Alison Krauss News

The southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is touring across North America this fall. Written by celebrated suspense author Stephen King, with music by Grammy Award-winning John Mellencamp and produced by Grammy and Academy Award-winning T-Bone Burnett, the tour will hit 18 cities, including a stop at New York City's Beacon Theatre tonight, November 24.

Two Sides To Every Story, the criminally long out-of-print solo album from Gene Clark, a founding member of The Byrds, will be released as a deluxe CD today, November 18th via High Moon Records.

MICHAEL BALL - double Olivier Award winner, multi-platinum recording artist and hugely popular radio and TV presenter - today releases his brand new album on the USM TV label.

AEG Live announced today that the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will tour across North America this Fall. Written by best-selling author Stephen King, with music by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp, and musical direction by Grammy Award-winning T-Bone Burnett, the tour will hit 18 cities including a stop in Durham, North Carolina for one night only today, November 14.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts announces an addition to the 2014-2015 line-up featuring a one-night-only performance from music legend Willie Nelson and Family at the Ruth Finley Person Theater (50 Mark West Springs Road) in Santa Rosa on Monday, February 2, 2015 at 8:00 pm.

Arguably two of the most celebrated roots musicians of their generation, Aoife O'Donovan (Crooked Still) and Noam Pikelny (Punch Brothers) have been crossing paths at venues and festivals for the last decade.

Red House Arts Center will welcome nationally known duo BowSmack who will perform this weekend, November 7th and 8th at 8pm in the Redhouse Theatre. BowSmack is the fusion of Mike Block's versatile cello playing with Tupac Mantilla's “anything goes” percussions approach, featuring explorations of Pop music from today, yesterday, and the future.

Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning to host 'Country Music's Biggest Night for the seventh consecutive time in 2014. 'The 48th Annual CMA Awards' airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville TONIGHT, NOVEMBER 5 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Perhaps there is no better time to see Lyle Lovett than on Halloween Night. Performing Oct. 31 at New Albany's McCoy Center for the Performing Arts, Lovett changed styles and genres like he was shedding costumes. He flitted from country to jazz to blues to rock, delighting the nearly sold out crowd.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will release the latest project in their exclusive music program, country music singer Neal McCoy's Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride: Deluxe Edition on Nov. 3.

Grammy-winning Chanteuse and Comedienne, Lady Rizo, appears for one 'standing room only' performance at The Copa palm Springs on November 1 at 8:00 pm. The cult entertainer New York magazine hails as a 'Cabaret Superstar' has made her mark creating vintage arrangements & theatrical explorations of pop songs from every decade. Lady Rizo (nee Amelia Zirin-Brown) co-created the cult caburlesque spectacular Lady Rizo & the Assettes in 2005.In January 2010 she won her first Grammy on a duet with acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma that was released on a Holiday album featuring Diana Krall, James Taylor and Alison Krauss among others. She also sings and records with multi-platnum recording artist Moby and was nominated for an MVPA for the choreography the video for the single New York, New York featuring Debbie Harry. I had the cahncr to chat with Lady Rizo about her upcoming performance at The Copa and more. Here are a few highlights form that conversation:

Red House Arts Center will welcome nationally known duo BowSmack who will perform on November 7th and 8th at 8pm in the Redhouse Theatre. BowSmack is the fusion of Mike Block's versatile cello playing with Tupac Mantilla's “anything goes” percussions approach, featuring explorations of Pop music from today, yesterday, and the future.

MusicalFare Theatre is proud to announce four October events in their Premier Center Cabaret.

When composer/arranger/pianist Billy Childs was introduced to the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Laura Nyro at the age of 11, he was left with a powerful and lasting impression of Nyro's unique blend of Broadway-inspired melodies, jazz improvisations and socially conscious lyrics. Childs returned to that early experience for his latest project, creating and orchestrating his newest album, Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro. Orange County jazz fans will have the opportunity to hear Childs' loving homage to the late great Nyro at Segerstrom Center for the Arts tonight, October 17 at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

Two Sides To Every Story, the criminally long out-of-print solo album from Gene Clark, a founding member of The Byrds, will be released as a deluxe CD on November 18th via High Moon Records.

MusicalFare Theatre is proud to announce four October events in their Premier Center Cabaret.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the Renberg Theatre debut of New York's internationally acclaimed cabaret artist Lady Rizo. The one-night-only concert is on Thursday, October 30 at 8pm.

The full cast for the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, was announced today, with actor/writer/producer Billy Burke (The Twilight Saga) and actress/writer/ singer Gina Gershon (Killer Joe, House of Versace, Boeing, Boeing) playing the lead roles of Joe McCandless and Monique McCandless respectively.