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RNZ News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
The Mixtape: Frank Booker
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Dance/electronic DJ Chris Cox, aka Frank Booker Photo: Cam Hay Dance and electronic DJ Chrix Cox, aka Frank Booker, joined Maggie Tweedie for The Mixtape. Booker grew up in Ōtautahi Christchurch, where a formative love of jazz and funk informed his lifelong passion for DJing. He taught himself how to DJ during his teen years, cutting his teeth opening for friends at their shows and playing local venues. He played his first overseas DJ gigs in the early 2000s and moved to London in 2004, where he immersed himself in the local club scene. Upon his return to Aotearoa in 2006, Booker began collaborating with producer Nathan Haines, and the two co-produced Haines' dance/electronic album, Right Now . Booker recently added the support slot for Chaka Khan at the Civic to his DJ credentials, among others including playing a private party for Prince. DJ Frank Booker behind the decks Photo: Dan Bali Booker runs event promotion company Music First with his friend Sam Harman, through which he has hosted renowned Chicago house DJs such as Ron Trent. He recently returned from touring Australia and is set to play Auckland's Double Whammy on June 13th. Frank's Selection:
Axios
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
The Indianapolis summer 2025 concert tour guide
As the calendar flips from May to June, Hoosiers shift their states of mind from getting ready for race day to enjoying that upcoming summer vacay. Why it matters: Some of the biggest names in music are hitting the road as well, and plenty of them are making stops in the Circle City. Reality check: This (not exhaustive) list is littered with mainstream stars who often charge a pretty penny for the cost of entry, and not every Hoosier has that kind of disposable income right now. Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills June 1 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Tickets start at $106. The Driver Era June 3 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. June 6 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $113. Avril Lavigne June 10 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Goose June 12 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Thomas Rhett June 14 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Mt. Joy June 17 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $68. June 17 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $57. June 17 at Fishers Event Center Tickets start at $44. Dispatch June 18 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Key Glock June 19 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $55. Simple Minds June 22 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Diana Krall June 24 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Keith Urban June 28 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. "Weird Al" Yankovic July 3 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $131. Teddy Swims July 9 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $140. Dave Matthews Band July 11-12 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $67.20. Two-day lawn passes start at $112. Kesha July 18 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. July 20 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $40. Earth, Wind & Fire July 23 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. AJR July 31 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Chris Stapleton Aug. 1-2 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $94. Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion Aug. 5 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Aug. 6 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Cyndi Lauper Aug. 7 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Jason Aldean Aug. 8 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $79. Rod Stewart Aug. 9 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $71. The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse Aug. 11 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Brit Floyd Aug. 12 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Nelly with Ja Rule and Eve Aug. 14 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $55. Aug. 15 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $78. Styx & Kevin Cronin with Don Felder Aug. 15 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Little Big Town Aug. 16 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Luke Bryan Aug. 28 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $68. Billy Idol Aug. 30 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. The Doobie Brothers Sept. 13 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. blink-182 Sept. 17 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $68.
Hypebeast
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
TiaCorine Taps Kenny Beats for Production on "Ironic"
Summary TiaCorineandKenny Beatsare no strangers. The once-undeground rapper rolled up to the producer'sThe Caveseries in 2023 to drop some bars over a Beats-curated beat, making for one of the more memorable freestyles to come from the series. The duo got in the studio together for another hypnotic collaborative cut entitled 'Ironic.' 'Ironic' arrives as the North Carolina rapper's second studio release of 2025, following up 'ATE' from the end of February. The just-over two-minute cut joins the rest of the duo's joint discography as a a perfect display of the pair's creative chemistry, carried by a syrupy, synth-soaked beat, the perfect canvas for Tia to flow with ease. Their past credits include 'Chaka Khan' and 'Luigi.' When Tia took to Instagram to reveal the track was in the pipeline, users flooded the comments with fire emojis and requests for a full Tia x Kenny collab project. 'Let's get fly and smoke some chronic / That shit be so ironic, everything I do iconic / I don't need it, I just want it,' she delivers on the chorus. Stream 'Ironic' – out everywhere now.
Los Angeles Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
We asked fans what being a 'queen' means to them at the Queens tour?
When the Queens Tour, featuring Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills came through the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., we wanted to find out what fans thought a 'queen' was and what the title meant to them.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Broadway Alumna and R&B Superstar Stephanie Mills Headlines The Queens Tour with Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle
Stephanie Mills, the Grammy Award-winning singer and actress who catapulted to stardom in 1975 headlining as Dorothy in the original seven-time Tony Award-winning Broadway run of The Wiz, scoring a number one smash hit with the musical's anthemic ballad 'Home', is one of four female music industry icons taking center stage for The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage tour. The Queens tour–which also features legendary singers Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight–kicked off its second leg on May 9 in Las Vegas and runs through October 6, arriving at the Kia Forum May who cut her teeth singing gospel music as a kid in Brooklyn's Cornerstone Baptist Church, left a groundbreaking impression in the soul, pop and R&B arenas, recording a string of number one hits in the 1980s, including 'Home,' 'I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love' and the Grammy-winning chart-topping single 'Never Knew Love Like This Before.' Mills also collaborated with R&B superstar Teddy Pendergrass on hit duets such as 'Feel the Fire' and 'Two Hearts.' 'Teddy was gone much too soon,' says Mills of Pendergrass, who died in 2010 following complications from a car accident that left him paralyzed. 'I miss Teddy every day because we used to talk a lot. It was like a brother and sister relationship.' Working with fellow musical artists is a joy and privilege that Mills never takes for granted. Uniting with LaBelle, Khan and Knight on tour is an experience Mills describes as nothing short of 'exciting.' 'It's very exciting, and I think this will never happen again,' says Mills. 'And I say that because Patti is in her 80s and Gladys is in her 80s and Chaka and I—we're the youngest. I'm the baby of the group at 68 years old. But it's all just so wonderful, Black women all coming together and bringing R&B back and showing the low and respect we have for each other. I mean, I bowed down to Patti and Gladys and Chaka because they came before me. They paved the way for me to exist.' Gathering four generations of soul songstresses on stage—each performs one roughly 45-minute set, but, says Mills, 'come together to do something at the end'—is something that Mills has wanted to do for a long time. 'I've always wanted to tour with these women—I call them my sisters. So, this is like a dream come true for me. I really, really wanted to tour with Chaka, I wanted to tour with Gladys and Patti. Gladys is like sweet potato pie. She's just as sweet as she can be, and so is Patti. So, for all of us to finally come together and do this is just amazing. And we keep adding to the tour. We were initially supposed to do 20 shows, and now we're doing 25.' 'That the L.A. show is on Mother's Day is also a really nice little coincidence,' adds Mills. In the wake of the COVID pandemic when touring came to a halt, Mills says that getting back on a stage is like an artistic rebirth of sorts. 'I live for it. I love live performances,' she says. 'We're all using our own bands and our own singers. We will have a rotating stage, so the minute Gladys is over then I come around. The minute I'm over, Patti comes around. There won't be any lull in the performances.' This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Broadway debut of The Wiz, a moment that Mills refers to as 'the yellow brick road of my introduction to the world.' That numbers such as 'Home' and 'Ease on Down the Road' are still sung and heard and enjoyed by generations both young and old is a 'gift,' says Mills, who this April dropped her latest single, an upbeat, high-energy house dance mix of the classic 1967 track 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson and originally recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. 'I'm just really excited about this new version,' says Mills. 'This is a happy time. It's a peaceful time in my life.'
