Serena Ryder is a visceral artist. Her music grabs you by the gut and shakes you around in its rhythmic maelstrom until the only thing you feel is truly alive! Her latest release in the States is a potent EP called Electric Love (Atlantic). Culled from nearly 100 songs that Serena has written over the…
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Chetti’s “Home”: For the people who make you feel whole
“My favorite childhood memory? To be honest, I remember being a little girl and my mom was dancing with me to The Bodyguard soundtrack in the basement of our apartment on 15th Avenue.” With moments like that, how could Brooklyn’s Chetti not grow up to be an artist? “My mom has influenced me in such…
Madison Iseman of CMT’s “Still The King”: From South Carolina to Nashville via LA
Talent. When someone’s truly got it, you just know. It’s impossible not to see it, that vibrant spark sizzling from within. Madison Iseman’s got it. No question. With her return to CMT’s Still The King (Tuesdays 10/9c) as the long-lost daughter to Vernon Brownmule (played by Billy Ray Cyrus), her role in Sony Pictures’ upcoming…
Amy Allen: Forging a successful career in music
The ’90s began with a cultural embracing of grunge music, a style which emphasized a raucous sound that was a drastic alternative to ’80s synth-driven pop. By the end of the decade, the antithesis had become the mainstream obsession, catalyzing the rise of pop superstars like Britney Spears. Somewhere in the middle was perfection, artists…
Frank Shiner: From a place of love
There’s something transcendent about a Frank Shiner performance, an element that goes beyond a gifted artist connecting with his audience. It’s bigger than that. Deeper. To find where this soul-driven passion comes from, we need to spin the clock backward a bit to when a younger Frank was traveling down a path that could have…
“Motown: The Musical” is an extraordinarily robust and rollicking spectacle
Get ready because summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in your seat! That’s right, Motown: The Musical, the record shattering Broadway smash, is in its final week at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts’ Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Based on the book, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The…
Platinum-selling Parmalee returns to iPlay America
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2014 the city of Parmele, North Carolina had a population of 264. 130 residents were female and a 134 were male. In 2015, the median household income for families living in the 1.2 square mile patch of land located in Martin County was only slightly over $35,000….
“Dirty Dancing” has all the right moves!
The crowd was alive in the moment, cheering for the epic lines of dialogue and the iconic choreography with an impassioned zeal and unrestrained enthusiasm! Everyone was dancing and singing along to the magnificently resonant, goosebump-producing “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” An extended standing ovation peppered by shout-outs of adulation was testament that…
Jennifer Mealani Jones returns to Philadelphia to help celebrate 30 years of “Dirty Dancing”
The fuse of a firework might be dipped in the same lacquer that gives a guitar its glorious shimmer under the stage lights, but it’s what’s inside the fuse that makes it sizzle. Similarly, Jennifer Mealani Jones is a striking young woman who has an incredible chemistry that blazes within her. She is a spellbinding…
Lea Michele delivers a night of exquisite moments at Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater
Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater is a historic venue located in the heart of the arts district of Center City. Since 1918, this gorgeous 1,870-seat cultural paragon has hosted some of the most iconic productions and featured some of the most beloved and esteemed performers of all time. From George Gershwin musicals to Hamlet, notables such as…
Madeline Lauer: Don’t let her cute face fool you
Madeline Lauer sings with a sultry heat that leaves you breathless. Her latest single, “Come Around,” sizzles with a soft R&B blaze that brings to mind the quieter, more seductive tracks from artists like Aaliyah and Prince. What makes her vocals so tantalizingly intense is what’s driving them. Madeline hasn’t created an exaggerated persona to…
Spend an “Intimate Evening” with Lea Michele at Philadelphia’s Merriam Theatre
Lea Michele. There’s just something so incredibly special about her. She’s effortlessly charming and sweet like the perfect girl next door. But she also shines with a radiant sparkle, the kind that only the biggest stars have. It was Lea’s own personal magic and astounding vocal artistry that made Rachel Berry — the first captain…
