Currently, burgeoning rock superstar, Dorothy, is on her 2018 Freedom Tour. The two-month stint has been selling out venues across the country as the dynamic artist gets fans amped up for the release of her second full-length album, 28 Days in the Valley, the follow up to her groundbreaking, career-establishing, gritty powerhouse, ROCKISDEAD. The upcoming…
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18 things we learned by going backstage at Cirque du Soleil’s “Varekai”
Icarus is the son of Daedalus, a master craftsman who constructs a working pair of wings out of mere wax and feathers. Ignoring his father’s cautions, the boy flies too close to the sun and meets a ghastly fate when he plummets to earth and drowns in the sea. Or does he? Cirque du Soleil…
In photos: Kathryn Dean’s triumphant return to Havana
Kathryn Dean’s voice is powerful and distinct, there are not many vocalists who can perform with such intensity yet make it look so effortless. She writes emotionally charged lyrics spiced with provocative hooks such as “Bad girls make the news” and “I’ll show you crazy.” Between songs, she engages the crowd with devilishly coy banter…
Scared In Jersey terrifies with a triple dose of horror at the PNC Bank Arts Center
According to legend, Deborah’s husband, Japhet Leeds, was a drunkard who did little to provide for his wife and 12 children. When Deborah realized she was pregnant for the 13th time, she cried out, “Let this one be a devil!” and unwittingly placed a curse on her unborn child. On October 15, 1735, the night…
Concert photos: Joey Arminio & “The Family,” Jay Siegel’s Tokens, and Charlie Thomas’ Drifters
When you try to explain iPlay America to someone who has never been there, they just don’t get it. That’s because there’s really nothing like it. Anywhere. Well, except in your wildest childhood fantasies. Make a list of every thrill you can imagine. Don’t be conservative, go crazy. Make that list enormous! A roller coaster,…
Jay Siegel’s Tokens to play iPlay America
Brooklyn, 1955: Jay Siegel teamed up with Neil Sedaka in high school to start a group called The Tokens. The quartet, rounded out by Cynthia Zolitan and Hank Medress, recorded “While I Dream” and “I Love My Baby” for Melba Records. Three years later, Neil left the band. In 1961, a reformed The Tokens, now…
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…
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….
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