Willie Nelson News

One of the most exciting national music stories of the year is also one of the most exciting local music news stories of the year.

Proposed legislation that would ban the use of orcas as amusement-park acts in California could turn up the heat on musical groups that can earn a 25 percent to 50 percent premium playing such venues.

Each year of Heartbreaker Banquet , the burning question swirling around the dusty road that runs through the center of Luck, Texas is, "Do you think Willie will show up?" Most people who ask know, though it's not likely, it is a possibility, especially since Nelson owns the rustic western town , and his home is just a few miles away.

Country singer and songwriter Kinky Friedman says he is running for Texas Agricultural Commissioner because he wants to lift the state's prohibition on marijuana and hemp and he believes state residents do as well.

Country artists JENNIFER NETTLES, ERIC PASLAY, GARY ALLAN, SARA EVANS, LUKE BRYAN, OAK RIDGE BOYS, and WILLIE NELSON have been making the television rounds this week, performing and promoting new projects.

With 10 studio albums, countless tours and over 20 years of skillful experience, Pat Green encompasses country music excellence.

Today's Highlight in History: On March 13, 1964, bar manager Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death near her Queens, N.Y. home; the case generated controversy over the supposed reluctance of Genovese's neighbors to respond to her cries for help.

On March 13, 1964, bar manager Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death near her Queens, N.Y. home; the case generated controversy over the supposed reluctance of Genovese's neighbors to respond to her cries for help.

Here is your weekly list of events and entertainment going on around East Texas this weekend! Find something fun to do and support East Texas arts, music and business! Texas Art Quilts 1993-2011 presents 26 works by Texas artists and comes to the Cole Art Center from the Texas Quilt Museum.

Canadian actor and filmmaker Mike Myers, center, is flanked by actor Tom Arnold, left, and singer Willie Nelson, right at the VIP party held March 9 at Threadgill's on Riverside in honor of the debut of Myers' new documentary, "Supermensch," during the SXSW film festival.

The 20-year-old pop star surprised a small crowd at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, on Sunday night.

Begin with the Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1984, and remember who you're talking about.

Neil Young's 5 p.m. session was officially billed as an "SXSW Interview," but it felt more like a keynote address, given that the completely full house in the Convention Center's largest ballroom buzzed with anticipation and adulation for the legendary rocker.

The weekend after the big Bunbury Music Festival at the Sawyer Point/Yeatman's Cove parks along the riverfront, another festival by the same fest organizers, Buckle Up, is set to make its debut.

This Wednesday March 12th, at Music City Roots - Live from Loveless Cafe Barn, the featured artists will include Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Wild Ponies, Cabinet, Don duprie and Teea Goans.

Living legend Willie Nelson hit the Main Stage of Rodeo Austin on Sunday, March 9 and mega star Johnny Depp joined him on stage to perform his entire set.

Roland Swenson was a 31-year-old proofreader and deliveryman for an alternative weekly newspaper in 1986 when he persuaded his bosses to put on a local music festival.

He's become one of late-night TV's funniest men and now Jimmy Kimmel is taking his show on the road.

The Heights Center presents Nashville Songwriters on Stage Tuesday, March 25 at the Center, 15570 Hagie Drive in Fort Myers.

"Farming the Future: Farm Life on Long Island" is a documentary screening March 13 as part of a film series on sustainable living at The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in Garden City.