netflix's LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2017 Neil Patrick Harris stars as Count Olaf in the upcoming Netflix original series LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. The eight-eisode series premieres worldwide on Friday, January 13, 2017 only on Netflix....
Lineup Announced for First Annual Speak Up, Rise Up Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017 Speak Up, Rise Up has announced their festival line-up which features 18 diverse solo and storytelling shows over the course of the week. Under the Artistic Direction of Asher Novek, the festival runs August 14 - 20 at the historic Connelly Theater on the Lower East Side....
Converge Announce New Album 'The Dusk in Us'
by Caryn Robbins - August 15, 2017 Today, Converge announce the upcoming release of The Dusk In Us, the first album in five years from the Boston-based heavy-music innovators. Due out on November 3, The Dusk in Us will be released via Epitaph and Deathwish....
Univision Makes Investment in New Satire Brand 'The Onion'
by Caryn Robbins - January 19, 2016 Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, and Onion Inc., a digital media company with comedy brands that include The Onion, the nation's leading comedy and news satire brand, today announced that UCI's digital-arm is a minority investor in Onion Inc....
J. Roddy Walston & The Business Debut New Track “Black Light”
by Caryn Robbins - August 23, 2013 Essential Tremors is the follow-up to 2010's much-acclaimed self-titled sophomore album also finds the band crafting lyrics that ultimately serve as a secret language to the initiated listener....
yMusic Releases New Andrew Norman Song, 'Music in Circles' Today
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2014 YMusic releases 'Music In Circles' today, September 30, composed by Andrew Norman from upcoming album Balance Problems produced by Son Lux, featuring compositions by Timo Andres, Marcos Balter, Mark Dancigers, Nico Muhly, Andrew Norman, Sufjan Stevens, and Jeremy Turner....
Readings from THE PORTABLE BOOG READER 8 Set for 1/18 Release Party in NYC
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2014 Boog City presents 'The Portable Boog Reader 8: N.Y.C., Oakland, and San Francisco'.... |