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Philly POPS Opens Season with ELVIS
by Liz Cearns - Sep 26, 2016

The Philly POPS will open its 38th season with ELVIS: The King's Songbook October 21-23 in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center.

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters Coming to Folsom
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2016

Billy Bob Thornton - yes, that Billy Bob Thornton - performs on Stage One of the Harris Center with his American country rock/rockabilly band The Boxmasters, a group of seasoned musicians whose music is rich in rhythm and story. They're the real deal: their third album Modbilly reached #1 on the Americana Radio Chart and #14 on the Americana Music Association's Top 100 Albums of the Year, and they've toured as Willie Nelson's opening act. "They're working in the tradition of musical mavericks Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash, surveying the world for stories of ordinary people" (Los Angeles Times). Onstage, "the group shifts seamlessly between Nuggets-type garage rock and country-inflected ballads, with Thornton prefacing the songs with alternatingly poignant and outrageous stories" (Rolling Stone).

Paul Anka to Perform at Detroit's Fox Theatre This December
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2016

Prolific Singer and songwriter Paul Anka announced a performance a the Fox Theatre on Thursday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m.

George Thorogood and The Destroyers Come to MPAC This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2016

George Thorogood, known for such hits as 'Bad to the Bone,' 'One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer' and 'Who Do You Love,' comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 8 pm. Tickets are $39 - $79.

NJPAC Presents Paul Anka- Friday, August 5th
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2016

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is proud to present Paul Anka one of the greatest songwriters in pop-music history with over seven decades of creating lifetime hits including 'In the Still of the Night,' 'Sincerely,' '(You're) Having My Baby,' 'Times of Your Life' and so much more.

Marcus Center-Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience On Sale This Friday
by Nora Dominick - Aug 1, 2016

Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 5 at 12:00 pm and can be purchased in person at the Marcus Center Box Office (929 North Water Street), by phone at 414-273-7206 or online at MarcusCenter.org or Ticketmaster.com. Groups 10 or more can SAVE! and should call group sales at 414-273-7121 x210 or x213.

Original Rock 'n' Roll Musical, ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN, Launches in Coventry
by Nora Dominick - Jul 28, 2016

?Audiences from across Coventry enjoyed a trip back in time to the golden age of rock 'n' roll earlier this week for the official launch of the Belgrade Theatre's brand new production of Roll Over Beethoven, an original British rock 'n' roll musical arriving on the Main Stage from Sat 3 - Sat 17 September 2016.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre to Present BORN TO RUN IN THE USA This Month
by BWW News Desk - Jul 21, 2016

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre is pleased to announce a limited three-show only engagement of the Born to Run in the USA, a high-energy salute to American rock and roll icon Bruce Springsteen.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre to Present BORN TO RUN IN THE USA This Month
by BWW News Desk - Jul 18, 2016

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre is pleased to announce a limited three-show only engagement of the Born to Run in the USA, a high-energy salute to American rock and roll icon Bruce Springsteen.

The Hambones to Pay Tribute to Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' at Bridge Street Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 6, 2016

With a cumulative 130 years in the music business, The Hambones - John Kouri (Ringmaster General, lead vocalist & harmonica), Scott Milch (drums, vocals), John Pizzacarola (guitar, vocals), and Steve Soltow (bass, vocals) - perform a retrospective of what is arguably Bob Dylan's greatest album, "Blood on the Tracks", in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of its release and also Dylan's 75th birthday.

The Real Kids Kick Start European Tour Tonight in London
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 29, 2016

First appearing at Boston clubs in the early '70s, the Real Kids would eventually become a local institution by 1977, but a lack of real sales would lead to a breakup, a re-formation, and a more complete breakup -- all within six years.

Eric Burdon and The Animals & The Edgar Winter Band Set for MPAC, 7/17
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 15, 2016

A double bill of classic rock! Legendary artists Eric Burdon and The Animals and The Edgar Winter Band come to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $39 - $79.

DM Playhouse to Present RAVE ON! in September
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 10, 2016

In a high energy, rock n' roll extravaganza, Billy McGuigan returns to the Des Moines Community Playhouse in 'Rave On!' for four shows only, Sept. 8-11, 2016. Tickets go on sale June 14, online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at the Playhouse ticket office.

BWW Review: BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at Theatre By The Sea
by Larry O'Brien - Jun 6, 2016

Theatre By the Sea (TBTS) in Wakefield, RI (I would have thought Matunuck) opens its season with a rousing version of BUDDY-THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, a jukebox musical in two acts with a book written by Alan Janes, and music and lyrics by a variety of songwriters, mostly of course, Buddy Holly. Based on the life and career of the early rock and roller, the musical hews more closely to Holly's actual life story than the 1978 film version, which starred Gary Busey, and follows Holly from his struggles to escape country music and establish himself as a rocker, to his untimely death in a plane crash in 1959.

RAVE ON: THE BUDDY HOLLY EXPERIENCE Begins at the Omaha Community Playhouse Next Week
by Tyler Peterson - May 31, 2016

Rave On: The Buddy Holly Experience will run the Howard Drew Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse June 10-26, 2016.

Scott Coulter and Jessica Hendy Headline THE QUENTIN TARANTINO SONGBOOK Tonight at BB Kings
by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2016

Scott Coulter and Jessica Hendy headline 'The Quentin Tarantino Songbook, Vol. 1: Music from Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown' tonight, May 4 at 8 p.m. at BB Kings Blues Club & Grill.

Scott Coulter and Jessica Hendy to Headline THE QUENTIN TARANTINO SONGBOOK at BB Kings
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2016

Scott Coulter and Jessica Hendy headline 'The Quentin Tarantino Songbook, Vol. 1: Music from Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown' on Wednesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. at BB Kings Blues Club & Grill.

Black Ensemble Theater to Host 11th Annual Black Playwrights Festival
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2016

Black Ensemble Theater announces its 11th annual Black Playwrights Festival, April 24-27, 2016, as part of the company's Black Playwrights Initiative (BPI). 

Artists Lounge Live to Present ELVIS MY WAY with Brandon Bennett, 4/3
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 23, 2016

Artists Lounge Live presents ELVIS MY WAY starring Brandon Bennett, who appeared in Chicago's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET for one night only on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 3pm at Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE. 9th St, Ocala, FL 34470.

AMERICAN MASTERS to Celebrate Rock'n'Roll Legend Fats Domino 2/26; Watch Sneak Peek!
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2016

Fats Domino was one of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s. His achievements and record sales during that time were rivaled only by Elvis Presley.

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