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Youngstown amp announces Niko Moon date

County singer-songwriter Niko Moon brings his Back to My Roots tour to the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre for a Sept. 11 concert. The Texas-born Moon had a number-one single on country radio in 2020 with “Good Time,” and other tracks popular on streaming services include “No Sad Songs” and “Paradise to Me.” Moon first found success as a songwriter for others, and his work has been recorded by the Zac Brown Band, Morgan Wallen, Rascal Flatts and others. He also is part of Sir Roosevelt, a side project of Brown’s that also includes Ben Simonetti. Tickets go on sale ...

Youngstown amp announces Niko Moon date

County singer-songwriter Niko Moon brings his Back to My Roots tour to the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre for a Sept. 11 concert. The Texas-born Moon had a number-one single on country radio in 2020 with “Good Time,” and other tracks popular on streaming services include “No Sad Songs” and “Paradise to Me.” Moon first found success as a songwriter for others, and his work has been recorded by the Zac Brown Band, Morgan Wallen, Rascal Flatts and others. He also is part of Sir Roosevelt, a side project of Brown’s that also includes Ben Simonetti. Tickets go on sale ...

Youngstown Playhouse sets season

Eight shows in three different venues will make up Youngstown Playhouse’s 2026-27 season, and a Broadway veteran will choreograph the season-opening show. Playhouse Managing Director Tyler Stouffer said two musicals are planned on the main stage at the Playhouse’s home off Glenwood Avenue — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights, opening Aug. 28, and the stage version of the 1939 beloved film “The Wizard of Oz,” opening May 21, 2027. “We have been waiting for the right team to come together and waiting for the right moment to do this show, and I am just wildly thrilled ...

Spring inspires WPO’s finale

For its spring concert, the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra will start small and swell to more than 100 musicians for its finale. Music Director and Conductor Christopher Cicconi programmed two works that embody the concert’s “Sounds of Spring” title — Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian ...

Vannelli’s music reflects his diverse interests

Many people know Gino Vannelli from his hits, songs such as “I Just Wanna Stop” and “Living Inside Myself,” which were top 10 singles in multiple formats. But Vannelli never envisioned himself as a singles artist. “The downside is that there's an expectation that you'll do it ...

Gray Areas: Cameron teams with Eilish for 3D concert experience

Social media is filled with memes that are a variation of, “Find a man who looks at you like …” accompanied by some image from pop culture. If it doesn’t already exist, someone should make, “Find a man who loves you like James Cameron loves 3D.” Moviegoers have a fling with 3D every 15 years or so. A filmmaker embraces the technology in a way that makes a new generation go, “This is so cool!,” followed by lesser copycats that make audiences eventually realize, “This is … just more expensive.” 3D movies haven’t disappeared. About 20 movies released in 2025 ...