A junkyard dog returns to Earth from heaven thanks to the powers of a magical, rewindable watch, though his objective changes as he watches events unfold in his former stomping grounds.
Red Baraat's fusion of bhangra, go-go, hip-hop and jazz is driven by frontman Sunny Jain's percolating playing of the dhol, a double-sided drum which forms the rhythmic lattice of support for their boisterous horns and guitar.
Artists shine given restrictions and limitations. Subtlety and nuance are more easily found in minimalism than excess. That's the beauty of Brushy One String, whose sound is make by one big fat E-string and a voice so rich and full, all it wants is a bit of rhythmic and melodic underpinning.
Based on the ancient Chinese folk tale of The Butterfly Lovers, this music is adapted from tunes of “Yue Opera” in Zhejiang Province. The three main sections of the original folk tale tell of the making of sworn brothers at Cao Qiao, Zhu Ying Tai’s refusal of an arranged marriage, and the reincarnation of lovers as butterflies by their graves. These three sections are presented in the sonata form – exposition, development, and recapitulation of the concerto.
She Loves Me is a heartwarming musical comedy classic about finding love the good old-fashioned way. It follows Georg (Zachary Levi) and Amalia (Laura Benanti), two parfumerie clerks who aren't quite the best of friends. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can't seem to find common ground. But little do they know, the anonymous romantic pen pals they have both been falling for happen to be each other! Will love continue to blossom once their identities are finally revealed?
Little Shop of Horrors is a horror rock comedy musical. The story follows an ordinary florist who is unsatisfied with his life. However, one day he comes across a mysterious plant, that talks and feeds on blood and flesh.
Composer Alan Menken beams with pride as he introduces the Little Shop of Horrors Tiny Desk (home) concert. May 6, 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the show's first production. Menken is joined by the stellar cast of the current off-Broadway revival, which swept the Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Drama League Awards for Best Musical Revival. They perform a joyful medley of five earworm-filled tunes from the cult classic.
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is the debut solo album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in 1956. Like much of Odetta’s early work, Ballads and Blues combines traditional songs (e.g. spirituals) with blues covers.
Orville Peck brings together a handful of his most talented friends on this first instalment of Stampede, a duets collection from the enigmatic masked country singer-songwriter.
Performing five songs from Midwest Princess, Roan worked through songs of youthful heartache (“Casual”), queer liberation (“Pink Pony Club”), mournful alienation (“California”) and two decidedly different forms of chaotic seduction (“Picture You,” “Red Wine Supernova”).
Clipping’s third album for Sub Pop, There Existed an Addiction to Blood, finds them interpreting another rap splinter sect through their singular lens. This is clipping’s transmutation of horrorcore, a purposefully absurdist and creatively significant sub-genre that flourished in the mid-90s.
Authoritarianism deprives people of their right to live freely: rebellion or escape? We can only fantasize about a better future within the confines of unchanging laws.
As the condemned revolutionaries attempt in a last effort to avoid their imminent arrests and executions, Robespierre finds himself paralyzed with doubt and despair.
Mingus' Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is considered a cult classic among jazz critics and the pinnacle of its genre, a worthy competitor to albums such as Bitches Brew and A Love Supreme. The album is frequently regarded to as one of the greatest albums of all time.