Carrie Underwood, ZZ Top come to Beaumont
They don't currently have Houston dates on the book, but American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and Texas trio ZZ Top are making tour stops at Ford Park in Beaumont.
Yes, Beaumont. Read on for details:
• ZZ Top and country duo Montgomery Gentry performs as part of the Rompin' Stompin' Texas Jam, 6 p.m. May 3 at Ford Pavilion. The event features a 3 p.m. tailgate party, car show, bike rally and local entertainment at Ford Park Midway.
. Prices are $34.50-$78.50.
• Carrie Underwood performs June 21 at Ford Arena as part of her ongoing Carnival Ride Tour. The country sweetheart's last local appearance was in Nov. 2006, opening for Brad Paisley at the Woodlands Pavilion.
. Prices are $35-$55.
• Oh, and for those who care -- anyone? -- Candlebox performs at 8 p.m. May 7 at Ford Park Exhibit Hall, with image 6 and the Kinship. Tickets are $25 advance and $28 at the door.
Tickets for all shows are available at the Ford Park box office, regular Ticketmaster outlets and the Beaumont Civic Center Box Office. Call 713-629-3700 or go to ticketmaster.com.
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The Downtown Fiction (TDF) hailing from Fairfax, VA, will release its new Best I Never Had - EP, March 23 on Photo Finish Records (3OH!3, Envy on the Coast, Anthony Green).
The EP, recorded with acclaimed producer Stacy Jones, is now available for pre-order at: http://tinyurl.com/TDFpreorder.
In addition to being sold separately as a digital or physical EP ($5 each), the album can be purchased as a special $8 bundle which will include both the digital EP & physical EP, a TDF penguin bracelet, a signed TDF poster, and TDF stickers.
TDF has quickly built a loyal fan base and quite the buzz. Citing influences ranging from Green Day to The Rolling Stones, the pop-rock trio has a sound comparable to the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, and The All-American Rejects.
Formed in the summer of 2008 by Cameron Leahy (vocals/guitar) and Eric Jones (drums), the two posted three demos on their MySpace and were blown away by the response. Soon after, they recruited friend David Pavluk on bass and backing vocals to round out the trio.
Last year the group released its self-titled debut EP on iTunes to rave reviews. Instantly peaking at #22 on the overall iTunes charts, it was made aware that TDF was something special. Thanks to their catchy pop melodies, clever lyrics, and witty YouTube videos, the band quickly moved into the Top 25 unsigned artists chart on Myspace.com with nearly 2.5 million plays on MySpace all in a year’s time. The young trio found additional success on TV, having songs featured in E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, MTV's The Hills, The Real World, and the final song of the season finale of Styl'd.
The Downtown Fiction will be performing at SXSW in Austin, TX next month, after which they will head out on the Class of 2010 Tour with Stephen Jerzak and Stereo Skyline, followed by a run on the Vans Warped Tour (see dates below.)
Three tracks off of the upcoming EP can be streamed now at www.myspace.com/thedowntownfiction.
Track Listing for The Downtown Fiction’s Best I Never Had EP:
1. Best I Never Had
2. Oceans Between
3. I Just Wanna Run
4. Take Me Home
5. You Were Wrong
6. Where Dreams Go To Die
Tour Dates:
Mar 19 2010
6:00P
Austin, Texas
Mar 21 2010
1:30P
MOKAH w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Dallas, Texas
Mar 23 2010
6:00P
CONSERVATORY w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 24 2010
6:00P
THE MARQUEE w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 25 2010
6:00P
THMV w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Terre Haute, Indiana
Mar 26 2010
6:30P
THE EMERSON THEATER w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 27 2010
6:30P
CLEARWATER THEATER w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
West Dundee , Illinois
Mar 28 2010
6:00P
THE MIXTAPE w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mar 30 2010
5:30P
FRANKIES w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 31 2010
6:00P
THE SMILING MOOSE w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 1 2010
6:00P
THE ELDOLYN TERRACE w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Apr 2 2010
6:30P
HANGER 84 w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
Vineland, New Jersey
Apr 3 2010
2:30P
WEBSTER HALL @ THE STUDIO w/ Stephen Jerzak & Stereo Skyline
New York, New York
For more info:
www.myspace.com/thedowntownfiction
LUDACRIS’ NEW SINGLE “HOW LOW” HITS SECOND WEEK AT #1 ON URBAN RADIO CHART AND CLOSES IN ON 1 MILLION DIGITAL DOWNLOADS!
FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES – ARRIVING MARCH 9th ON DTP/DEF JAM
Luda moves into second week of 10-week, 32-city The E.N.D. Tour of North America with the Black Eyed Peas, through April 11th in Vancouver
(Feb. 11, 2009 – New York, NY) Three-time Grammy Award-winner Ludacris takes over the #1 spot on Urban Radio for a second consecutive week with “How Low” – now certified RIAA platinum for U.S. sales in excess of one million units, setting the stage for THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES, the 7th studio album from Disturbing Tha Peace CEO and DTP/Def Jam artist Luda, arriving in the physical and digital marketplace on March 9th.
With tour venues quickly selling out, fans will also have their chance to see Ludacris on television over the next month – starting with NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 2nd. Appearances continue March 10th on ABC’s Live with Regis & Kelly; March 23rd on The Ellen DeGeneres Show; and March 26th at the outdoor stage of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Luda will round out the month with a double-header on March 30th, hitting TBS’s Lopez Tonight with George Lopez and E! network’s Chelsea Lately.
THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES is the long-awaited follow-up to Luda’s previous concept album, Theater Of The Mind (November 2008), which spun off a pair of singles that both hit Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the Top 40 stretch of the Hot 100: “What Them Girls Like” (featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett), and “One More Drink” (featuring T-Pain).
It was October of 2008, in the heat of electioneering fever, when Ludacris (Chris Bridges) made hip-hop history as co-star of two major motion pictures that opened within two weeks of each other. Max Payne, based on the popular video game, in which Luda starred as an internal affairs agent alongside Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Beau Bridges, opened on October 17th; and Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla, in which Luda joined Gerard Butler and Thandie Newton for an exciting tale of the Russian mob in London, opened on October 31st.
In between his movie premieres in October, Ludacris performed at the syndicated BET Awards ’08 tv broadcast, hosted by D.L. Hughley. Most recently, Luda co-starred in the Lionsgate film Gamer (September 2009), joining Gerard Butler for another action thriller.
Theater Of The Mind followed-up Luda’s RIAA platinum Release Therapy of 2006, which debuted at #1 – the same week that its first single, the RIAA platinum “Money Maker” (featuring Pharrell Williams) hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. Luda’s next #1 single was “Runaway Love” with Mary J. Blige, which they performed with special guests Earth, Wind & Fire at the 49th annual Grammy Awards worldwide telecast. Release Therapy won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, and “Runaway Love” won Best Collaboration at the BET Awards ’07.
In addition to appearing as both guest host and performer on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, 2006 was a landmark year for Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges. He scored rave reviews for his star appearance in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the show’s highest rated episode ever. His role in the critically acclaimed film, Crash (which opened in 2005) earned him honors in 2006, sharing the SAG Award for Best Ensemble, the Critics Choice Awards for Best Ensemble, and winning him the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporter Actor in A Motion Picture.
Beyoncé picked up six out of the 10 Grammys she was nominated for, while Taylor Swift nabbed four and Lady Gaga scored two. See who else — from Bruce Springsteen to the Black Eyed Peas — won on music’s biggest night:
Album of the Year: Fearless — Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Solo Rock Performance: “Working on a Dream” — Bruce Springsteen
Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best Country Album: Fearless — Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown — Green Day
Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine” — AC/DC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town” — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face” — Lady Gaga
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo” — Beyoncé
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame — Lady Gaga
Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix
Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Beyoncé
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Pretty Wings” — Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Blame It” — Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last” — Beyoncé
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life” — Jeff Beck
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “Pearls” — India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” — Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Crack a Bottle” — Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Best Rap Song: “Run This Town” — Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
Best Rap Album: Relapse — Eminem
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine” — Jason Mraz
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Lucky” — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse” — Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing” — Keith Urban
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album — Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden — Michael Bublé
Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor” — Judas Priest
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Run to You” — Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So” — Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Song: “White Horse” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
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