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Ethan Shanfeld Lil Nas X is a master of attracting attention, from his eye-popping red carpet looks to his devilish music video for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” which sparked outrage from conservative media. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that a religious group showed up outside his Boston, Mass., concert Sunday night to protest the provocative artist. Lil Nas, an expert at disarming those who criticize or spew hatred toward him, decided to capitalize on the moment with a kind gesture. Reposting a video of the protesters on Twitter, the artist wrote: “Just told my team to send them pizza, this is really good promo!” Several hours later, the rapper posted another video of his team delivering free pizza to the group, who declined the offer. Midway through the edited clip, the camera slows down and fixates on one of the protesters wearing a shirt that says “Christ’s Forgiveness Ministries Revival,” while romantic music plays in the background.

Portishead‘s Beth Gibbons has announced her first North American solo tour which is set to commence this Spring.The 11-date run will Kick off at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennesee on the weekend of March 27. From there, Gibbons will make her way across the US with stops in cites such as Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York, Boston, Toronto, Chicago and more before wrapping up the tour with a set at this year’s edition of Coachella.Bill Ryder Jones will be serving as opening support on all of Gibbons’ solo show dates.

Slowdive have announced a new slate of US tour dates, set for Fall 2024 – check out the full list of dates and get tickets below.The shoegaze veterans made the announcement via social media yesterday (July 23), confirming that they will play 10 shows across the United States in November. The tour includes stops in St.

Sigur Rós have announced a US tour for later this year, where they wil play with a full orchestra.The Icelandic trio had previously played with the Wordless Music Orchestra last summer, and now they’ll be linking up again for eight dates across the US. They’ll kick things off in Detroit on September 19 before paying visits to Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Durham, Miami, and Nashville.

Olivia Rodrigo has announced her 2024 ‘Guts’ world tour in support of her second album of the same name.The 57-date tour will kick off in Palm Springs, California in February 2024. From there, Rodrigo will make her way through major cities such as Houston, Dallas, Miami, Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto.She will then play a two-night run in New York City’s Madison Square Garden in April 2024 before flying across the Atlantic Ocean to Dublin, Ireland to play at the city’s 3Arena. The pop singer will make further stops in Glasgow and Birmingham followed by two nights at The O2 in London.May and June 2024 will see Rodrigo take over Europe with stops in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a 2023 North American tour titled ‘The End Is Nero’ that kicks off in August.The 28-city-date tour will commence in Sterling Heights, Michigan at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre. From there, the band will make stops in Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York, Atlanta and more.

Cotton: The Soft Dangerous Beauty of the Past.The series of 35 large-scale photographs was presented as an exhibition in 2018 at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.Dowell’s haunting and often surreal images situate cotton both in the past and in the present of the African-American experience, and evoke the journey from rural Southern fields to the North, specifically the concrete canyons of New York City.Five years later, Dowell’s photography has inspired a new musical work by rising classical composer Damien Geter, one that was imagined, curated, and commissioned by Philadelphia’s Lyric Fest recital series to commemorate its 20th anniversary.Cotton is an intensely moving song cycle by the openly gay, Black composer that responds to Dowell’s imagery but also to original lyrics from eight luminary poets, “nationally renowned voices of the 21st century” also commissioned by Lyric Fest for Cotton: Charlotte Blake Alston, Nikki Giovanni, Afaa Michael Weaver, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Lauren Alleyne, Alora Young, Glenis Redmond, and Trapeta Mayson.Three days after its world premiere later this month in Philadelphia, Washington Performing Arts presents the D.C. premiere of Cotton at the Kennedy Center as the organization’s inaugural Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital.Legendary mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, a favorite artist of the late Supreme Court Justice who performed at her funeral, will be joined by up-and-coming baritone Justin Austin and accompanied by pianist and Lyric Fest director Laura Ward, for a multimedia performance enhanced with projections of Dowell’s images, plus video readings from the commissioned poets reading their works during the performance.One night only.