The L.A. improv quintet made its first two LPs by remixing key moments from its gigs; now, on a pair of astonishing unedited ...

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July 3, 2026 • Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed guests outside of Madison Square Garden in New York City.

July 6, 2026 • Philip Glass' newest symphony, an homage to Abraham Lincoln, was supposed to premiere at the Kennedy Center — until it didn't. And then, the Boston Symphony Orchestra stepped in.

Tarja shares the haunting new single and video “The Trace Outlives,” featuring shamisen artist Sayo Komada, ahead of her new album Frisson Noir, out June 12.