Jim Lauderdale News

Laura Cantrell is back on tour with a residency at Atwood's in Boston every Tuesday through November 17th. In addition, she will play a in Philadelphia on 11/9 and in New York on 11/12.

Touring in support of the album, she kicks off her fall tour September 10, opening for Chatham County Line at Back Porch Music Series on the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC.

Touring in support of the album, she kicks off her fall tour September 10, opening for Chatham County Line at Back Porch Music Series on the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC.

Madison Square Park Conservancy today announced the Mad. Sq. Music: Studio Series lineup on Saturdays, September 12 through October 10, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The National Music Council honored one of the industry's most beloved and successful impresarios July 11, at the 32nd Annual American Eagle Awards. Country Music Hall of Fame inductees the Oak Ridge Boys presented Jim Halsey with the award, which comes in recognition for his lifetime commitment to music and music education.

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, Marc Cohn, performs at Westhampton Beachy Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 1 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $45, $60, $75 and are available online at www.whbpac.org.

The National Music Council is set to honor music legends Kris Kristofferson, Charley Pride and Jim Lauderdale, along with music management icon Jim Halsey and country music producer/director Sherman Halsey

The National Music Council will continue its 75th Anniversary Celebrations by bringing its Annual American Eagle Awards presentation to Nashville, Tennessee

When it comes to achieving dreams, everybody has to start somewhere. In fact, before celebrating their names in lights and selling-out headlining shows, many of country music's biggest legends paid their dues by performing in rowdy bars, dance halls and dives, nicknamed "Honky Tonks," for the foot-tapping, twangy country music billowing from their doors. Hit television show Country's Family Reunion will take artists back in time to those humble beginnings, and invite them to share their stories and songs from their favorite Honky Tonks tonight at 8e/7c. Tune in to RFD-TV for the premiere of the show's "Honky Tonk Series," and take a trip down memory lane with legendary artists like Moe Bandy, Tony Booth, Jim Lauderdale, Eddy Raven, Daryle Singletary and many more.

Nashville-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell will perform at Rough Trade NYC on October 27. The show is in support of Cantrell's critically acclaimed new album, No Way There From Here, which is out now on Thrift Shop Recordings. In celebration of the release, Cantrell recently performed the album tracks 'Starry Skies' and 'Can't Wait' on 'CBS This Morning.'

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend will team up with Grammy Award-winning country star Lee Ann Womack next month when CMT presents an all-new episode of CMT CROSSROADS. Legend and Womack will meet and collaborate for the first time on the CMT CROSSROADS stage in Franklin, Tenn. CMT CROSSROADS: JOHN LEGEND AND LEE ANN WOMACK will premiere tonight, September 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT only on CMT.

Firecat Projects, in conjunction with Steppenwolf Theatre, presents The Midnight City, written and performed by Tony Fitzpatrick with Stan Klein, today, Sept. 6-Oct. 19 in Steppenwolf's Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted. Adapted and directed by 16th Street artistic director Ann Filmer, The Midnight City features video art by Kristin Reeves, music by John Rice and Anna Fermin.

Nashville's best and brightest studio musicians The Time Jumpers - including the venerable Vince Gill - bring Music City to Park City tonight, August 30. I

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend will team up with Grammy Award-winning country star Lee Ann Womack next month when CMT presents an all-new episode of CMT CROSSROADS. Legend and Womack will meet and collaborate for the first time on the CMT CROSSROADS stage in Franklin, Tenn. CMT CROSSROADS: JOHN LEGEND AND LEE ANN WOMACK will premiere Friday, September 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT only on CMT.

Firecat Projects, in conjunction with Steppenwolf Theatre, presents The Midnight City, written and performed by Tony Fitzpatrick with Stan Klein, Sept. 6-Oct. 19 in Steppenwolf's Garage Theatre, 1624 N Halsted.

Nashville's best and brightest studio musicians The Time Jumpers - including the venerable Vince Gill - bring Music City to Park City on Saturday, August 30. I

Continuing its popular live-stream series, which recently featured a Memorial Concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger in July, Lincoln Center will live-stream concerts on August 6 at 7:30 pm, featuring Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell plus an opening set by Robert Ellis; on August 8 at 7:30 pm with sets by The Campbell Brothers performing a sacred steel version of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme and Cassandra Wilson; and August 9 at 6 pm featuring Rosanne Cash, The Lone Bellow, and Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale.

Z2 Entertainment will present Tab Benoit at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014. Tickets are on sale for $20.00 in advance or $25.00 day of show.

The 44th season of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, one of the country's longest-running, free summer outdoor festivals opens on July 20. A wide range of music and dance artists, premieres and debuts, family programs and notable anniversaries, highlighted by exciting new collaborations with Americana Music Association, Brasil Summerfest, Film Society of Lincoln Center, globalFEST, andSeeger Fest will take place across three weeks and more than 100 performances. Updates to the schedule, Week 1 details and a full calendar of events below.

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) named winner for "I Am Harvey Milk" in the Soundtrack / Cast Recording Album category at the 13th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs). "I Am Harvey Milk" is an emotional celebration of an American icon. Part choral work, part theater piece, it weaves the story of Harvey Milk's life -- from boyhood to his rise as the first openly gay man to hold public office in California and to his untimely assassination.