Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Tyler Childers will make his sold-out headline debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre this Monday, September 30. In celebration of this milestone, the show—featuring special guest Robert Earl Keen—will stream live via Childers' YouTube Channel beginning at 9:30pm MT.
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Tyler Childers will perform two special shows at Pikeville, KY's Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 31. Tickets for the “New Year's Eve Run 2019” are available for pre-sale starting tomorrow, September 18 at 10:00am ET with public on-sale following this Friday, September 20 at 10:00am ET.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, which takes place October 4-6, is proud to be returning to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for its 19th year, and is asking fans to help spread the word about the new regulations in place. As the world changes, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass feels the need to respond, prioritizing safety over convenience. We understand that these changes will make our event differ from years past, but are hopeful that our long-time fans will embrace these new rules and enjoy the performances as they always have. Please work with us as we make these changes. As Mavis Staples sings in “Dedicated,” “And if it's us against the world, well, I would bet on us to come out on top. But if you go yours and I go mine, all bets are off.”
Robert Earl Keen announces the launch of his eighth annual Christmas show with his most extensive tour yet, which will kick off at the Peace Center on Monday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Opening the show is Austin-based, swamp-pop-soul supergroup Shinyribs.
Tyler Childers' highly anticipated new album, Country Squire, is out today via Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records. Childers' first release in partnership with RCA Records, Country Squire was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson and recorded The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville.
The official music video for Tyler Childers' new single 'All Your'n' premieres today. Rolling Stone hails the track as 'packed full of characteristic lyrical detail and writerly flourishes,' while Brooklyn Vegan calls it 'a summery, easy-going tune with plenty of twang.'
Shakespeare's Globe has announced the 201920 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Season. Centred around She Wolves and Shrews, the season is a celebration and interrogation of women, power, and the role of the feminine in shaping our past, present and future. The candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will play host to a world-premiere of Ella Hickson's new play Swive [Elizabeth], Shakespeare's Henry VI, Richard III, and The Taming of the Shrew, and Middleton's Women Beware Women. Sandi and Jenifer Toksvig have written a new family show dubbed, Christmas at the (Snow) Globe, and a series of candlelit ghost tales will include a new story from Jeanette Winterson. Other events running throughout the season include half-term storytelling festival, Half Term Tales at the Globe, with the new Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell, and a double bill of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas, marking the centenary year since the removal of the sex disqualification act. The Globe's flagship project for secondary and post-16 students, Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank, reaches its 14th year with Macbeth.
On June 21, the Austin, TX-based country rock band Reckless Kelly will release Bulletproof Live via Thirty Tigers. The album is a live recording of their seminal album Bulletproof captured in July and August of 2018 in celebration of the record's tenth anniversary. Today, Taste of Country premiered 'God Forsaken Town (Live),' the third and final single to be released from their forthcoming album.
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Tyler Childers is set to release his highly anticipated new album,Country Squire, August 2 via Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records. His first release in partnership with RCA Records, the album is now available for pre-order. In anticipation of the album's release, lead track “House Fire” premieres today. Listen to the song HERE.
Fredericksburg, VA-based award-winning Americana artist Karen Jonas is set to release a new album, Lucky, Revisited, on July 19, 2019. Wide Open Country has partnered with Jonas to premiere the first single, 'Ophelia' (which is scheduled for release on June 14, 2019, in advance of the album), and to announce the new album here. Lucky, Revisitedis Jonas's fourth studio album and features new, stripped-down, acoustic recordings of nine songs released on her first three albums, as well as two stellar covers. Focus tracks include the first single, 'Ophelia,' as well as 'Country Songs,' and 'It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.'
Railbird Festival, a new world-class music festival led by AC Entertainment coming to The Grounds at Keeneland August 10-11, 2019, is proud to present its inaugural lineup, ticket levels, premium festival experiences and more. Those topping the weekend's bill include American rock supergroup The Raconteurs (Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler) and singer-songwriter Hozier, whose latest album Wasteland, Baby! debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts.
Governor Greg Abbott and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in performing rights management, today announced that BMI is expanding its presence in the Lone Star State and will open its first creative office in Austin, Texas.
Celebrate An Evening with Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, November 6 at 8 p.m. as two of Texas' favorite voices come together for a night of nostalgic musicianship. The pair of longtime friends and legends have recently been announced as the opening act for George Strait at the 2019 RodeoHouston. The Van Wezel is thrilled to have both superstars, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, featured on the lineup this season.
San Francisco Opera today announced a cast change for Gaetano Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, opening September 8 and running for six performances through September 27. Romanian-American baritone Andrew G. Manea will perform the role of the Duke of Nottingham, replacing Artur Rucinski who has withdrawn due to lung injuries sustained in a serious bicycling accident involving a car in his native Poland. He is expected to make a full recovery. Rucinski deeply regrets having to withdraw but looks forward to returning to San Francisco Opera in the future.
The Americana Music Association has named GRAMMY®-nominated duo Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids as hosts of the 17th annual Americana Honors & Awards show. The show is scheduled to take place at 6:30 PM (CDT) next Wednesday, September 12 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium and will also feature Musical Director Buddy Guy fronting an All-Star band including Don Was, Jerry Pentecost, Joe Pisapia, Ian Fitchuk, Lillie Mae, Josh Grange, Jim Hoke and the incredible McCrary Sisters. A live video stream of the 2018 Honors & Awards show will be webcast via NPRMusic.org. Additionally, CMT is set to broadcast a special featuring performance highlights on Wednesday, November 28 at 8:00 PM CST; followed by a special broadcast of the television series Austin City Limits on PBS in February 2019.
The Kentucky Center presents An Evening with Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway.
As Lyle Lovett takes the stage for his 21st show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the venue has announced Lovett's induction into the Red Rocks Hall of Fame. The venue occasionally inducts performers who have particular longevity or importance in the venue's history and Lovett is the sole honoree this year.
San Francisco Opera today announced a cast change for Gaetano Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, opening September 8 and running for six performances through September 27. Romanian-American baritone Andrew G. Manea will perform the role of the Duke of Nottingham, replacing Artur Rucinski who has withdrawn due to lung injuries sustained in a serious bicycling accident involving a car in his native Poland. He is expected to make a full recovery. Rucinski deeply regrets having to withdraw but looks forward to returning to San Francisco Opera in the future.
The Kentucky Center is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 35th anniversary arts season. Fall performances will feature Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, rock band The Revivalists, late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson and many others. View the current season lineup at www.kentuckycenter.org/kcpresents.