.Keith Lowell Jensen

Dmitri Shostakovich’s Gustav Mahler-influenced Fourth Symphony was composed in 1936 amid Stalin’s bloody reign. The Russian dictator was not a fan, resulting in the symphony not making its premier until 25 years later, after being lost during World War II and then found again.

Dulcé Sloan received the prestigious New Faces designation from the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, took the top prize a few months later at The Big Sky Comedy Festival in Billings, Montana, and she’s been all over TV, including appearing alongside Don Lemon on CNN’s New Year’s Live and her own Comedy Central special.

After a couple of decades of grinding, Winfield became an overnight success. He’s ready to capitalize on it, with hours of material, a magical ability to generate more, and a stage presence that matches his big, generous smile.

Anyone who thinks they don’t know Danny Elfman’s music is likely mistaken. His The Simpsons theme song alone makes him one of the human ear’s most frequent guests.

Based on bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds’s award-winning and beloved Creatrilogy series, The Dot, Sky Color and Ish follow the artistic pursuits of siblings Ramon and Marisol and their new friend Vashti.

Oingo Boingo were pop culture music nerds gleefully mixing genres. In the ’80s, they were right there with Fishbone leading the way for the eventual ’90s pop-punk ska explosion with swing, New Wave and even classical and opera thrown in. Their theatrical, energetic live shows were legendary. Chief mad-musicologist Danny Elfman departed, going on to write the Simpsons theme and soundtrack most of Tim Burton’s films. It seems the rest of the crew grew restless watching their lead ascend into stardom, so they put this legally distinct version of the band back together so that they might continue bringing the Boingo goodness to the masses. Lucky, Lucky!

The four college mates met at a backyard barbecue a couple of decades back, bonded over music, and formed a band that big-name artists like Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Meghan Trainor and CeeLo Green eagerly invited along to tour, as well as headlining their own tours and festival stages.

Brittes has spent the last three decades studying the origins and techniques of the Argentine folk music known as chamamé while touring worldwide, introducing and enchanting audience members with this unique music.