When San Marcos-rooted band Shaker Hymns cranks up, it’s clear the emphasis is on the first word of its name. The Texas southern rock quartet, headed by lead singer, writer and guitarist Nyles ...

It’s the first week back to work in the new year, which means that it’s probably already time for you to blow off some steam with some of North Texas’ best live acts – two of them to be precise. The ...

Many of the Shaker hymns, words and music, are directly inspirational, coming to this brother or that sister without regard to his or her special genius; they are sung and written down, and are then ...

Mona Fastvold’s set on “The Testament of Ann Lee” is much like the world of her subject, the founder of the Shaker religious movement in the 18th century: Immersive, wildly ambitious, utopian even, ...

Searchlight’s recent pickup of Mona Fastvold’s Shaker architect movie, The Testament of Ann Lee, will be hitting select ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. For The Testament of Ann Lee, Amanda Seyfried reached into the depths of her soul ...

Book Description: From the very beginning in the 1770s, singing was an important part of the worship services of the Shakers, formally known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second ...