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Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New Orleans GalaxyCon celebrity lineup announced
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — GalaxyCon New Orleans has announced its celebrity guests. GalaxyCon is coming to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center July 11-13. According to a news release, the convention will be centered around pop culture, comic books, anime, gaming, cosplay, sci-fi, fantasy and more. 'Jaywalking' alligator issued summons for crossing the road in Houma There will be cast reunions from titles such as 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian,' 'Star Trek,' 'What We Do in the Shadows,' 'Hazbin Hotel,' 'Futurama,' 'Phineas and Ferb' and more. Here's a list of some of the celebrity guests: Giancarlo Esposito – Moff Gideon (The Mandalorian), Gus Fring (Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul), Stan Edgar (The Boys) Jason Isaacs – Lucius Malfoy (Harry Potter Series) Captain Gabriel Lorca (Star Trek: Discovery), Colonel William Tavington (The Patriot) LeVar Burton – Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Kunta Kinte (Roots), Host (Reading Rainbow) Kayvan Novak – Nandor the Relentless (What We Do in the Shadows), The Fonejacker (Fonejacker), Fabian Kingsworth (Archer) Harvey Guillén – Guillermo de la Cruz (What We Do in the Shadows), Benedict Pickwick (The Magicians), Perrito (Puss in Boots) Emily Swallow – The Armorer (The Mandalorian/The Book of Boba Fett), Amara (Supernatural), Natalie Pierce (SEAL Team) Matt Ryan – John Constantine (Constantine), Gwyn Davies (Legends of Tomorrow), Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag) Jack Dylan Grazer – Eddie Kaspbrak (It/It Chapter Two), Freddy Freeman (Shazam), Alberto Scorfano (Luca) Michael Jai White – Al Simmons (Spawn), Black Dynamite (Black Dynamite), Marcus Williams (Why Did I Get Married?/Why Did I Get Married Too?/For Better or Worse) John Wesley Shipp – Barry Allen/The Flash (The Flash), Mitch Leary (Dawson's Creek), Kelly Nelson (Guiding Light) Terry Farrell – Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Regina 'Reggie' Kostas (Becker), Valerie Desmond (Back to School) James Murray – Murr (Impractical Jokers), himself (The Misery Index), Author (Awakened) Brian O'Halloran – Dante Hicks (Clerks/View Askewniverse), Will Carlson/Flappy/Vulgar (Vulgar), himself (The Floor) Jerry Trainor -Spencer Shay (iCarly), Crazy Steve (Josh & Drake), Dudley Puppy (T.U.F.F. Puppy) Joey Fatone – Musician (*NSYNC), Runner-up (Dancing With The Stars), Host (The Singing Bee) Barry Bostwick – Brad Majors (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Mayor Randall Wilson (Spin City), Ace Hunter (Megaforce) Jeremy Jordan – Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel), Jamie Wellerstein (The Last Five Years), Floyd Collins (Broadway's Floyd Collins) Christian Borle – Vox (Hazbin Hotel), Willy Wonka (Broadway's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Emmett Forrest (Broadway's Legally Blonde) Jodi Benson – Princess Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Barbie (Toy Story), Thumbelina (Thumbelina) Phil LaMarr- Hermes Conrad (Futurama), Samurai Jack (Samurai Jack), Green Lantern (Justice League) John DiMaggio – Bender (Futurama), Jake the Dog (Adventure Time), Marcus Fenix (Gears of War) Maile Flanagan – Naruto Uzumak (Naruto), Terry Perry (Lab Rats), Piggley Winks (Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks) David Errigo Jr. – Ferb Fletcher (Phineas & Ferb), Hampton and Plucky (Tiny Toons: Looniversity), Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½) Vincent Martella – Phineas Flynn (Phineas & Ferb), Jason Todd (Batman: Under the Red Hood/Death in the Family), Hope Estheim (Final Fantasy XIII) Dana Snyder – Master Shake (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Scratch the Ghost (The Ghost and Molly McGee), Gazpacho (Chowder) Dave Willis – Creator/Writer/Carl Brutananadilewski (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Creator/Writer (Squidbillies), Barry Dillon (Archer) Mick Foley – Professional wrestling legend (Cactus Jack, Mankind, Dude Love) There will also be cosplay competitions and meetups, tabletop gaming and tournaments, video games and tournaments, Galaxie Ink Tatoo and Piercing, exhibitors, shopping, an Artist Alley, a kid's zone and Felton will play Draco Malfoy again — this time, on Broadway Trump and Musk feud explodes in public view Race heats up to replace Connolly on powerful Oversight panel Chrysler at 100: Plans for a bold comeback Benjamin Franklin Elementary kids get free eye exams and glasses Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Jazz Is Dead mainstay Adrian Younge brings new music to the Cornerstone
Noted hip-hop/soul producer and co-founder of the Jazz Is Dead project, Adrian Younge leads a 10-piece ensemble playing songs from his Something About April trilogy at the Cornerstone in Berkeley Tuesday night. Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Younge made a name for himself with the orchestral jazz funk of his early group Venice Dawn, which released a collection of music in 2000. Younge spent some years practicing and teaching entertainment law, but he eventually turn his attention to music full time. Hs neo-blaxploitation soundtrack to the satirical comedy Black Dynamite in 2009 for Wax Poetics Records, the imprint associated with music journal of the same name that focused on vintage and contemporary jazz, funk, hip hop and more. Recalling the braggadocious action films of Dolemite as much as classic films Shaft and Superfly , the movie became a cult hit partly on the strength of Younge's kinetic score. He would follow up with another instrumental effort that built upon the earlier ideas he had with Venice Dawn entitled Something About April which played like a psychedelic '70s soul soundtrack in search of a film. With those albums serving as calling cards -- both became sample favorites among producers -- he would find stead work collaborating with soul acts and hip-hop stars alike including singer William Hart of '70s R&B vocal group the Delphonics and Wu-Tang stalwart Ghostface Killah. The latter pairing Twelve Reasons To Die is still cited as a high point in both acts' discographies. Younge first teamed with his future Jazz Is Dead collaborator Ali Shaheed Muhammad in 2014 on an album by Bay Area rap group Souls of Mischief. Muhammad was already established as rapper, DJ and producer with golden-era NYC hip-hop legends A Tribe Called Quest and a member of the short-lived R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl, but his partnership with Younge would prove incredibly fruitful as the pair made original film and television music, including the acclaimed soundtrack for the Netflix show Luke Cage in 2016. They also made recordings with their own group the Midnight Hour for Younge's Linear Labs imprint (also the name of the analog-focused studio he operates). In 2016, Younge also produced Something About April II , a second installment of cinematic psychedelia that included vocal turns by Rafael Saadiq, longtime singer Loren Oden, Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier, R&B/hip-hop vocalist Bilal and Israeli star Karolina. More recently, Younge and Muhammad launched their ambitious Jazz Is Dead project. Initially focusing on live concerts in Los Angeles with such heavily-sampled luminaries as Roy Ayers and Lonnie Liston Smith, Jazz Is Dead has also brought some of those '70s jazz influences and inspirations into the studio to record full albums, including such giants as Black Jazz recording artists Doug and Jean Carn, saxophonist Gary Bartz, longtime Gil Scott-Heron collaborator Brian Jackson and Brazilian masters Azymuth, Marco Valle and João Donato as well as like-minded younger musicians like Los Angeles group Katalyst. Los Angeles music fans had regular opportunities to experience the groundbreaking concerts live at the intimate Lodge Room in Highland Park, but the multi-media production company would eventually take the show on the road starting with "Jazz Is Dead: The Tour" in the summer of 2022, a jaunt that found Muhammad and Younge joined onstage by Jackson, Carn, noted Black Jazz bassist Henry Franklin (who has played with Ayers, Ornette Coleman, Willie Bobo and Stevie Wonder) and Katalyst as the house band. Subsequent tours have presented Brazilian legends Hermeto Pascoal, Arthur Verocai, Milton Nascimento and Marcos Valle with Azymuth, French jazz group Cortex, and most recently, a show paying tribute to spiritual jazz giant Alice Coltrane featuring her son Ravi and harp player Brandee Younger. Despite being busy with JID productions, Younge has continued to issue solo albums -- including The American Negro in 2021, an unapologetic critique on the evolution of racism in the U.S. -- as well as collaborative collections like last year's Linear Labs: São Paulo , which compiled songs from a variety of forthcoming albums on the label featuring hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, the aforementioned Bilial and the Brazilian-flavored trilogy closing effort Something About April III , set for release later in April. The composer and musician comes to Berkeley leading a 10-piece group including horns and strings plus vocalists on Tuesday to play the music from the Something About April trilogy and other recent projects at the Cornerstone . Jazz Is Dead: Adrian Younge's Something About April Tour Tuesday, April 1, 8 p.m. $31 The Cornerstone
