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Musical theatre summer camps in Dundalk's An Táin
Keep the kids inspired this summer with one of An Táin Arts Centre’s summer camps. An Táin Arts Centre and From the Top Stage School said they are delighted to present Camp a Million Dreams, a two-week musical theatre summer camp for ages six to...

Music Series at Duck Creek
75 Dollar Bill, featuring Rick Brown on percussion and Che Chen on guitar, will play at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs. The Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs will launch its 2025 New Music Series on Saturday at 6 p.m., with a double...

Music Briefs: June 19-25
Phil Vassar, a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist, released “Mississippi Remix” on June 13 as a fresh take on his beloved 2017 track “Mississippi.” Originally featured on his American Soul album, the song marked Vassar’s return to...

Music on the Green continues this weekend with nightly performances
Jerry’s Briefcase The Mariposa County Arts Council’s Music on the Green concert series continues with another weekend of live music under the stars in downtown Mariposa. This weekend, there are two incredible performances that fans of the Grateful...

Band takes over traditional Shakespeare play at Spallumcheen theatre
Richard III: The Last Hurrah is a play 'for the people, by the people,' and runs July 8-Aug. 3 at Caravan Farm Theatre Whatever you have in mind when you picture Shakespeare’s Richard III, this is not that. Spallumcheen's Caravan Farm Theatre...

Paradise Lost discuss religion, depression and new album Ascension
Paradise Lost aren’t gloomy all the time. When the death/doom icons’ frontman Nick Holmes video-calls Metal Hammer from his tour bus in Belgium, his Zoom profile picture is a disheveled Phil Mitchell clinging to a bottle of booze. But, since their...

Olamide Just Dropped His Album and It’s Giving Big Legacy Energy
Remember when Olamide and Wizkid dropped “Kai!” and had us vibing all week? That track was more than just a bop, it was a teaser. A clue that something major was on the horizon. And now, we finally have it. Just two days ago, Olamide revealed the...

Watch Coldplay play ‘Speed Of Sound’ in full as band for the first time since 2016
Coldplay have performed ‘Speed Of Sound’ in full for the first time as a band since 2016 – watch the moment below. The British band are currently midway through the North American leg of their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour, which officially kicked...

Bruce Springsteen hints at new music, confirms upcoming box set
Music legend Bruce Springsteen has teased working on new songs along with a new box set featuring some of his unreleased numbers. The statement came as the trailer for his biopic, ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ was released online....

Communities Minister Lyons launches Musical Instruments Programme
Date published: 19 June 2025 Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a major funding boost for individuals, bands and groups across Northern Ireland, with the launch of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s 2025/26 Musical Instruments...

Rock Music Menu summer essentials: Best reading and more for the beach and beyond
The weather would lead us to believe it had well kicked off already, but this Friday marks the official start of summer. Some people love the heat, while others suffer in a swelter, waiting anxiously for that first fall leaf to drop. Whatever side...

This Week in MKE Music: June 19-25, 2025
Summerfest, Juneteenth Day, Make Music Day, Jeremiah Sammartano, The Swongos and more—This Week in Milwaukee Music! Thursday, June 19 Summerfest @ Henry Maier Festival Park – through Saturday The Big Gig kicks off the first of three...

Imaginal Cells Critically Acclaimed Concept Album Purified On All Streaming Platforms
Imaginal Cells - Purified will be available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify, and all other platforms June 18, 2025. Purified is available now on CD, digital download combo, and exclusively on the band's website, ImaginalCellsBand.com. PHOENIX,...

Bruce Springsteen Reveals He’s Planning to Put Out a ‘Tracks III’ Box Set with Five More Previously Unheard Albums
On June 27, Bruce Springsteen will release Tracks II: The Lost Albums, a box set featuring seven full previously unheard archival albums spanning from 1983 through 2018. Now, in a new interview with The New York Times, Springsteen revealed he’s...

Wirral's Miles Kane confirms details of new album and Black Keys dates
Sunlight In The Shadows comes out on October 17 on Easy Eye Sound with Miles also announcing a new single Love Is Cruel taken from the forthcoming album. Miles, from Meols, is best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’
Rachel Prather plays Carole King. Photo by Jeb Purcell. Flat Rock – This is an entertaining and insightful musical story about female empowerment and breaking social barriers in a male-dominated business, spiced by much hit music. King was a...

Malaysian pop-rock legendary band Spider goes full swing with their all-out acoustic show at the 'Spider Unplugged' concert
In 1996, pop-rock band Spider burst into local scene with their first-ever album 'Ngam Ho'. Originating from Johor, the quartet impressed local rock fans with their brilliant single 'Phobia' and the album self titled 'Ngam Ho' songs. And then came...

Bruce Springsteen Says He Finished Recording a New Solo Album
A third volume of the Tracks box set is coming along with another covers collection, and a possible solo tour In a new Rolling Stone interview tied to the release of his new box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums, Bruce Springsteen speaks at great...

A R Rahman’s Throwback Interview On Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Musical Bombay Dreams
Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, AR Rahman’s musical, Bombay Dreams, thrilled musical theatre audiences in 2002 on the West End in London and on Broadway in 2004, along with a brilliant North American tour in 2006. In this special throwback...

10 Essential Boy Band Songs For Karaoke
While there are many music genres to choose from, when the boy band category comes up at karaoke night, there are some hit songs that are essential choices. Just like when it comes to picking classic rock songs for karaoke, these come from some of...