MUSIC NEWS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
MARCO CASTILLO BRINGS HOME ROUTES SHOW TO DAUPHIN
Enjoy anther Home Routes Concert in Dauphin at 419 River Avenue tonight, featuring Marco Castillo.
Doors open at 7pm, admission is $20 per person.
Bring your own beverage and refreshments, kids under 12 are free.
RODNEY CROWELL - HEALTH
Rodney Crowell is calling off his concerts for the rest of the year. He writes on Facebook a team of doctors have confirmed he needs complete rest to deal with the root cause of his health issues. Crowell says he will quietly encourage his body to return to its natural state. He does not specify what his health problems are. Crowell's next scheduled performance is in January on the Outlaw Country Cruise leaving from New Orleans for Costa Maya, Mexico.
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BENEFIT SHOWS - HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS
The music community continues to band together to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Don Henley, Lyle Lovett and Clint Black will hold a benefit concert November 28th in Fort Worth, Texas. Proceeds will benefit the North Texas Community Foundation. Meanwhile, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt and Lovett will play the ``Harvey Can't Mess With Texas'' concert in Austin on Friday. Funds raised from that show will go to the Rebuild Texas Fund. Last night in Atlanta, Kelly Price headlined a benefit concert that also features Slick Rick, Trina, 112, Case and Big Freedia. Also last night, Contemporary Christian acts like TobyMac, MercyMe, Casting Crowns and For King and Country held a benefit in Grand Prairie, Texas.
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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - CHARLOTTESVILLE
The Dave Matthews Band will headline a concert in their hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, in an attempt to bring the community together following deadly violence at a white nationalist rally there last month. Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Ariana Grande , The Roots, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes and Cage The Elephant also will perform. The show is set for Sunday at the University of Virginia's Scott Stadium. It's free for U-V-A students and members of the Charlottesville community. The musicians are asking for donations for the Heal Charlottesville Fund. The concert will be livestreamed at musicandunity-dot-tumblr-dot-com.
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LUKE COMBS - NEW SINGLE
Is Luke Combs obsessed with the weather or what?
His first single was ``Hurricane'' and his current one is ``When It Rains It Pours.'' Combs says he's only ever written two songs about weather and they just happened to be his first two singles. He calls it ``luck of the draw, really.''
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B.B. KING - LICENSE PLATES
Mississippi residents will still be able to get license plates with B-B King's guitar Lucille on them because the state legislature failed to allocate funds to change them. The Biloxi Sun Herald reports the Mississippi Department of Revenue releases new plates every five years. Officials say the legislature did not set aside funds for the new plates. The Lucille plates will stick around for at least another year.
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(The Associated Press)
