Charlotte’s Jam Session moves indoors
Jam Sesson and Confluence, a regional music conference, bring a week-long celebration of live performances to Charlotte in October. Continue Reading Charlotte’s Jam Session moves indoors
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Category: Theaters & Clubs
Boch Center’s Joe Spaulding Retiring After 38 Years
After nearly four decades, Joe Spaulding is stepping down as president and CEO of the Boch Center, which includes the 3,500-seat Wang Theatre and the 1,600-cap Shubert Theatre in Boston’s theater district. Continue Reading Boch Center’s Joe Spaulding Retiring After 38 Years
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DaBaby, Ludacris Help Arizona Casino Celebrate 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
Gila River Resort and Casino’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop celebration featured rap royalty including Rick Ross, Offset, DaBaby, Ludacris, Fat Joe and Lil Jon. That kind of talent could surely have filled a larger venue but, here, content was king and the guests treated like royalty. Continue Reading DaBaby, Ludacris Help Arizona Casino Celebrate 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
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Where Art Can Live Long And Prosper
After an arduous five-year journey that included COVID-related delays and supply chain issues, UCLA’s university’s Center for the Art of Performance will finally open the doors to Westwood’s newest venue, Nimoy Theater, on Sept. 23. Continue Reading Where Art Can Live Long And Prosper
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‘Young’ Vision For Century-Old Building
HAVING A BALL: The Terrace Ballroom at Newark Symphony Hall, which has played host to Frank...
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Bill Maher in purple state of mind
Comedian Bill Maher had a lot of his own material to share in Charlotte as part of a short stand-up tour during the Hollywood writers strike. Continue Reading Bill Maher in purple state of mind
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‘Last Mom-and-Pop Rock Club’
The first time Jordan Hoffman stepped into Flint, Michigan’s The Machine Shop, he was 13 years old. But the Toledo, Ohio, native and future Black Moods bassist knew it was special. Continue Reading ‘Last Mom-and-Pop Rock Club’
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Hugh’s Room Lives Again
Beloved Toronto music club Hugh’s Room Live has found a new home in the city’s east end. Continue Reading Hugh’s Room Lives Again
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Knitting Factory New York Revives Pyramid Club Space
Nick Bodor dreamed of returning to the East Village. The New York City neighborhood always felt like home, and he envisioned one day having an iconic venue of his own within it. So, when the opportunity to move into the famed Pyramid Club presented itself, Bodor jumped at it. Continue Reading Knitting Factory New York Revives Pyramid Club Space
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Cleveland Masonic Temple Continues Multimillion-Dollar Renovations
Built in 1921 and used sporadically over the years as a concert venue, the TempleLive Cleveland Masonic endures as a story of preservation, competition and disruption, as the ornate theater ramps up with sold-out shows, increased activity and a just-announced multimillion-dollar construction project. Continue Reading Cleveland Masonic Temple Continues Multimillion-Dollar Renovations
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Bellwether Ready For Close-Up
GRAND OPENING: The Bellwether, located just outside of Downtown L.A., held its first show on July...
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NIVA Conference 2023 Marked By New Leadership
If the inaugural National Independent Venue Association Conference, held in Cleveland in 2022, was something of an ebullient communal hug/high-five/victory dance in the wake of the historic passage of the $16.25 billion Shuttered Venues Operating Grant, year two in Washington, D.C., most appropriately, was the year that the relatively nascent organization matured into a more professionalized trade association. Continue Reading NIVA Conference 2023 Marked By New Leadership
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