"We try to keep our Baby Said sound, but we still change a few things and keep evolving." - Baby Said
Baby Said is a supremely talented band made up of two sisters, Jessica and Veronica Pal. The siblings began playing music at a young age and cut their teeth busking in the street. They created a cover band called AstroModa and later changed their name to Baby Said after a song from Italian rock band Maneskin. The dynamic duo sat for a chat before their set at the Iceland Airwaves music festival. JN: (Jerry Nunn) After missing you at South by Southwest, it’s good to...
"I wanted to be around music all the time and it has led me to many places over the years." - Bríet
Icelandic singer Bríet Ísis Elfar bangs to the beat of her own drum in two different languages. This talented songwriter debuted an EP 22.03.99 in 2018 and her first album Kveðja, Bríet, in 2020. At the tail end of 2025, her second EP titled Act I dropped on November 7 timed to an important gig. The Iceland Airwaves music festival started the year Elfar was born in 1999 and she first performed there at 15 years old. She returned to her roots with new material...
"I would like to make a musical." - Nia DaCosta
Filmmaker Nia DaCosta is already taking home trophies during award season thanks to her latest cinematic endeavor, Hedda. The reimagined tale of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is hitting a home run with audiences and critics in a short time. Tessa Thompson stars in the lead role in a story set in an English estate in the ‘50s. Hedda throws a wild party to confront her past and explore her future with melodrama tucked away in every corner. Nina Hoss is the perfect scene partner for...
"We are not even halfway through the tour and I am ready for more." - yuniVERSE
Singer and producer yuniVERSE is making a name for herself in the music industry and with fans around the globe. This Australian-based talent has created two atmospheric tracks for 2025 with “back2me” and “in2Oceans.” This work followed memorable dance songs such as “Endless” and “Wasted” to send her sonically down new paths. The road has led to a national tour with Canadian pop band Purity Ring. Queer fans can feel good about her concert as one dollar from each ticket sold supports The Black Trans...
"The LGBTQ community is huge in my life and that started way back." - Lesley Ann Warren
You can find Miss Scarlet in the Studebaker with a microphone this November. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 movie Clue, actress Lesley Ann Warren is hitting the road on a screening tour across the United States in 2025. Warren will host a live question-and-answer portion of the program to give fans a behind-the-scenes peek at the classic mystery movie. This esteemed performer has cultivated a career over six decades long and is still going strong. She began as a ballet dancer at...
"As a filmmaker, I am nothing without my actors." - Derek Cianfrance
Director Derek Cianfrance takes on the true story of Jeffrey Manchester in Paramount Pictures' Roofman this October. In the ‘90s, Manchester was a United States Army Reserve member who struggled in life, which led to a life of crime. He became known as the “Rooftop Robber” Because he would drill through roofs to steal money from various locations, mainly focusing on the McDonald’s Corporation, where he was a previous employee. After escaping from prison, he hitchhikes to North Carolina and lives inside a Toys “R”...
"I am a nostalgic artist who writes about heartbreak and I can be crazy!" - GRAE
Canadian pop rock princess GRAE is burning up the charts with her latest single “Heated!” Based in Toronto, GRAE began songwriting at an early age and was supported by her father after her mother passed away when she was young. GRAE’s music career revved up in 2017 and her debut album Whiplash was released in 2022. Her song “Slow Down” can be heard on two different Netflix series, Sex/Life and Virgin River. Extended Plays have been her jam with New Girl, Permanent Maniac and 7...
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Bríet
Nia DaCosta
yuniVERSE
Lesley Ann Warren
Derek Cianfrance