Kacey Musgraves is sharing the unique momento she has from her time on the road with Willie Nelson.
28.03.2022 - 23:51 / variety.com
Chris Willman Music WriterFor years, the Stagecoach Festival in Indio has had a side stage, dubbed the Palomino tent, that is a virtual festival-within-a-festival, focusing on alternative country, Americana and heritage country acts, “cred” artists that tend to draw a largely different audience than the larger one that stays at the mainstream main stage all day. This summer, Goldenvoice is branching off that approach into a one-day gathering of its own — the Palomino Festival — set to go down for the first time July 9 in Pasadena.Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson & Family and Jason Isbell are newly announced as the headliners for the inaugural event, which will take place at Brookside at the Rose Bowl, a park adjacent to the storied stadium that Goldenvoice has used for a number of other genre-specific festivals in the last decade.
Others on the bill include a couple of current nominees in the Grammys’ American roots categories, Valerie June and Amythyst Kiah, plus Orville Peck, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Turnpike Troubadours, Sierra Ferrell, Morgan Wade, Charley Crockett, Paul Cauthen, Langhorne Slim, Sierra Hull, Low Cut Connie, Logan Ledger and Ian Noe. Nikki Lane, who curates a retail village at Stagecoach each year, will also be performing.
The Compton Cowboys, a troupe that carries on a history of cowboy culture in that mostly Black city, are set to be featured as well.General admission for the single-day event begins at $199 plus fees, and VIP passes will start at $399. An ultra-premium High Life pass, designated for attendees 21-and-over only, is $699 plus fees.The festival is being spearheaded by head Goldenvoice talent buyer Stacy Vee, who has famously kept the alt-country side of Stagecoach going with her
.Kacey Musgraves is sharing the unique momento she has from her time on the road with Willie Nelson.
Kacey Musgraves has an apt tribute to Willie Nelson in her home. The 33-year-old singer gave Architectural Digest a tour of her home in Nashville, Tennessee, and proudly showed off her prized gift from the country legend.In her light-filled art room off of her open entryway, Musgraves displays a framed joint from Nelson.
Cover star Kacey Musgraves gave Architectural Digest a tour of her 3,500-square-foot Nashville home for the mag’s May 2022 issue.
The stars are stepping out for the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards!
EXCLUSIVE: For the second consecutive year in a row, the GLAAD Media Awards will count on Hulu as its official streaming partner. The streamer will air highlights from the LGBTQ awards show—taking place in Los Angeles on April 2— beginning on April 16.
The 8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival: The Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality is in the books and the winning films have been selected by our jury:
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Even country music legend Willie Nelson found it hard to vote absentee in the March 1 primary under new Texas election laws, his wife said. Nelson and his wife made two attempts before they succeeded in obtaining absentee ballots from Travis County elections officials, wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman.
election laws, his wife said.Nelson and his wife made two attempts before they succeeded in obtaining absentee ballots from Travis County elections officials, wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman.She said their first applications were rejected because of inconsistent identification information provided on the forms. She said they’re concerned for those wanting absentee ballots but aren't as tech-savvy as her and her musician-husband.Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally high rate during the nation’s first primary of 2022, rejecting nearly 23,000 ballots outright under tougher voting rules that are part of a broad campaign by Republicans to reshape American elections, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.Roughly 13% of mail ballots returned in the March 1 primary were discarded and uncounted across 187 counties in Texas.
Willie Nelson has announced the return of his Outlaw Music Festival Tour, with special guests to appear at each date – see the full line-up below and buy tickets here.The annual festival begins in June in St. Louis, finishing up in Philadelphia in September.
Chris Willman Music WriterFor a second year, MusiCares will be hosting a virtual fundraiser that’s open to the general public and features new performances recorded for the occasion by an array of stars, this year including Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, k.d. lang, Shawn Colvin and Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums, among others.Officially dubbed “MusiCares: Music on a Mission, Presented by GIbson,” the online benefit premieres March 30 at 8 p.m.
Another star is born on American Idol!
as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears and auditioned for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.
as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears to audition for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.
Sam Finelli had the “American Idol” judges in tears on Sunday’s show.