Dark music

Isn’t it strange that so many of our favorite nursery rhymes are about death and decay? Endings are as much a part of life as beginnings, so, it seems, they are some of the best and most enduring songs we learn from childhood through adulthood. For other examples, see “Humpty Dumpty” and “Ring Around the …

African drummers filled Buffalo’s Genesee Street on Saturday as the Juneteenth Festival parade approached the stage. Black empowerment songs, live music and dance routines brought spectators from across the country to Genesee Street, Best Street and Fillmore Avenue, where the parade route passed through Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Spectators and walkers shouted “I love …

In Cumbria, UK – an area with excellent night sky quality – ecologists have mapped the effects of different levels of light pollution by tracking the singing behavior of robins. Over a period of three months, bird song samples were collected from paired sites consisting of a light site and a dark site. Study results …

Did Sidhu Moose Wala have the feeling that his death was near? Did he refer to the fans as much? Well, the lyrics to his latest song, “The Last Ride,” sparked debate among netizens due to the uncanny similarities between the song and the circumstances of his death. “Ho chobbar de chehre utte noor dassda, …

The Boston Ballet pushed the boundaries of creativity with their show “MINDscape,” which ran May 5-15 at Citizens Bank Opera House. With a total of three unique numbers, “MINDscape” is truly a transformative experience featuring the world premiere of two original works by choreographers William Forsythe and Jorma Elo. After Forsythe’s “Blake Works I” in …

Dedicated and intrepid music lovers were kept busy this past weekend with the Albany Symphony’s American Music Festival, which took place Thursday through Sunday at venues across Troy and Cohoes. The headline event was Saturday night at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, which I’ve reviewed before. I also attended three other concerts and here …

Australian consumer choices on websites and apps are being manipulated by online designs taking advantage of their weaknesses. That’s according to research on consumers’ online experiences and the presentation of websites and apps, released today by the Consumer Policy Research Center (CPRC). The research gives examples of consumers being manipulated or tricked into unwittingly buying …

For NXTFRIDAY, music is his life story, everything you hear in his music comes from something he saw or experienced. Growing up, music was his escape. The way he expressed himself while sharing his story, in the hope that others might one day tell it, was brilliant. When Friday started, during one of his performances, …

Restaurants can serve many different purposes in our lives: a romantic date, a business lunch, a family reunion. But even on the most ordinary Tuesday evening, a good meal at a restaurant is a journey, an escape from everyday life, a distant vacation that is just a few minutes from home. There’s nothing truer to …

There’s no shortage of things to do in and around Franklin County in June 2022. Here’s a selection of events to add to your social calendar, listed by date: Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department Annual Firefighter Carnival When: from Thursday June 2 to Saturday June 11; doors open at 5 p.m. Where: FVFD Carnival Grounds, 101 …

Last weekend, Boston Calling made its long-awaited return to Harvard University Athletics Complex after two years of cancellations, and for a while – as Friday’s overcast skies gave way to a sunny afternoon just as where the main gates were opening – it appeared that the festival’s luck might change for the better. It had …

Dark clouds bringing heavy rain and the threat of lightning chilled Boston Calling attendees as they were evacuated from the festival site on Saturday afternoon. During the downpour, festival workers directed crowds to sheltered areas of Harvard Stadium or the Harvard Square area. “Fans leaving party venues will be permitted to re-enter,” an announcement to …

Cold war, energy shock, stagflation and food shortage: all that is missing from the current revival of the early 1970s is Abba winning the Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo”. Lo and behold, the Swedish band take to the stage on Friday night in London for their first live performance in decades. Well, not quite. The …

The Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Smithville Education Foundation had the honor of hosting the annual Top 10% Honors Banquet for the Smithville School District’s top 10% graduates last week. The seniors also chose a “guest of honour”, ie an educator or an employee of the SISD who meant a lot to them …

A GENERATION OF LGBTQ+ ADVOCATES HOPE THE CLOCK DON’T TURN BACK: Advocates who have witnessed advances in LGBTQ+ equality and acceptance over the past four decades share their concerns about the recent increase in legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Many fear that young people of this generation face even more challenges as anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers …

Radiohead’s seminal album, OK Computer, is 25 years old. To mark the occasion, Calum Henderson listens to it in a movie theater with the lights off. I’m in the back of a movie theater and my face is totally covered in masks. A trusty blue disposable covers my mouth and nose, while the free eye …

MARTIN P. ROBINSON (puppeteer) Howard later told me that when he presented the challenges of the script – the need for a factory that would start small and grow in increments, as well as talk, sing and take over the stage and then the world – the most people he talked to said, “Well, you’re …

Sunday’s live performance by the New Horizons Band of Sonoma County arrived just in time. There’s never a bad time for live music, but this show, on a Sunday afternoon in Healdsburg, seemed sent for healing. After the devastating race-based massacre that left 10 dead in Buffalo, things look very grim. Then there were reports …

JTwo years before his death in 2014, Stuart Hall, cultural theorist, political activist and founding editor of the radical journal New Left Review, collaborated with artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah on The Unfinished Conversation. The extraordinary cinematic art installation, projected onto a triptych of screens, attempted to evoke and translate Hall’s life and ideas up …

Conductor Xian Zhang reminds me of that torrential storm that ripped through the Twin Cities on Wednesday night. Throwing her whole body in the direction of an orchestra, she is a relentless mass of movement, one that swirls and sweeps its way around the confines of the podium, like a pot dancing on the stove …

The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says it has identified seven probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin. The Research and Pediatric Hospital, also known as SickKids, says the mystery cases were identified between October 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022 and reported to Public Health Ontario. Dr. Upton Allen, head of …

Good morning! This is our daily roundup with everything you need to know in one concise read. Sign up here to receive it every morning in your inbox. Trudeau says Canada supports Ukraine in seeking justice for Putin’s ‘heinous war crimes’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday, meeting with …

The first thing you notice in Nilüfer Yanya’s music is his voice. It’s smoky yet ethereal, jumping seamlessly between its low register and delicate falsetto voice. It’s inviting, but contains a hint of menace, like gentle ocean surf hiding jagged rocks below. On her recent album, “PAINLESS”, Yanya’s vocals are often doubled, creating an even …

SALAMANCA — History or black comedy buffs should head to the Ray Evans Seneca Theater to catch performances of the five-time Tony Award-winning musical “Assassins” during the first two weekends of May. With around 20 actors, many of whom are familiar with the scene, director Jake Riggs said rehearsals went well. He said they were …

The company behind the Eatons Hill and Sandstone Point hotels has unveiled plans for a new music festival site in southeast Queensland. As live music emerges from the dark days of the pandemic, the Comiskey Group wants to create a 150-hectare festival site in Coochin Creek, around 35 minutes south of Maroochydore and an hour …

Song Joong-ki played several characters over the course of a decade – from a vengeful lover seething with bitter rage in Nice Guy, to the handsome and smooth Captain Shoo-jin in Descendants of the Sunor the sturdy Eun-Seom in the fantasy series, The Arthdal ​​Chronicles. Still, his portrayal of the deadly Italian-Korean crime lord in …

It’s a wonder what a difference a few weeks can make. Robert Spano, the music director designate of the Fort Worth Symphony, led the orchestra in finely paced performances of assorted works earlier this month. But Friday night at Bass Performance Hall, with guest conductor David Briskin, the orchestra sounded like a different bunch. Briskin, …

It may be a month best known for its spring blooms, but May is also a celebration of Asian, Desi and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and there are plenty of opportunities this month to explore these rich cultures and various. Join in the festivities at two Asian night markets for crafts, shows and delicious food. …

The MAC Award-winning cabaret artist will celebrate the release of I know things now with a concert in New York. MAC Award-winning cabaret artist Jeff Harnar will release a new album, I know things now: my life in the words of Sondheimvia PS Classics on June 17. The album will see Harnar use more than …

Take a self-guided tour of some of Inman Park’s beautiful historic homes, then enjoy the food, music, kids’ zone, arts and crafts show, and festival street market on Saturdays and on Sunday. A parade featuring some of Atlanta’s wild and eccentric bands begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Light up 2022 7:30-9:30 p.m. from Friday …

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) — An investigation is underway after suspects fled an afternoon drive-by shooting at the Vancouver Mall, investigators say. The Vancouver Police Department said officers first responded around 4:45 p.m. Thursday to reports of a disturbance with a weapon in the mall’s south parking lot. Witnesses said gunshots were heard as a dark-colored …

The pandemic has had a crippling effect on synth-pop duo Boy Harsher. Like many other musicians, the duo stayed creative during lockdown and recorded a new album. Unlike most bands, however, they also wrote and directed their first horror film “The Runner,” which is now streaming on Shudder. Electro-pop duo Boy Harsher wrote and directed …

SINGAPORE — When it comes to the Hunchback of Notre Dame story, most people are familiar with the 1996 Disney movie with that title. But for the upcoming Quasimodo: A Musical Story from local company Sing’Theatre, director Nathalie Ribette wanted to stay true to the source novel written by French author Victor Hugo in 1831. …

EVery intense musicians are packed in a circle in a cozy chapel in the center of Cambridge, their audience a few inches away, on the same level but perched on chairs topped with embroidered cushions. You wouldn’t want to risk the tight race to the bathroom as Carolina’s players grow increasingly animated, jostling for what …

Connor Bundock spent his early childhood in Thailand before moving to Santa Rosa in 2012 and forming friendships wherever he went to school. His education was slowed because English was not his first language, but the 19-year-old worked hard and was due to graduate from Youth Connections Santa Rosa of John Muir Charter Schools in …

Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon bring The Bacon Brothers to Rams Head, Annapolis, Maryland, April 6-8 and The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia, April 11-12. Listen to our full conversation on my “Beyond the Fame” podcast. WTOP’s Jason Fraley chats with the Bacon Brothers (Part 1) You’ve seen dozens of his films, but have you heard him …

Separately from each other, producers Mike Dean (pictured above) and Jeff Bhasker (below) are both synth gods in their own right. As a unit, performing their first show on Friday, April 1 at OffSunset in West Hollywood, the two were otherworldly. The intimate set brought together Kanye West’s collaborators, who each have five Grammy Awards, …

For a few months in the early 2000s, no self-respecting arty dance party was complete without the icy, albeit slightly amused, Mitteleuropean tones of Miss Kittin, aka French DJ, producer and singer Caroline Hervé. Songs like “Frank Sinatra,” featuring the Hacker, and “Silver Screen Shower Scene,” featuring Felix da Housecat, were at the brief populist …

But you would never have guessed it when you saw him on stage. The form cut by Thomas – part teacher, part coach – was anything but diminished. On the contrary, the program seemed to magnify his powers. It was the first of two programs Thomas has brought together with the ONS – on 31 …

HOUSTON — Ja Morant walked into a press conference room and took a seat in front of about 30 members of the media at NBA All-Star Media Day earlier this month. The room was dark, with most of the lights focused on the Memphis Grizzlies star, whose broad smile lit up the room. Literally, in …

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“A city is a language, a reservoir of possibilities,” wrote Rebecca Solnit in her 2002 book Wanderlust. “And walking is the act of speaking that language, of choosing among those possibilities.” Solnit was writing about the act of walking, broadly defined, but could have commented on urban walking tours which, if you hadn’t noticed, have …

The hidden bar or restaurant — “secret” operations tucked away in existing locations — may be a new thing in Houston. Recently, the Four Seasons Hotel Houston launched its hidden Bandista Lounge, an unmarked 20-seat cocktail bar tucked away in a former private dining space available by reservation only. Now, Savoir restaurant in the heights …

The latest in a three-volume series from Yellow Sound Label, this two-disc set includes several performances from Sondheim’s original cast members. The second volume of Yellow Sound Label Sondheim Unplugged: NYC Sessions The series will be released for streaming, digital purchase and physical CD formats on what would have been the 92nd birthday of the …

REVIEW: Ross Noble stays fast, furious and funny at the Music Hall Calendar An icon of a desktop calendar. to cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across it. Caret A right-pointing solid arrow icon. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of Facebook’s “f” mark. google An icon …

With Elden Ring’s version, many FromSoftware fans have started to realize how much the game shares with the dark souls games that preceded it. The dark fantasy RPG was created by George RR Martin, which means players will expect deep narratives and a dark aesthetic, but there are a host of other similarities that bind …

The Dark Knight (2008) Warner Bros. A new Batman is ready to hit the block next month with Robert Pattinson as the mask and Matt Reeves directing. The trailers promise a noir sleuthing approach, not an origin story but still very much grounded in Bruce Wayne’s tortured psyche. In other words, 2022’s The Batman will …

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – Saturday marks 122 years since the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” was first performed, and it happened in Jacksonville. Dozens of people sang the lyrics Saturday afternoon in James Weldon Johnson Park, the venue named after the man who wrote the lyrics. “It gives me chills when I hear it,” said …

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club has been an enduring beacon of musical genius in London. Any self-respecting jazzman had to make the pilgrimage to the place at its peak in the 1960s. Musicians too: Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald played it, as well as Buddy Rich and Dizzy Gillespie. Scott, one of its benevolent owners, was …

Hebrides Dark Sky Festival A busy schedule of astronomy lectures, stargazing, film, music, visual art and theater combine to create the Dark Skies Festival on the Isle of Lewis, which runs from 11 to February 25. The Dark Skies exhibition will feature newly commissioned works by a group of Hebridean artists, stargazing events will take …

Will Arnett and a cast of guest celebrities take a new trip to “Murderville” in the new Netflix comedy series premiering Thursday (February 3). The concept, adapted from BBC3’s BAFTA-winning series ‘Murder in Successville’, casts Arnett as Terry Seattle, a chief homicide detective straight out of a 70s crime drama (mustache, bad guard -dress) who …

FFirst appearing as a surreal reaction to the horrors of World War II, the Japanese art of butoh incorporates violence, sacrifice and bodily mutilation: a captivatingly intense form of performance described by its founder Tatsumi Hijikata as the “dance of total darkness”. For a teenage Tom Heyes, growing up in a dreary little Lancashire town, …

You’ve probably seen Kourtney Kardashian donned in lace-up latex pants and a corset, complete with canine fangs topped with diamonds. Or did you notice Megan Fox in a blood-red crystal gown at last year’s Met Gala, every inch a chic Dracula bride? If so, you will already know that something is lurking. Introducing ultra-glam gothcore, …

guilty, five times over, Chained Ghislaine Maxwell sits in the sweat box as she crawls across the Brooklyn Bridge with the rest of the rush hour little people she was flying over, saying a final goodbye to the billion dollars of the imperial city stalagmites. Former Princess Mwah-Mwah is now the Demon Queen, facing 30, …

THEATER DISTRICT, Manhattan – It was meant to be a Christmas present for Tina Turner fans: after a ten day hiatus, “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” reopened on Christmas Eve. But what the audience got was more like a lump of coal: just two hours before the curtain rises, the show was again canceled. “We …

Documentaries on Julia Child, “Black Woodstock”, the pandemic and The Velvet Underground and acclaimed international films like “Drive My Car” in Japan, “A Hero” in Iran and “The Worst Person in the World” in Norway come together. little more scoring Oscar nominations. The Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences Tuesday, Wednesday, unveiled its presets for …

I I’m 14, a scarf rolled up to show only half of the club crest through my zipped jacket, standing one third of the terrace at Hammersmith End in Craven Cottage. With each passing season, I have stepped back a few rows of concrete decks. With each step, I approach a little more to the …

The alkaline new song “Sense” arrives ahead of its third album, due out next year. Stating that the King is back, fans are in heaven with Alkaline’s new track released on Friday, December 10. They’re convinced he’s adopted his old style of spitting out some of the craziest lyrics with a killer flow. Detta fans …

At the center of everything Terry Arvie does are two things: family and music. Senior accounting student ends his final semester as an undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on a high note with a new single, “Best Days,” from his sibling group, The Arvies . “Having been to church all my life, music …

In the early 1990s, at several memorial services for friends who died of AIDS, I played “Good Thing Going,” a melancholy song about remembering imperfect but dear relationships. “Marry Me a Little,” from the original “Company” production, but beloved in later covers as the protagonist’s statement of determination and desperation, was another piece I loved …

By Megan Riedlinger 7:09 p.m. PST, November 21, 2021 The American Music Awards never disappoint in the fashion department! The biggest stars in music tend to take serious style risks, some of which are chargeable and others… no, and the 2021 ceremony certainly served its fair share of success and failure. Like the daring David …

Hands shake, smoke floats in the air, and the vibration of adjacent stages shakes the ground. The bodies press against each other, jostling each other to position themselves. Anticipation hangs in the air, fueling a restless and unpredictable crowd. It’s the atmosphere of music festivals, oscillating between collective exhaustion and total chaos. The tragedy of …

Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the night dive spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and cubs supporters abroad. Glad you were able to join us tonight. Hope it wasn’t too cold for you there. We will take your hat and your coat. Hope you brought a hot drink, if that’s what you …

1991’s “Beauty and the Beast” has a pretty obnoxious co-leader in the form of The Beast. He’s loud, rude, impatient, and you know, he imprisoned Belle’s father until Belle agreed to live in Beast Castle even though she didn’t want anything to do with him. It’s hard to get audiences to root for a main …

Saver, who was the musical director of the School of Drama’s ‘Next to Normal’ musical in 2018, said, “This show has been a journey. The score is huge. The good news is that the students at the UNCSA are up to the challenge and have embraced the process every step of the way. I think …

1/5 A Day of the Dead altar at the Monarch, pictured on Monday, November 1, 2021, features COVID-19 victims among other things in an effort to raise awareness of the impact of the virus on the Latin American community. Cirilo Franco, shown here, helped set it up. Tim Vandenack, Standard Examiner 2/5 A Day of …