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Welcome back to Colorado, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

www.thepromiseofthereal.com

When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010
Where: Mishawaka Amphitheatre
13714 Poudre Canyon Highway
Bellvue, CO
Cost: $12 in advance; $15 day of show
Information: (970) 482-4420
 www.MishawakaConcerts.com

www.coloradoan.com
by:  Taylor D. Iversen

Lukas Nelson and his band keep it real.

The 21-year-old son of country icon Willie Nelson believes in keeping it real so much that he decided to name his band after the concept.

“I started the band after I moved to Los Angeles. Due to the sort of fake nature of that place, I named the band Promise of the Real to combat that kind of vibe,” said Lukas Nelson, who will perform with his band Saturday at Mishawaka Amphitheatre.

Nelson defines keeping it real as “being honest. Not necessarily perfect, but human. Just kind of for better or for worse, a person being who they really are.”

Nelson began playing with Promise of the Real in January 2009. Since then, the group has played numerous high-profile shows with notable musicians such as Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, and he even toured with B.B. King.

In 2009, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real released the EP “Brando’s Paradise Sessions,” and they now have a full-length CD completed and waiting to be released.

“The album is done,” Nelson said. “We’re talking to a record label. We’re going to be releasing it within the next few months.”

Like his dad, Lukas Nelson can’t wait to get on the road again.

“We’ll be touring a lot; we plan on touring as much as we can,” he said of their plans for the future. “Slowly but surely, it’s all coming together. I just kind of want to keep going and get better all the time. I want to always be able to play. It’d be nice to be able to pay the rent, too.”

When asked how he felt about being compared to his father (whom he’ll be opening for on Sunday at Red Rocks Amphitheatre), Nelson said, “It doesn’t bother me; it’s just part of who I am. I appreciate the comparison, but I also like it when people realize we aren’t the same.”

Jody Payne playing Hank Williams tribute concert to benefit Williams’ Cincinnati Studio

Sunday, August 29th, 2010


Jody Payne, at the BackYard 2008.  Thanks to Cherie, from Texas, for this photo.

http://news.cincinnati.com
by Lauren  Bishop

Sixty-one years ago Monday, 26-year-old Hank Williams walked up to the second floor of 811 Race St. in Downtown Cincinnati and made music history.

The building, the former home of the E.T. Herzog Recording Co., is where Williams recorded “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “A House Without Love,” “I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’” and “My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It” on Aug. 30, 1949, eight months after he recorded four other country classics there, including “Lovesick Blues.”

Monday night, in honor of that second historic recording session, the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation will put on a tribute and fundraising concert called “Hank to Thank” in that very same building – the only remaining structure where Williams recorded professionally.

The concert features the Cincinnati-based country rockers the Dallas Moore Band with Alabama-based guitarist Jody Payne, a Norwood High School graduate who has played with such country legends as Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and Merle Haggard.

Payne, 74, says he’s honored that Moore – whom Payne met when Moore opened for Willie Nelson years ago – asked him to be part of Monday’s event.

“I’ve had a real good career, and we’ve made music history, and this is going to be some more music history,” Payne says.

Born to a sharecropping family in Garrard County, Ky., Payne learned to play guitar from his father and started touring with bluegrass musician Charlie Monroe when he was just 14. His family relocated to Cincinnati so Payne could perform here and finish high school.

Payne says his all-time favorite lyrics come from Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”: “The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky/And as I wonder where you are, I’m so lonesome I could cry.”

“His simplicity was so complex, it’s unreal,” Payne says. “Those people don’t come along very often.”

Moore, 40, grew up listening to Williams records played by his mother, who went to high school with Payne and recorded at Herzog studios in the early 1950s with the Buckeye Bells. And his left arm bears a tattoo of Williams in his hat above the musical notes to “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.”

Moore has said the band will play a mix of original songs and Williams covers at Monday’s show. Payne also promises some surprises.

“I know we’ll make Hank proud,” he says.

The proceeds from the event will benefit the Music Heritage Foundation’s efforts to turn the space into its headquarters and use it for recordings, performances and exhibits.

The concert will be recorded with plans for a CD and DVD release on Lawrenceburg, Ind.-based SOL Records, the Dallas Moore Band’s label.

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Need a Willie Nelson fix? There’s an app for that

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

iTunes and Apple have announced a new Willie Nelson app for the iphone.  It gives you instant access to Willie Nelson & Family’s tour schedule, their store, and you can get downloads of concerts, right after the show.

To purchase the app for your iPhone, go to iTunes.

Description

Stay up to date with all of Willie’s live events with just the touch of a button. Download the Live Willie Nelson app and experience live shows like never before in real time. Once you purchase your live concert your music will be available instantly after each show on the app streaming on your iphone. You will then receive and activation email to download the live tracks into itunes from your computer.

Willie Nelson’s chart

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Born April 29, 1933 at 11:55 PM in Abbott, Texas
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Everybody looks good in a Willie Nelson Shirt

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

http://www.squidoo.com/Willie-Nelson-T-Shirts

Willie Nelson & Family @ Country Thunder Festival

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

 

Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Willie Nelson and Miranda Lambert are among the stars rolling into Arizona this week for the 17th edition of Country Thunder USA.  

The four-day festival, which kicks off Wednesday, April 14 and runs through Saturday, April 17, draws 100,000-plus music fans yearly to a 50-acre site near Florence with its good-time mix of twangy tunes, vendors selling everything from cowboy hats to hot tubs and fresh country air. 

Big-time fans will camp out among the 4,000 sites that are available, but many more will drive in for a day of music in the great outdoors.

www.azcentral.com
by Larry Rodgers

4:00 – 5:00 – Chris Young

Main Stage
THURSDAY – APRIL 15, 2010
1:00 – 2:30 – Rio Grand
2:30 – 3:30 – Randy Rogers Band
4:00 – 5:00 – Collin Raye
5:30 – 6:30 – Jo Dee Messina
7:00 – 8:30 – Gary Allan
9:00 – 10:30 – Miranda Lambert
 
Main Stage
FRIDAY – APRIL 16, 2010
1:00 – 2:00 – Love & Theft
2:15 – 3:15 – Trailer Choir
3:45 – 4:45 – Randy Houser
5:15 – 6:30 – Luke Bryan
7:00 – 8:30 – Kevin Costner & Modern West
9:00 – 10:30 – Keith Urban
 
Main Stage
SATURDAY – APRIL 17, 2010
1:00 – 2:00 – Jason Jones
2:30 – 3:30 – Kate Kacey

4:00 – 5:00 – Chris Young

5:30 – 6:30 – Big Kenny
7:00 – 8:30 – Willie Nelson
9:00 – 10:30 – Kid Rock

Extras needed for Willie Nelson Movie (12/14/1990)

Friday, February 12th, 2010


December 14, 1990

“Aces” Sequel Draws Nelson, Kristofferson

Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson — the stars of CBS TV’s ‘A Pair of Aces’ will return to Austin, early next month for a sequel and the producers are seeking numerous extras for the filming.

A variety of ages and types are needed for several scenes in the movie, including a courtroom and press conference, and scenes at a political fundraiser garden party in which extras will need to be well-dressed, according to Helen Griffiths of Third Coast Casting. 

Clean shaven men in thier 40′s are being sought to pay Texas Rangersm as well, she said.  Extras are p;aid $40 a day and they could be needed on the set for several days.

A casting call for extras is scheduled Wednesday, December 19th from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Sabine Room of the Stouffer Austin Hotel, 9721 Arboretum Blvd.  Griffiths said applicants should bring a recent photograph of themselves.

The movie will be called, ‘Another Pair of Aces’ and will begin production at various locations in Austin, and Pflugerville on January 7, according to Griffiths.  It will be directed by Bill Bixby, who has appeared in several movies in addition to television work in ‘My Favorite Martian,’ ‘The Courtship of Eddie’s Father’ and ‘The Incredible Hulk.’

Nelson plays Billy Ray Barker, a con man and Texas Ranger Rip Metcalf is portrayed by Kris Kristofferson.  Rip Torn stars as retired Ranger Jack Parsons.

‘A Pair of Aces,’ which aired last January to excellent ratings, was written by Austinites Bud Shrake and Gary Cartwright, who are executive co-producers for the sequel.

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

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Memories of summer ’09

Monday, January 4th, 2010

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Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan toured together last summer. Can’t wait to see what collaborations Willie’s part of this year.

Willie and the Wheel receives 2009 Grammy nomination for “Best Americana Album”

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Willie and the Wheel
 Best Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  • Together Through Life
    Bob Dylan
    [Columbia]
  • Electric Dirt
    Levon Helm
    [Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]
  • Willie And The Wheel
    Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
    [Bismeaux Records]
  • Wilco (The Album)
    Wilco
    [Nonesuch]
  • Little Honey
    Lucinda Williams
    [Lost Highway Records]

Willie Nelson stays connected

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

 

www.thetechherald.com
by Steve Ragan

If you follow music, you know who Willie Nelson is. After more than forty years in the business, one of the nation’s most notable music icons and recognized advocate for biodiesel is still on the road, supporting both his newest album and a company we’ve covered on The Tech Herald in the past, Mushroom Networks. 

Considering Willie’s history, the irony of him using gear provided by Mushroom Networks on his tricked out tour bus isn’t lost on us. At the same time, this story isn’t about trippy gear, it’s about frustration with service providers.

Willie and his crew travel about 200 days per year. Since members of his fan club get access to exclusive video and audio, you can bet some of that comes from the tour. However, before Willie can send those extras to his fans, he’ll need to upload them to his site. Before, tour groups like Willie’s used satellite-based Internet providers. This kept them connected to the Internet from venue to venue, but had the drawback of being both expensive and extremely slow, according to the story told by Willie’s tour manager David Anderson.

So, to fix this, they took a less expensive option, broadband connect cards. AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon sell them, each has decent coverage, and offer good speeds all things considered. However, Anderson noted, the speeds and coverage are layered now since they started using broadband bonding on Willie’s bus. The bonding comes thanks to Mushroom Networks, whose gear allows you to take up to five broadband connect cards, any vendor will do, and combine the total bandwidth capacity. If you’re curious, Willie is using the PortaBella device on his bus.

Considering that using broadband connection options from a single carrier would cause issues in undeveloped areas or outside of the coverage option, what difference would five of the same card do?

The coverage offered on the bus, and the difference broadband bonding makes, comes thanks to the use of the PortaBella’s support of five USB broadband card connection slots and multiple carriers, Anderson noted. It is because of this that, “…we rarely lose connection even in rural areas or if one card goes down,” he said.

“We have been supplying Internet connectivity to Willie Nelson while he tours across the country since 2002,” stated Bill Adams, who owns one of the reseller channel businesses used by Mushroom Networks. “Reliable Internet has become a ‘must have’ while Willie is on the road and the PortaBella has provided that high-speed infallible service.”

So what does the big man himself think? After all, it is his tour and bus. “Sending music files just got easier; and I always have my email now,” Willie added.

While broadband technology is cool on its own, Willie has been doing something else that should get mention too. His tour bus runs on biodiesel, a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats. He’s been using it for years, in an effort to raise awareness about it and help the environment.

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200942/4632/Willie-Nelson-hits-the-road-again-with-bonded-broadband

God Bless Willie Nelson

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The Free Willie Nelson

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

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“I’m not sure what this camper is all about, but I spotted it a few weeks ago in Park Slope. It encouraged fantasies of road tripping over the US and South America with a bunch of guitar, banjo, and ukulele toting pals. Pumping out the jamz as we drive down the CA coast. Mmmmm, I can hear it now.”

www.mishmoshnewyork.blogspot.com
by NoraWoah