Music

*rescheduled for June 1, 2022* On September 1, Odessa College will kick off its year-long 75th Anniversary Celebration. The day’s festivities for the community, and OC alumni, retirees, employees and students will culminate that evening with a live concert at the historic Ector Theatre featuring the internationally-known Little River Band. The Little River Band concert, a special Odessa College Music Masters Series concert sponsored by the Odessa Arts Council, will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus fees and are available online at https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/odessa-college-75th-anniversary-featuring-the-little-river-band-1sep2021/ .

Kick off 2022 Hot Summer Nights with West Texas Jazz Society. Did you know Odessa, Texas has the longest running Jazz Party in the WORLD? June 3rd | 8-10pm | The Ector Theatre Doors open at 7PM. No ticket required. https://www.wtjs.org

Montopolis is an indie chamber music group from Austin, Texas that performs the works of composer Justin Sherburn. Their music folds country and folk idioms into modern classical arrangements with inventive instrumentation to create "stunning and transcendent" (Austin Chronicle) concerts. Their programs are audience-engaging, multi-media events that combine live music with video and interactive story telling. https://www.montopolismusic.com June 10th | 8-10PM| The Ector Theatre No ticket required. Doors open at 7PM.

Tuesday, 14 June, 2022 07:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Ector Theatre www.theector.com      

Peeling the faces off the unsuspecting since 1999, we revel in string-band music from the 20s and 30s, mixing early jazz, hokum, vaudeville, ragtime, western swing and hillbilly, yet unleashing the gutterous underbelly of a pseudo-rock world gone wrong. YEE HAW! Imagine a smorgasbord of Cab Calloway, circus sideshow, KISS, cabaret, Hee Haw and Robert Johnson served up at Andy Kaufman's bat-mitzvah. A joyous mixture of the absurd and sublime, the five-piece ensemble gracefully blends a musical amalgam of Hokum Blues, Hillbilly Swing, Country and Hot Jazz. https://www.whiteghostshivers.com June 17th | 8-10PM | The Ector Theatre No ticket required. Doors open at 7PM.

Blazing trails from Texas to Mexico, Stephanie Urbina Jones and her history-making Honky Tonk Mariachi are telling a new story in American music, blowing hearts and minds wide open with their mix of classic country rock with a twang and the intoxicating, joy-filled sounds of Mexico. This new style fondly called ‘country music with chili peppers’ is inspiring and building bridges between worlds. From the first gritos to the last yee haws, from the hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry to the two-stepping dance halls of Texas to festivals around the world, Jones and her fiesta platter of love (percussion, trumpets, violins, vihuelas, guitarróns, guitars y mas) are sharing culture, stories, and songs that bring people together. https://stephanieurbinajones.com June 24th | 8-10PM | The Ector Theatre No tickets required. Doors open at 7PM.

Join Odessa Arts inaugural battle of the Bands finale inside The Ector Theatre during Downtown Odessa Inc. Firecracker Fandango. Tickets are $5 per adult. Kids 12 and under have free entry. Doors open at 5:30 with performances from 6-8:30. Cast your votes until June 15th at 11:599pm at www.odessaarts.org/contests This event is made possible by Downtown Odessa Inc. , Texas Music Office, Young Guns Entertainment, and The Ector Theatre.