#CMASongwritersSeries presented by @USBank kicks off #CMAfest Wed, June 6 at @CMATheater featuring Mary Chapin Carpenter (@M_CCarpenter), Vince Gill (@VGcom), @MacMcAnally & Don Schlitz (@don4adollar)! Tix, starting at $20, go on sale Wed, Apr 11 at 11 AM|CT on CMAtheater.com.
by Tori Hartshorn -
Guitar slinger Jesse Dayton has announced the release of this forthcoming album The Outsider, out June 8, 2018 on Blue Elan Records. In anticipation of the release, he has shared the first single “Hurtin' Behind Pine Curtain” via Guitar World. Jesse Dayton's career reads like a who's who of American music, having recorded guitars on records and film with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, Glen Campbell and more. He has toured the world with punk legends X, filling for guitarist Billy Zoom on a 40-city U.S. tour. Rob Zombie asked him to write and record a soundtrack for his film 'The Devils Rejects,' which then lead to co-writing songs for Rob's follow up franchise film, 'Halloween 2' (which Dayton appears in playing the part of character 'Captain Clegg'). Listen and share “Hurtin In The Pine Curtain” here.
by A.A. Cristi -
Live From Nashville brings an outstanding troupe of genuine country singers and musicians with their brand new stage show, COUNTRY LEGENDS! This sequel follows in the boot prints of the highly successful original Live From Nashville tour.
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Joe Bonamassa, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues rock guitar icon announces a new US tour for summer 2018. As the #1 blues selling artist in the world with a record-breaking 19 #1 Billboard albums to his name, Bonamassa has chosen to make this tour his greatest undertaking yet. Known for successfully tackling blues tributes to the likes of Albert King, BB King, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, he has ambitiously decided to make this tour a tribute to classic country music.
by Stephi Wild -
Joe Bonamassa, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues rock guitar icon announces a new US tour for summer 2018. As the #1 blues selling artist in the world with a record-breaking 19 #1 Billboard albums to his name, Bonamassa has chosen to make this tour his greatest undertaking yet. Known for successfully tackling blues tributes to the likes of Albert King, BB King, Freddie King, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, he has ambitiously decided to make this tour a tribute to classic country music.
by Julie Musbach -
LA based The Launchpad Group partners with writer/producer Dewey Moss of DMoss Productions andWildcatters Network to bring the story of Dean Dillon and his music to the stage in the new jukebox musical, Tennessee Whiskey The Musical. Dates, theatre and cast TBA.
by Julie Musbach -
Ballet goes country (and a little rock 'n' roll) when Nashville Ballet's annual fundraising gala Ballet Ball pays homage to Johnny Cash through a collaboration with his son John Carter Cash and guest appearances by several internationally recognized artists at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Saturday, March 3.
by Stephi Wild -
Following a sell-out UK tour in 2017 Europe's No 1 Country music show 'The Legends of American Country' makes its Cork debut for a fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics.
by Julie Musbach -
Music, Military, and Family. These are the three most important things to Jimmy Weber. I MOVED A MOUNTAIN is about the places he's been and the people he's met along the way. Throughout the course of this moving and well crafted show, Jimmy shares memories about his family and the inspiration behind his poignant song, I Moved a Mountain. The song was written about Jimmy's grandfather and the tremendous impact this inspirational man had on Jimmy's life.
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Nashville-based Americana singer-songwriter Don Gallardo is set to release his next album, Still Here, on April 27, 2018 through Rock Ridge Music (with distribution via ADA). With music that walks the line between Americana, folk, and roots-rock, mining the influence of classic 1970s singer-songwriters while still pushing ahead toward something new, Rolling Stone Country called Gallardo “a singer-songwriter that is one of the Country and Americana scene's true journeymen.” The first single, “Something I Gotta Learn,” will be released to streaming services on March 16th and will also be available as the instant-gratification track for digital pre-orders.
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The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome the Oak Ridge Boys to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate conversation and performance spotlighting their forthcoming new album, 17th Avenue Revival. The performance will be hosted by GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Scott Goldman. Recorded at Nashville's historic RCA Studio A and produced by acclaimed pop/rock producer Dave Cobb, this album (set for release on March 16) finds the Oak Ridge Boys returning to their gospel roots. But a different kind of gospel. One that took a hard look at the early days of rock and roll, which was influenced by spiritual, or black gospel.
by Stephi Wild -
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present The Grand Tour Plays The Highwaymen: A Tribute to Willie, Waylon, Johnny and Kris, February 23-25. Frequently referred to as 'the Mount Rushmore of country music,' The Highwaymen was American country music's first bona fide supergroup, an epic quartet of outlaw country's pioneering stars. Celebrating their impact is the same band the company engaged to pay toe-tapping tribute to George Jones in 2016: The Grand Tour, led by guitarist and vocalist Larry Tobias of New York City and featuring Andrew Crowe, who last graced the Bangor Opera House stage in Rock of Ages (2016) and previously starred in Duck Hunter Shoots Angel (2016) and Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash (2015).
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Hit songwriter Max T. Barnes is hitting the road this spring with his All-American band for his 'Steamboat Tour.' Barnes embarks on the 27 date international tour which is largely focused in the UK and Ireland, with seven dates in North America.
by BWW News Desk -
Break in the New Year with an evening of LIVE stand-up with host DAN ROSENBERG, special guest BRIDGET YOUNG, and headliner BRAD UPTON. Sharing the stage are band leader RAFFI MINASIAN and announcer JONATHAN HIBBS.
by Caryn Robbins -
Sony Masterworks recording artists, The Accidentals, are excited to unveil the music video for, 'Earthbound,' via Baeble Music. The clip begins in what Sav describes as, a 'lucid dream.'
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Tickets now on sale for four weekends of extraordinary entertainment in Downtown Bangor Bangor, ME--Penobscot Theatre Company is thrilled to announce a series of special events it has planned between February and July, four Extra Acts to delight audiences between the company's production runs. 'With the growth of our audience, we've seen increased interest in live entertainment of all varieties, and we're pleased to deliver more whenever we can: more music, more provocative fare, more fun!' Tickets for the following events are now on sale:
by Julie Musbach -
Tedeschi Trucks Band is pleased to announce the fourth installment of their annual multi-band Wheels of Soul summer tour. Unrivalled in their blend of American soul, blues, rock and country, the 12-member Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by the husband and wife team of guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, offers a one-of-a-kind musical experience. This year, the Wheels of Soul tour will make its debut in the St. Louis area and features two highly acclaimed special guests Drive-By Truckers and opener The Marcus King Band.
by Stephi Wild -
Superstar songwriters Rafe Van Hoy, Marla Cannon-Goodman, Dale Dodson, Waylon Payne, Don Sampson and Ronnie Bowman will pay tribute to Hank Cochran and Red Lane at 3rd & Lindsley (816 3rd Ave. South) on Wednesday, January 17 to benefit The Hank Cochran Pen Fund. Tickets are $10; doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30. The 501(c)(3) charity focuses its efforts on financially assisting songwriters with cancer.
by Jeffrey Ellis -
Cumberland County Playhouse launches its 54th season in Crossville with a slate of productions that range from exciting new Broadway shows, noteworthy premieres and revivals of audience favorites.
by BWW News Desk -
Superstar recording artists Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, N.E.R.D., Charlie Puth, Sia and season 12 winner Chris Blue are set to perform on the live two-hour Today, Dec. 19 season finale (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) of NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series THE VOICE.
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