Bryan Reesman

An unlikely subject for a Broadway musical, the late Tammy Faye Messner is the focus of a new biographical show set to open Thursday (November 14) at the Palace Theatre in New York.

Now is the time for HAYLA to shine on her own and not just be another guest singer. Her solo debut album Dusk is a collection of atmospheric dance cuts exploring themes of heartbreak, hope, and self-esteem. These aren't typical dance pop tracks at all, venturing into more moody territory, and they were concocted with different co-writers/producers on each track. The electronic singer/songwriter will promote Dusk with her first-ever major headlining performance at LA's famed Roxy Theatre on December 4.

While young listeners today shuffle between genres while streaming, music listeners' habits were more regimented back in 1992 when electronic music duo Utah Saints released their self-titled debut album. The industry tried to pigeonhole artists to make it easier to sell them. If an artist didn't seem to have a home genre they were slotted into something. But producer/DJs Tim Garbutt and Jez Willis did not view music in those terms, and Utah Saints featured samples from different genres that were mixed into their own distinct milieu. The album was recently reissued by London Records with an added disc of extra bonus tracks which allows fans to revisit that era.

Over the last two decades, Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary has built up one hell of a resume.

As single issues jump from $3.99 to $4.99, smaller publishers are having to get creative with their offerings.

Back in the 1980s, British progressive rock band Marillion were one of the leading lights of that genre at a time when a lot of mainstream rock had been streamlined and simplified.

Rotating rosters has become a common occurrence with classic rock bands, a majority of whom do not have their entire original lineups still intact decades into their careers. Such change is inevitable, and while longtime fans know who's who and what's up, the average mainstream music fan doesn't know if and when these changes happen. It's surprising to think a Journey fan would have no clue that Perry was no longer with the band after so much time. But such facts are not advertised in any concert promotions, and many fans, likely juggling numerous responsibilities in middle age, don't keep up. They just go see bands when the whim strikes them.

Cerveris' rock and roll and musical theater passions led him to a life in the Northeastern U.S., where he has thrived on stage and screen. He later took an odyssey to New Orleans that brought him back to the childhood roots he hadn't really bonded with, and that led to the formation of the Americana group Loose Cattle in 2007. Their new album is Someone's Monster , and they play record release parties in New York City on November 18 and New Orleans on December 2.

There was a lot of wonderful music released Down Under in the ‘80s, and it's hard to say why some of it didn't break through. Many of the songs that were hits, both major and minor, could have actually done well over here. There was a wealth of talent that has become increasingly more exposed in recent years, thanks particularly to YouTube.