Apollo Theater

Kacey Musgraves on tour, coming to The Apollo soon (dates)

The indie world’s pop country crossover star of the year, Kacey Musgraves, has been touring like crazy this year. We recently caught her at Farm Aid and in a few days she’ll play the second weekend of the Austin City Limits festi…

Apollo Theater to host ongoing hologram performances (Billie Holiday will be the first)

We’ve seen people bring out hologram performers before, but historic NYC venue The Apollo Theater will become the “first theater in the Untied States to offer presentations with hologram technology on an ongoing basis,” starting later this y…

Leon Bridges streaming debut album, expands tour, playing The Apollo (dates)

Motown-inspired Texas artist Leon Bridges already has a bunch of tour dates announced, including sold-out NYC shows happening 6/23 at Bowery Ballroom and 6/24 at MHOW, and now he added several more dates including a third show h…

D'Angelo played The Apollo -- setlist & video of his 14-minute version of "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"

There is an unsteadiness at times on “Black Messiah,” with the richness of the arrangements sometimes acting as a distraction. This album is both D’Angelo’s most resolute and also the one that gets away from him the most…

Memphis music doc 'Take Me To The River' being celebrated at The Apollo & Brooklyn Bowl (we have a coupon) ----- William Bell, Otis Clay, Bobby Rush & more performing

Take Me To The River is a new-ish documentary on the Memphis music scene. You can watch the trailer below and here’s the synopsis:”Take Me To The River” is a feature documentary and record celebrating the inter-generational, inter-racial, inter-gender musical influence of Memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation…

D'Angelo playing The Apollo before European tour (dates)

Neo-soul great D’Angelo finally released his new album, Black Messiah (his first since 2000), at the tail-end of 2014. It got huge acclaim, and while it came out too late to make most year-end lists, it did top the Pazz + Jop Poll…

Lauryn Hill surprised audience at Bob Marley tribute @ Apollo

Bob Marley was the center of attention at the Apollo on Saturday night, but Lauryn Hill stole the show, as this Apollo-written recap of the event explains:This past Saturday, the Apollo Theater celebrated the 35th anniversary of reggae icon Bob Marley’s Apollo debut with two big blowout concerts…

Bob Marley tribute happening at The Apollo, live album/film being released (watch a video)

In late October 1979, Bob Marley and the Wailers made their Apollo debut with a sold-out seven show run. These performances were very special to the band for several reasons…

TV on the Radio detail 'Seeds' LP, share a track, announce tour, playing the Apollo & 2 nights at MHOW (BV presale)

UPDATE: PRESALE PASSWORD HERE. TV on the Radio already said they’re releasing a new album, Seeds (their first since the passing of Gerard Smith), th…

Pharrell playing The Apollo during Bruno Mars tour (dates), uses the same intro every song?

Pharrell at Coachella 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Pharrell, who maybe has a song or two or three that you’ve heard lately if you don’t live miles away from society without internet, phone, TV or radio access, has a number of upcoming tour dates opening for Bruno Mars including two at MSG in July, but ahead of that he’ll headline a smaller NYC show on June 3 at The Apollo…
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