The foursome from Reading, England is made up of vocalist/guitarist Oscar Pollock, drummer Haydn Evans, bassist Dom Cordell, and guitarist Ally Baty. The indie-rock band has been compared to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire and U2. The British newcomers have played the acclaimed Reading Festival in the United ... More

Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers welcomes me into the green room at City Winery in New York City with open arms, giggles and water in a wine glass. “We’re fancy. Not really, but sometimes we pretend to be!” The pint-sized powerhouse vocalist is buzzing about being back in New ... More

Without really meaning to, Ariyon Bakare has become a familiar face for sci-fi and fantasy fans. With roles in films like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Jupiter Ascending and the popular British television shows Doctor Who and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, the 46-year-old actor seems to have ... More

Since debuting in 2012, NBC’s “Chicago” franchise—a brainchild of legendary producer Dick Wolf, among others—has portrayed the lives of various Windy City public servants, from firefighters (“Chicago Fire”) to police officers (“Chicago P.D.”) to doctors (“Chicago Med”). Earlier this month, it welcomed a new squad to its stable of attractive, ... More

As the Chief Executive Officer of Related Companies, Jeff Blau heads one of the country’s largest private real estate developments: Hudson Yards, a more than 25-acre hub on Manhattan’s west side. The planned home of corporate headquarters, residences, a public school, parks, public artworks, and more, the site, Blau explains, ... More

A well-known presence on Israeli television, Efrat Dor is quite ready to meet the rest of the world, and later this month, she’ll do just that when she appears alongside Jessica Chastain in The Zookeeper’s Wife. In the period drama set in Poland during the Holocaust, Dor plays Madalena ... More

The English indie-rock band Glass Animals is known for tackling obscure topics in their music and always keeping their listeners guessing with interpretive lyrics.   “The first album was very abstract. All the lyrics were pretty cryptic. I wanted this album to be way more raw and for the lyrics ... More

You might recognize Finn Jones from “Game of Thrones” as the tragic Ser Loras Tyrell, but in his latest role you’re less likely to stumble across an unfavorable Lannister. This time around you’re bound to root for the 28-year-old actor as a superhero in the latest Marvel adaptation, “Iron Fist,” ... More

You probably remember the Americana-rock band Augustana from the 2000s. The band released three studio albums and found great success with the hits “Boston” and “Sweet and Low.” After the group amicably disbanded, Dan Layus, the band’s lead vocalist and songwriter, continued performing. He eventually dropped the name Augustana and ... More

Selling out the iconic Bowery Ballroom in one of the biggest music meccas in the world, New York City, is no easy feat. For the three-piece band VHS Collection, they sold it out just a few short weeks after releasing their newest single “Wide Awake." The unsigned band consists of three ... More