Billy Joe News

January and February have seen sell-out performances at the Crazy Coqs and March and April look set to continue the trend.

Don't let the scattered empty seats in Bass Concert Hall fool you. American Idiot is quite possibly the biggest sell-out show in history. Billie Joe Armstrong and Co., I hope the millions you've earned by pimping out one of the greatest albums of a generation made it all worth it, and I hope it didn't hurt to see your greatest achievement robbed of all its emotion and power. Even Bono was able to contribute to musical theater while maintaining more integrity.

Lauren Sobon and a talented trio of women performers bring well-known country hits to the Dutch Apple stage.

By the early 1990s, New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station, was producing and filling public television screens across the country with award-winning programming such as Charlie Rose, Nature, American Masters, and Great Performances. As the cable and satellite revolution gave way to the digital and internet revolution, THIRTEEN embraced 21st century technology and continued to innovate, proving that public television has ever more value in today's changing media landscape.

Those singing trailer park angels (and 2010 'America's Got Talent' finalists - appearing as the '3 Redneck Tenors' are packing their festive Christmas mullets and will be dashing through the snow just in time for some down-home holiday cheer with '3 Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR' at the Spencer Theater at 8 p.m., tonight, December 13.

By the early 1990s, New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station, was producing and filling public television screens across the country with award-winning programming such as Charlie Rose, Nature, American Masters, and Great Performances. As the cable and satellite revolution gave way to the digital and internet revolution, THIRTEEN embraced 21st century technology and continued to innovate, proving that public television has ever more value in today's changing media landscape.

"Three Redneck Tenors Christmas Spec-Tac-Yule-Ar" Friday, December 13 at 8 p.m. ($79-$76). These operatically-trained trailer park boys are dashing through the snow in time for down-home Christmas cheer. Packed with classic and pop holiday favorites and lots of deep-fried comedic delight, this comedy features the singing cousins Billy Joe, Billy Bob, and Billie Billee as they celebrate the holidays with down-home country laughs and big city music. Call the Spencer Box Office at 575.336.4800 or go online to www.spencertheater.com for tickets.

Multi-Platinum and seven-time GRAMMY winning icon Randy Travis is set to release his 21st studio album today, October 1st on Warner Bros. Records titled Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am.

Tickets are on sale for HONKY TONK ANGELS, which runs October 4th - 6th and 10th - 13th, 2013 and is directed by Mike Conner, starring Kathy Lafon, Chrystal McKee, & Tori Berry.

A wonderful story that brings three country girls together in the strangest of locations. Each of the ladies has dreams of singing in the bright lights of Nashville. Angela, the queen of her double wide from Waxahatchee, Texas, Sue Ellen the twice divorced little Miss Country Music (at age 5) for Los Angeles, and Darlene from the Mississippi Delta who is leaving her widowed father and mourns the death of her boyfriend Billy Joe. The story features great country classic as , 'Harper Valley PTA', 'Delta Dawn', '9 to 5', 'I'll Fly Away, 'Don't Come Home a Drinkin', and many many more.

October 1st, 2013 marks the Third Anniversary of Bridge Street Live and to celebrate, the venue is hosting some truly remarkable performers.

Billy Joe Shaver will play Bridge Street Live on Sunday, September 29th, 2013 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $27 GA, $37 VIP, and available at: http://41bridgestreet.inticketing.com/events/334962.

Multi-Platinum and seven-time GRAMMY winning icon Randy Travis is set to release his 21st studio album October 1st on Warner Bros. Records titled Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am.

Last March, the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, caused a big stir among its nearly 20,000 subscribers by revealing a blockbuster line-up for its 2013-14 Broadway Subscription Series: IN THE HEIGHTS (September 11-October 6, 2013); MISS SAIGON (October 30-November 24, 2013); 42ND STREET (January 15-February 9, 2014); and RENT (March 12-April 6, 2014).

Sing Me a Story: Some tales can't be told... will play the Duplex tonight, July 12th at 9:30pm.

Sing Me a Story: Some tales can't be told... will play the Duplex on Friday, July 12th at 9:30pm.

As America prepares to commemorate the 80 th birthday of Willie Nelson on April 29 th, the country music icon will be celebrated as Artist of the Month for April, 2013 by Legacy Recordings, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

In eerie fashion, almost as a sign from the long gone masters of the genre, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams Sr. himself, Moore's label Sol Records has released this epic 12 song cd seemingly in response to pop country artist Blake Shelton's recent statement that folks who perform and /or listen to classic country music are “old farts and jackasses.”

Broadway and film star Robby Benson and Tony nominee Josh Young are set to star in the upcoming special invitational presentation of selections from the original new musical AMAZING GRACE, with music & lyrics by Christopher Smith and book by Mr. Smith & Arthur Giron, December 11th and 12th at Lincoln Center's Clark Studio Theater. AMAZING GRACE has been in development over the past four years and the musical had a record-breaking run at Goodpeed's Norma Terris Theatre last summer. Under the direction of Gabriel Barre, the cast will also feature Robert Petkoff (Fiddler on the Roof, Ragtime), Whitney Bashor (The Fantasticks, Happy Days), Chris Hoch (Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot), Quentin Earl Darrington (Ragtime, Memphis), and Harriett D. Foy (Mamma Mia!, Once on This Island).

Broadway and film star Robby Benson and Tony nominee Josh Young are set to star in the upcoming special invitational presentation of selections from the original new musical AMAZING GRACE, with music & lyrics by Christopher Smith and book by Mr. Smith & Arthur Giron, December 11th and 12th at Lincoln Center's Clark Studio Theater. AMAZING GRACE has been in development over the past four years and the musical had a record-breaking run at Goodpeed's Norma Terris Theatre last summer. Under the direction of Gabriel Barre, the cast will also feature Whitney Bashor (The Fantasticks, Happy Days), Chris Hoch (Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot), Quentin Earl Darrington (Ragtime, Memphis), and Harriett D. Foy (Mamma Mia!, Once on This Island).