"When an audience does not connect with a new piece, 99% of the time, it's the fault of the performer."
Bill Frisell celebrates his 75th birthday and America begins to celebrate its 250th.
Sarah Kirkland Snider's "Forward Into Light" and Daníel Bjarnason's "The Grotesque & The Sublime" are both top picks this week
Two world premiere plays and a world premiere musical
John Lennon wrote “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.” My apologies for the absence of this weekly column for a few weeks. But I’m back with New In Music This Week: February 20th and will catch...
"The older you get, the more your heart gets broken, the more you realize about life, the deeper the music gets. "
Jefferson Mays stars as Salieri in Pasadena Playhouse's production of "Amadeus"
Attend the tales of "Sweeney Todd," "The Dance of Death" and some great music
"I wish it didn’t feel so current, but it does. That urgency was very much part of what propelled me forward."
Marilyn Maye's first album in 10 years tops this week's list