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Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R.L. Boyce are among nine 2023 National Heritage Fellows set to be celebrated later this month by the National Endowment for the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors in the folk and traditional arts. ...
`10 Days in a Madhouse' opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women's voices
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kiera Duffy is disturbed by “10 Days in a Madhouse” as much as an 1887 public was outraged by the squalid surroundings exposed by trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly. “The idea of the hysterical woman trope really does persist today,” the soprano said ahead...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians get 3% annual raises in 3-year labor contract
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians voted Tuesday to ratify a three-year labor contract that incudes 3% annual salary raises. The deal was announced Sunday and replaces a five-year contract expiring this month. The...
Music Review: With reissue of ‘Last Splash,’ The Breeders make waves 30 years later
The Breeders are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second studio album with the release of “Last Splash (30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition),” out Friday on 4AD. The re-release won’t rewrite the history of the '90s alt-rock band, but it surfaces new curiosities...
In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work
NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Heggie recalls that after “Dead Man Walking” premiered in San Francisco in 2000, his first opera was quickly taken up by other companies, but there was “not even a whisper of possibility” that the Metropolitan Opera might be interested. When Anthony...
Music Review: Rootsy harmonies and spiritual uplift from Buddy and Julie Miller on 'In the Throes'
Buddy and Julie Miller have been wed for 40 years. Their latest album, “In the Throes,” celebrates the marvelous marriage of his rustic, raspy tenor and her eternally youthful alto. The 12-song set, which will be released Friday is filled with the Tennessee duo’s rootsy...
Kim Petras surprise releases previously shelved debut album 'Problematique,' featuring Paris Hilton
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Petras fans, the wait is over. The Grammy-award winning German popstar has surprise released her previously shelved and partially leaked debut album, “Problematique.” Across 10 tracks inspired by French house music released Monday, Petras' makes a bold...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, musicians union agree to 3-year contract
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra says it agreed Sunday to a three-year contract with its musicians union on a deal to replace the agreement that expires Sunday. The deal must be ratified by the CSO board of trustees and the orchestra members in the Chicago Federation...
Thirty Seconds to Mars returns with a new album that Jared Leto says will 'surprise' a lot of people
NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty Seconds to Mars is back with a new clutch of songs born from the pandemic and collected under a very long title. “It’s the End of the World But It’s a Beautiful Day” is exactly what it sounds like — optimistic, despite the doom. “I really feel...
Music Review: Mitski dances with the devil and God on 'The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2019, a year after the release of the critically acclaimed album “Be the Cowboy,” Mitski — one of the most idiosyncratic and devoted artists in indie rock — announced an indefinite hiatus. It wouldn't last long. She reevaluated her relationship with...
