AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLocal Music Leadership: Middleborough’s First Unitarian Universalist Society is hiring a part-time director of music ministry to lead its choir and Sunday services, starting Aug. 1. Live Music (Sydney): Wednesday’s sold-out Metro Theatre show leaned hard into emo-country-grunge energy, with the band’s raw, no-frills crowd connection as the main hook. Performing Arts (Sydney Opera House): Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Sheltering triple-bill blends First Nations storytelling with contemporary movement, with Keeping Grounded using netting and earth-focused choreography to hit hard. Experimental Music: Gintė Preisaitė’s Instruments of Forgetting and the Singing Bone turns ambient collage into tense, tender soundscapes. Album/Performance Spotlight: Simone Dinnerstein’s Hourglass pairs Philip Glass works with a slower, more breathing approach. Pride & Pop Culture: Madonna kicked off Pride Month with a Times Square set streamed on Grindr, turning the square into a shared dance-floor moment. Music Tech: Focal’s Bathys MG wireless headphones get reviewed—high-end features, but a price that demands justification. Streaming/Video Games: Netflix confirmed Devil May Cry is ending with a final third season.
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