Eric Clapton News

Catalina Film Festival (CFF) today announced featured tributes and events for the Sept. 24 - 27 festival, held on the famed Catalina Island. Among the honorees for the 5th annual Festival are inaugural recipient of the Soundtrack of Our Lives Award, legendary songwriter Diane Warren; Avalon Award recipient, Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Pie); Isla Earth Award recipient, Kristin Davis (Sex & the City, Couples Retreat); and Crest Award recipient, Lucas Till (X-Men: Apocalypse, Bravetown). CFF will also pay tribute to Wes Craven, a supporter of the Festival who graciously founded the annual Craven Award for excellence in horror filmmaking and personally selected the winning films.

97.3 KBCO, Anthony's Pizza and Pasta & Z2 Entertainment are proud to present The 11th Annual Last Waltz Revisited at the Boulder Theater on Friday, November 20th, 2015.

Broadway star Idina Menzel comes to the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio, tonight, August 21, 2015.

Broadway star Idina Menzel comes to the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio, August 21, 2015.

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Dave Mason's Traffic Jam, Friday, September 25th, 2015 at 8PM. Purchase tickets to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030. 

BroadwayWorld has learned that writer and director Randy Johnson (A Night With Janis Joplin -- Broadway and currently at Pasadena Playhouse) has obtained the stage rights to Gayle Wald's biography SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT!: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROCK-AND-ROLL TRAILBLAZER ROSETTA THARPE (Beacon Press, 2007). Johnson is currently in discussion with producers and regional theatres to present and produce SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT! for the 2016/17 season.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a night of FOLKED UP ROCK, featuring Kinky Friedman and Corky Laing  performing songs and telling stories, along with other special guests.. This special legacy music event takes place on Monday, August 24 at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or online at baystreet.org.

The iconic Hard Rock Cafe on the Las Vegas Strip is now offering a feel-good start to guests' day, from 8:30 - 11 a.m.

Born in 1936, Buddy Guy turns 79 this Thursday! To celebrate, Indian Ranch is offering general admission tickets for just $19.36. These tickets are available starting Wednesday, July 29 at 12:00Am  through Thursday night July 30 at 11:59PM. Buddy Guy will be coming to the lakeside concert venue on Sunday, August 23 at 2:00 P.M. Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers will open the show. Click here to take advantage of the special ticket offer.

The St. James Studio is delighted to announce 16 events taking place over ten days in November as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2015. The St. James has been involved with the festival every year since the studio opened in October 2012, each year presenting more events than the last. Collaborating with established producers JBGB Events, Fane Management and Word Theatre, the St. James is proud to present a broad programme of lunchtime, evening and late night performances, catering for all tastes and bringing the finest artists to the St. James Studio stage.

JAMES GRACE: GUITAR HERO is all set to rescue audiences from Cape Town's cold winter nights at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre. An hour of live music, created, written and performed by James Grace, JAMES GRACE: GUITAR HERO will have two performances only at the Mother City's most initimate theatre venue.

The 2015 GRAMMY Amplifier® winner Wes-Tone releases his emotionally charged single 'Diamond In The Rough' available at https://soundcloud.com/grammyamplifier/diamond-in-the-rough-by-wes-tone — on July 24.

With 'one of those rare, glorious voices that was made - just made - for singing country music' (American Songwriter), Easton Corbin is the real deal. The American Country Awards 'breakthrough artist' (one of three ACA awards he won in 2010) brings his solid hooks, lyrics and guitar-driven outpouring of neo-traditional country tunes to the St. Regis Big|Brave Stars, Bright Nights concert series tonight, July 23.

Centenary Stage Company's annual Summer Jamfest continues tonight, July 18 at 8pm in the Sitnik Theater with Al Chez and the Brothers of Funk.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with two legends in One Show! Electric Hot Tuna, with founders Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady ('Water Song,' 'Hesitation Blues'), and Dave Mason, with his band Traffic Jam ('We Just Disagree,' 'Only You Know and I Know'), perform a string of hits spanning landmark concerts and albums of the Sixties to today, tonight, July 16, 2015 at 7:30 PM at Prudential Hall.

With 'one of those rare, glorious voices that was made - just made - for singing country music' (American Songwriter), Easton Corbin is the real deal. The American Country Awards 'breakthrough artist' (one of three ACA awards he won in 2010) brings his solid hooks, lyrics and guitar-driven outpouring of neo-traditional country tunes to the St. Regis Big|Brave Stars, Bright Nights concert series on July 23. His performance comes to the Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater hot on the heels of his third album (released June 30). Guitar prodigy Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown open the show. Concert tickets and information available at Park City Institute's box office, 435-655-3114, or online at www.BigStarsBrightNightsConcerts.org

July 1, 2015 would have been Willie's 100th birthday. To honor this brilliant songwriter, producer, musician, and to celebrate his life and accomplishments, Blues Heaven Foundation is holding a free concert featuring Chicago's phenomenal blues guitarist, Melvin Taylor & the Taylor Made Band from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Garden Area. 

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with two legends in One Show! Electric Hot Tuna, with founders Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady ("Water Song," "Hesitation Blues"), and Dave Mason, with his band Traffic Jam ("We Just Disagree," "Only You Know and I Know"), perform a string of hits spanning landmark concerts and albums of the Sixties to today, Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 7:30 PM at Prudential Hall.

Centenary Stage Company's annual Summer Jamfest continues on Saturday July 18 at 8pm in the Sitnik Theater with Al Chez and the Brothers of Funk. With the resurgence of 'funk' music made popular by such commercial success as 'Uptown Funk' by Bruno Mars, Al Chez and the Brothers of Funk are on the front-lines of reinventing the genre. This high energy band, (which features sisters too) averages 15 amazing talented cats from the NY area. Along with unique musical arrangements of Rock-Soul-Jazz-Blues-Standards and original tunes, front man Al Chez stratospheric trumpet playing and soulful vocals, make for a magical memorable show.

Asheville Percussion Festival is being held this weekend, June 19-21, 2015 in beautiful Asheville, NC. Come enjoy a creative environment where percussionists and dancers of all traditions, from around the globe, gather to explore, create and innovate. All workshops on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be held at the Odyssey Community School.