Stevie Ray News

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Veteran blues guitarist Robert Cray and his band perform at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, September 6 at 8 pm.  Tickets are $29-$59.

London's Dirty Water Records, together along Metronomo Management (Lisbon), Peer Music and Alter-K Records (Paris) and in cooperation with Sony Music/Jive Epic, are pleased to announce the US and UK album release of 'Misfit' by European blues-punk sensation, The Legendary Tigerman (A.K.A. Paulo Furtado). 'Misfit' will be released on Dirty Water Records in the US and UK territories on August 24th, 2018 and will feature limited edition white coloured 12' vinyl coupled with four exclusive and unreleased bonus tracks entitled 'Misfit Ballads EP'.

Buddy Guy will be taking the stage at the Morrison Center Today, June 21st at 7:30 pm.  At age 81, Buddy Guy is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a pioneer of Chicago's fabled West Side sound, and a living link to the city's halcyon days of electric blues. Buddy Guy has received 7 GRAMMY Awards, a 2015 Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award, 37 Blues Music Awards (the most any artist has received), the Billboard Magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #23 in its '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.'

Legendary blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy will play the Peace Center on Friday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m.

Diana Rein, a/k/a 'The Six-String Siren,' brings her One-Woman Tour back to the Old Towne Blues Club, 28636 Old Towne Front St., Friday, June 1. Showtime: 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Free. Info: (951) 676-2722 or visit https://www.oldtownbluesclub.com/. Also appearing there Friday, July 13 and Friday, August 10.

Singer-songwriter Brandon Bonine announced the release of his upcoming debut album WARRANTED WORRIES for Friday, April 27, 2018. The pop-rock artist's highly anticipated debut album is now available for pre-order on iTunes & Amazon beginning today.

Ovens Auditorium will host HousingFest 2018: A Concert to End Homelessness in Charlotte featuring Buddy Guy & Mavis Staples on Today, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bojangles' Coliseum Box Office located at 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Tickets cost between $51.50 and $76.50 (plus applicable service charges) and are subject to change.  

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will mark the opening of its new major exhibition, Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s, with a lively concentration of programs highlighting the cultural and artistic explosion forged in the 1970s by two distinctly creative cities: Austin and Nashville.

Artists Star Anna, Mark Arm, and Robin Zander will join the performance lineup at the 2018 MusiCares® Concert For Recovery benefit honoring GRAMMY® winner Mike McCready ofPearl Jam on Thursday, May 10 at The Showbox in Seattle (1426 1st Ave.). Previously announced performers include Latin GRAMMY® winner Barrett Martin, GRAMMY winnerSlash, multi-GRAMMY winner Chad Smith; and artists Duff McKagan, Mike Ness, and Heart's Nancy Wilson. Joel McHale will be the host. The evening will also feature a special performance by McCready and friends Tim DiJulio, Chris Friel, Rick Friel, Mike Musburger, Danny Newcomb, Paul Passarelli, Kim Virant, and Gary Westlake. 

Singer-songwriter Brandon Bonine announced the release of his upcoming debut album WARRANTED WORRIES for Friday, April 27, 2018. The pop-rock artist's highly anticipated debut album is now available for pre-order on iTunes & Amazon beginning today.

Rock super group Roadcase Royale's Nancy Wilson, one of the founding members of legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart, and Liv Warfield, former Prince's New Power Generation band member/R&B singer, join rock icon Slash, renowned pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph, the L.A. All-Star Band led by Music Director Martin Guigui, and others to headline an extraordinary 'Concert For Conservation' at the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association BEASTLY BALL on Saturday, May 19, 2018, 5:30 pm, at the L.A. Zoo, a leader in the preservation of some of the world's most critically endangered species and their habitats. Showcasing the enormous impact the Zoo has on animal conservation both locally and internationally, this year's signature fundraiser takes place on the heels of national Endangered Species Day to underscore the Zoo's commitment to saving animals from extinction. The Ball honors animal expert/conservationist Jack Hanna and features a rare after-hours stroll through the Zoo with special animal experiences, including animal feedings, keeper chats and up close interactions; the debut of a conservation mural by artist/Beautify Earth Co-Founder Ruben Rojas; bountiful fare from some of L.A.'s most popular restaurants; a mobile-bidding silent auction and more. Guests are invited to dress in 'safari casual' attire. Honorary Chair Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, is joined by Honorary Committee members Slash, Lance Bass, Jackie Chan, Heather Mycoskie and Pauley Perrette. Beastly Ball Chair is GLAZA Trustee Tyler Kelley. Considered the 'wildest' party in town, the Ball has been lauded as 'one of the best parties in Los Angeles' (KCBS/KCAL TV News) and 'one the most important fund-raisers' (Los Angeles Times).

Ovens Auditorium will host HousingFest 2018: A Concert to End Homelessness in Charlotte featuring Buddy Guy & Mavis Staples on Thursday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bojangles' Coliseum Box Office located at 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Tickets cost between $51.50 and $76.50 (plus applicable service charges) and are subject to change.  

TWO TIME GRAMMY-nominated blues-rock guitar icon Joe Bonamassa announces his new US Spring tour dates for 2018 in support of his latest live album, British Blues Explosion Live (J&R Adventures), which will be released in May. Hailed worldwide as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, Joe Bonamassa has almost single-handedly redefined the blues-rock genre and brought it into the mainstream. The tour kicks off October 26th & 27th with 2 Shows at the Shea's PAC in Buffalo, NY and will hit 20 other cities in the US and Canada through December 1st, 2018 including St. Louis on November 10th at Peabody Opera House.

Canadian rock troupes I Mother Earth and Finger Eleven are bringing their electrifying stage shows to Toronto's Festival of Beer (TFOB 2018), on Sunday, July 29. Their performances will take place on Bandshell Stage, Exhibition Place to close out the 2018 weekend celebration of beer, brewers and #BeerLove, presented by 102.1 The Edge.

Enjoy a night of rock 'n roll with Grumpy Old Men and Jellybricks on Saturday, April 14. 2018, at The Scottish Rite Cathedral, located at 2701 N. 3rd Street, Harrisburg.  The Jellybricks will open the concert followed by the acoustic duo, Stereo Glow.  Grumpy Old Men will finish out the evening, 

The MusiCares Foundation®, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy with an outstanding four-star rating from Charity Navigator, announced today that GRAMMY® winner Mike McCready of Pearl Jam will be honored at the 2018 MusiCares® Concert For Recovery on Thursday, May 10, 2018 atThe Showbox in Seattle (1426 1st Ave.). McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award in recognition of his significant dedication to and support of MusiCares and his commitment to helping others in the addiction recovery process. The Concert For Recovery will feature performances by Latin GRAMMY® winner Barrett Martin, GRAMMY winnerSlash, multi-GRAMMY winner Chad Smith; and artists Duff McKagan, Mike Ness, and Heart's Nancy Wilson. The evening will close with a special performance by McCready andfriends.

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.

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.

After three sold-out performances in Seoul, South Korea at the country's premiere performing arts venue last October, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance teams up with WaterTower Theatre-one of Texas' leading professional theatre companies-to bring three adventurous works-in-progress to the Addison Theatre Centre for one performance only on March 3, 2018.