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Carmen Sinata Announces Debut Single “Coastlines” Featuring WhoisKevinKent — Launching a Cinematic Summer Era
Emerging artist Carmen Sinata will officially release her debut single, “Coastlines,” on May 29 — a hypnotic, cinematic summer collaboration featuring rapper WhoisKevinKent and co-produced alongside Freddy Mota.
By Navigating the World5 months ago in Beat
The Receptionist
"The Receptionist" by Adam Brock at the Signature Theatre tries to bring a different view on corporate America and really never gets going with any pace that makes it interesting. The show features two time Tony winner Kate Finneran as Beverly Wilkins. Finneran is deft as the receptionist; she gossips, tells company secrets and is very upbeat and proud of her work area. The four character cast are all good at their roles and are not the problem with this show. It is Bock's writing and Sarah Benson's direction. Other things make the show a bit of wonderment: the scenic design by dot is a 70's design of an office. The furniture, the carpeting and the wall treatments scream 70's and yet, the office has a fax machine, they talk about the internet. The costumes too are confusing: Enver Chakartash has Beverly (Finneran) in 70's clothes; Lorraine (Mallori Johnson) in 80's fashion, and the men in 90's wardrobes
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).5 months ago in Beat
Anthony Llewellyn’s The Balladeer Finds Strength in Jazz, Soul, and Live Musicianship
Anthony Llewellyn’s new album, The Balladeer, shows an artist leaning deeper into the sounds that have shaped him. Following his previous project, Just a Man on the Mic, this release feels more focused on live instrumentation, vocal performance, and the kind of songwriting that takes its time.
By Variety Press5 months ago in Beat
Fifty Years to "Take Me Home"
At 16 I started writing songs. It was 1976, and I had just bought my first Panasonic portable tape recorder with money I earned from odd jobs—hanging advertisements for a local realtor and tutoring a dyslexic kid after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 months ago in Beat
There’s a Window in My Room That Shows Yesterday
The window wasn’t always there. I’m sure of that. I’ve lived in this room for three years. Same desk pressed against the wall. Same narrow bed by the corner. Same peeling paint that looks like continents drifting apart if you stare at it long enough.
By Abuzar khan5 months ago in Beat
Mulberry Sheen
I wrote this song when I was 19 years old for a soulmate I had not yet met. I revisited it and it was edited in 2026. For some reason when I did the edits on Vocal and tried to repost it was denied for lack of words so I’m adding some filler. Hope you enjoy ☺️
By Janine Michelle5 months ago in Beat
An Anatomical Playlist
The Intro I was listening to some songs, and "Magic Man" by Heart came on. I thought that could be an interesting theme for a playlist, featuring parts of the body in either the song title or the band name. I will probably miss a lot, but I am just going to dive in and see where this takes me.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Beat
Raymnd’s Nostalgia In The Form of A Depression Finds Its Moment
Raymnd isn’t chasing trends—he’s building moods you can get lost in. Out of Minneapolis, he’s been quietly shaping a sound that lives somewhere between dream pop haze and late-night introspection. The kind of music that doesn’t just play in the background—it pulls you in slowly, wraps around your thoughts, and lingers long after it ends.
By mysoundMusic6 months ago in Beat
Kateryna Taran on War, Music, and Ukrainian Cultural Resistance
Kateryna Taran is a Ukrainian singer, activist, and volunteer from Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, now based in Ivano-Frankivsk after displacement caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion. She founded the media community Pidpillia, helps organize the language advocacy initiative “Mova mae znachennia,” and has worked with military audiences through Cultural Desant. Taran has pursued music since childhood, performs original and live music projects, and connects artistic work with civic activism and Ukrainian-language cultural advocacy across wartime Ukraine today.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen6 months ago in Beat
The Music of The Glacier
Falling Into Sigur Rós I once heard the music of Sigur Rós described as glacial, but in a very positive way. The band hail from Reykjavík, Iceland so that is probably not an unexpected description. All their songs are sung entirely in the constructed language Hopelandic (or Vonlenska in Icelandic)., but sound absolutely beautiful.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Beat
