Sufjan Stevens’ sixth studio LP proper was always going to be tricky. Having earlier vowed to write a series of albums themed around each of the USA’s 50 states, he confessed it had been a ...

There was never any chance we were going to hear 50 albums about each US state from Sufjan Stevens, but would the finished article have been worth it?

The lead single is the mellow “Earthstar.” “For me ‘Earthstar’ is about the complexity of connection, the risk and vulnerability of love,” Hannah says. “The song grapples with the idea that ultimately ...

The definitive collection of Shakin' Stevens hits. You can't keep an old rocker down, as the TV show Baby One More Time has proved. Shakin' Stevens will be more than familiar to anyone who ...

"music was this level playing field we could experience together because you don't need to be able to see to enjoy it." He delivers stirring renditions of everyone from Sufjan Stevens to R.E.M ...

“Illinoise” is far from a typical Broadway show, and if you’re headed to this 90-minute piece, be aware that you are in for a sensorial experience primarily, even if the emotional ...

For 16 years, Antos has been the music teacher and the director of bands and orchestras at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in Blue Island. Under his direction, Antos' students have won numerous ...

Via The Hollywood Reporter, we’ve learned that a musical based on the cult classic horror comedy The Lost Boys officially debuts on Broadway at the Palace Theater in early 2026. The musical will ...

Powers is in his second semester of graduate school at Illinois State University’s School of Music. He’s also an assistant director of jazz at George Evans Junior High School in Bloomington.