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Labra Brothers bring new songs for 330 Day Concert

The Labra Brothers band is ready to make its “Move.” The Youngstown group will use its slot headlining this year’s The Summit FM’s 330 Day Concert to preview music from its upcoming album. Adrian Labra said the self-titled album is completed, but before it’s available, the band plans to release several singles, starting with “The Move” in April. It was made at Court Street Recording in Canfield. “We've got a nine-song album we're sitting on right now,” Labra said. “We spent most of 2025 working on it … We consider this just an awesome opportunity, anytime ...

Kansas to perform at Robins Theatre in July; tickets on sale Friday

Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday for Kansas, which will play the Robins Theatre at 7:30 p.m. July 11. Kansas has sold more than 30 million albums and is known for such radio hits as “Carry On Wayward Son,” “Dust in the Wind” and “Point of No Return.” The current lineup includes original members Phil Ehart, drums, and Rich Williams, guitar.

Playhouse Downtown’s ‘Lyons’ has bite

YOUNGSTOWN — I have many fond memories of watching quality productions in the third-floor performance space of the Morley Arts Building. Add one more to the list. The former home of the Oakland Center for the Arts reopened Friday as The Playhouse Downtown, a satellite of the Youngstown Playhouse. New lights and sound and other tweaks have been made to the theater itself. Renovations in the lobby and other areas still need to be done. The Playhouse Downtown still may be a work in progress, but its production of “The Lyons” is a fully formed gem. Nicky Silver’s play ...

Community theater has a new place to play downtown

YOUNGSTOWN — A new chapter for the Youngstown Playhouse and the Morley Arts Building begins Friday with the opening of The Playhouse Downtown. The dramatic comedy “The Lyons” will be staged in the 140-seat performance space on the third floor of the building, where Ballet Western ...

‘The Lyons’ will roar at new Playhouse venue

Connor Bezeredi only needed to read the synopsis before he agreed to direct Youngstown Playhouse’s production of “The Lyons.” Once he got the script, he knew he made the right choice. “It is telling a story about a family that really has no desire to make anything overly sweet or ...

Gray Areas: Sean Jones impresses with his horn and his words

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Sean Jones delivered a spectacular homecoming Sunday, performing with the W.D. Packard Concert Band at Packard Music Hall. The acclaimed musician and educator, a Warren native and Warren G. Harding High School and Dana School of Music ...