Joe Ely News

Kelly Bowlin And The Orphans today announced the January 13, 2017 release of Are You Listening, an 18-song compilation of their amazingly varied yet always rockin' songs.

Kelly Bowlin And The Orphans today announced the January 13, 2017 release of Are You Listening, an 18-song compilation of their amazingly varied yet always rockin' songs.

Jaston Williams' hilarious new show A WOLVERINE WALKS INTO A BAR starring Jaston Williams and Lauren Lane opens Friday, November 11th Stateside at the Paramount (719 Congress Ave). For more information and to purchase tickets go to: http://tickets.austintheatre.org.

The Other Side is a compilation of songs that are true stories about overcoming struggles and offer the listener understanding and hope.

County and roots artist Crystal Yates will release her next album, to be titled “The Other Side”, in late May 2016.

The World Premiere of BILLY BLYTHE by Bonnie Montgomery, libretto by Brittany Barber will take place on April 8, 9 and 10, 2016 at the Kitchen Theatre.  The director is Norm Johnson with musical direction by Richard Montgomery.

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“I'd like to think I'm trying to keep that (blues) tradition going. Everything else came from it, whether that's blues or gospel. I'd like to see that reflecting everything I do and how I live, I think it's important to do that as a musician, and that's become more and more important to me, and more respectful when it comes to music.”

County and roots artist Crystal Yates will release her next album, to be titled “The Other Side”, in late May 2016.

All American chart-toppers Joe Ely, Ruthie Foster, and Paul Thorn join together on one stage for a fantastic night of Southern tale-telling in the round. Grammy winner Joe Ely is a Texas singer/songwriter and guitarist, and one of the main movers of Austin's progressive country scene since the 1970s.

“Fill the space up with songs.”

The Union County Performing Arts Center presents singer-songwriter Amy Black in an intimate performance tonight, May 2 at 8 p.m. on UCPAC's Mainstage.

A new project, new music ALECTRO.

The Union County Performing Arts Center presents singer-songwriter Amy Black in an intimate performance on May 2 at 8 p.m. on UCPAC's Mainstage.

Texas stage legend, Jaston Williams, is heading back to Galveston's The Grand 1894 Opera House. This time around he is bringing his newest play, MAID MARIAN IN A STOLEN CAR, to tickle our ribs. Gearing up for the production, Jaston Williams talks to me about why you should see MAID MARIAN IN A STOLEN CAR.

Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, recently named 'Best Live Music Venue' by Las Vegas Weekly and 'Best New Venue' by Vegas Seven, is thrilled to announce Robert Earl Keen live at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, tonight, September 30.

After raves and sell-out performances at last spring's Chicago Flamenco Festival, music and dance trio EviscerArt brings its award-winning Spanish jazz-flamenco production to the West Loop for a Sunday matinee. The performance is Sunday, Sept. 21, 2 p.m. at City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street. Tickets, $25 general admission, go on sale Thursday, August 21 at noon at 312-733-WINE (9463) or at www.citywinery.com/chicago/.

Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, recently named 'Best Live Music Venue' by Las Vegas Weekly and 'Best New Venue' by Vegas Seven, is thrilled to announce Robert Earl Keen live at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, Tuesday, September 30.

Tonight, July 26 at 8 pm, one of Texas' best actor- story tellers, Jaston Williams (of 'Greater Tuna' fame), will be joined by legendary Lone Star musicians Joe Ely and Kimmie Rhodes for a memorable evening of humor, story spinning, and musical fun at The Grand 1894 Opera House. Whether you called Lubbock home (Joe and Kimmie), or spent your formative college years there (Jaston), an uncommon connection appears to link so many creative and people and eccentrics in West Texas. Explore the possibilities in a delightful performance that attempts to answer the haunting question, Is There Life After Lubbock?

The Skirball Cultural Center announces the line-up for its eighteenth annual free Sunset Concerts. Circumnavigating the globe from the Americas to Africa, the 2014 season features a dynamic mix of traditions and styles. The schedule is as follows: the California debut of Noura Mint Seymali (tonight, July 24); the California debut of Conjunto Chappotin y Sus Estrellas (July 31); The Haden Triplets (August 7); Flaco Jimenez and Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs (August 14); Yiddish Tango Club (August 21); and Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys (August 28).