301 stories by "Chris Willman"
Two days before releasing her new "Returning to Myself" album, Brandi Carlile has announced a global tour for 2026, set to touch down in arenas in the U.S. in the early part of the year and …
Sabrina Carpenter, the host as well as musical guest for this week's "Saturday Night Live," used her monologue to riff on her risque image, suggesting that she wants to be known for more tha…
If ever a play seemed tailor-made " tailor-braided? " for the Mark Taper Forum stage, at least in the 2020s, it's "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." The most intimate of the three Music Center …
"Can you believe it? We're in Los Angeles!" exulted Chappell Roan, about halfway through the first of two appearances at Brookside at the Rose Bowl. It was understood, what she was saying. L…
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has rolled out a list of performers and presenters who will be appearing in tribute to the honorees at the Nov. 8 ceremony in Los Angeles. The lineup ranges …
The Troubadour has probably never been mentioned as many times from the stage of the Greek as it was Friday night. This was because the headliner, country star Megan Moroney, had to keep pin…
Cyndi Lauper may have said farewell to touring, but it wasn't a farewell to live shows altogether. Making good on her promise that her goodbye tour this year did not mean an end to concerts …
The equation has been reversed on CBS' recent "Grammy Salute" specials: They were traditionally all-star salutes where the legendary artist being feted makes a cameo appearance at the end (a…
"Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl" has begun unspooling in cinemas nationwide for its limited three-day engagement, and the theatrical event's behind-the-scenes footage…
There is a mild buzz outside the open door of Amanda Shires' dressing room backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House. "Sorry, there's a tour going on out there," she says, looking over a visitor…
There aren't very many shows where you can reasonably claim that if it ended after the first number, you'd have gone home happy. And maybe even in the case of Paul McCartney's concert Friday…
Is "Eureka Day," a Tony-winning comedy now on the boards at the Pasadena Playhouse, as uproariously funny as it is because the script feels veritably ripped from today's headlines? Or does i…
If Andrea Bocelli only laid claim to being the world's most popular operatic voice, that would be reason enough for a documentary. Any real music lover might take an interest in what goes in…
I can say that I did not expect to be leaving the Who's visit to the Hollywood Bowl this week holding myself back from breaking into complete bawling. Yes, it's a farewell tour, and one we'r…
There's a fine line, if any, between "Wish You Were Here" and FOMO. When David Gilmour returned to touring last year after eight years of not doing live dates, it was only in four cities, gl…
A release date for "Wicked: For Good " The Soundtrack" was announced Tuesday morning, and with it, intriguing news of not just one but two songs included in the forthcoming film that were wr…
Before Jesse Welles was Jesse Welles, Neil Young was Jesse Welles. Which is to say, the reigning paragon of protest music. He reminded his audience of that Monday night at the Hollywood Bowl…
Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in is own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at a…
Motley Crue began a residency in Las Vegas Friday night that was supposed to commence last March, and singer Vince Neil has now revealed the reason for the six-month delay: He suffered a deb…
The Americana Music Honors & Awards handed out its top competitive trophies to Sierra Ferrell, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, I'm With Her, MJ Lenderman and Gillian Welch &am…
"SmartLess" is coming to the Hollywood Bowl this fall for what is certain to be one of the most well-attended podcast tapings ever. Hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes will bring…
With a movie dramatizing the making of the album due in theaters shortly, Bruce Springsteen has announced plans to release a deluxe edition of his classic 1982 album "Nebraska," complete wit…
Brandi Carlile has announced her first solo album in four years, "Returning to Myself," set to come out Oct. 24. Carlile's co-producers on the project are Andrew Watt, Aaron Dessner and Just…
The Go-Go's were good and all, but you know who really had the beat? The DJs who powered KHJ and KRLA in the 1960s and early '70s, when seemingly every kid in Los Angeles was tuned in to one…
Among the many men and women of the hour during this weekend's Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, Ethan Hawke was soaring arguably higher than even some the other featured guests, due to h…
