Hot Summer Nights – Current Nine

Friday July 23, 2021 8pm - 10pm inside The Ector Theater FREE admission - ticket required https://www.theector.com

Solstice Live

Solstice Live Ticket $30.00 – $100.00 Join us for an all day Music Event featuring A Thousand Horses, Shooter Jennings, Matt Castillo, Big Spring, and The Caleb Young Band at Solstice LIVE! Food, Games and Fun for the entire family. Video Game Trailers, Adult Games, Bounce Houses & Water Events. A Family Day Out. Children 10 and Under get in FREE. Get Your Tickets Now!!! https://maegamusic.com/product/solstice-live-ticket/?attribute_type=General+Admission

Lubbock Arts Festival

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2021 LUBBOCK ARTS FESTIVAL: EXHIBIT: OUT OF THIS WORLD! A Celebration of Outer Space, Astronauts and Space Travel Demonstrating Artists and Visual Artists from across the nation selling their work.   JURIED GALERY With award-winning artists represented Featured Artist, Ashton Thornhill, Photographer   Special Appearance by Christopher Jackson, Broadway and Television Star

George Ducas

Friday, 6 August 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa George Ducas, a Grammy-nominated country artist/songwriter who links the real country of the 90s to present day hits, is coming to town.     Four albums (and countless songs written for other artists) has turned Ducas’ into one of country music’s most esteemed careers, and he continues to evolve as an artist. His self-titled debut album on Capitol Records yielded four Billboard charting songs, including “Teardrops” and the Top 10 smash “Lipstick Promises.” His second album yielded two more Billboard charting songs.   As a songwriter, Ducas also has notched scores of hits as a songwriter for artists like Garth Brooks (Beer Run), Sara Evans, Eli Young Band, Randy Rogers Band, Gary Allan, Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood and more, with one of his songs earning a Grammy nomination.   Ducas’ latest evolution, in the form of Yellow Rose Motel, has yielded a 3-week #1 CMT video with his song “Eastwood” in an album that stands as his most comprehensive and cinematic to date. Written and recorded in several Nashville recording sessions throughout 2018 and 2019, the album draws its name from the title track “Yellow Rose Motel,” a song Ducas […]

Lip Sync Battle Finals

VOTE NOW! To vote: www.odessaarts.org/contests Voting Deadline August 2nd at midnight! Finals to be held August 7th at the Carousel Stage

Vinyl Brunch

    Enjoy beats, brunch and bubbly at the fabulous Barrel & Derrick Restaurant located inside the Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Sunday, August 8th | 10:30 - 1:30 | Visit Endless Horizons pop up shop!

The Long Run – Eagles Tribute Band

THE LONG RUN is made up of some of Florida’s finest and most respected musicians. Individual members of the band have performed with or shared the stage with great artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steppenwolf, Eddie Money, Beach Boys, .38 Special, Doobie Brothers, Trace Adkins...just to name a few.THE LONG RUNreproduces the sound that made the Eagles one of the most successful musical groups in rock and roll history. They capture the energy, guitar technique and vocal harmonies of the Eagles to an art; five voices blending together that will please even the most critical of Eagles fans.You won’t hear a tribute to the Eagles this great till“Hell Freezes Over.”   Sunday August 8, 2021 | Doors open at 6PM| The Ector Theatre Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/the-long-run-eagles-tribute-band-8aug2021

Ram Herrera

Saturday, 14 August 2021, 7:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa Ramiro "Ram" Herrera is a smooth-voiced, award-winning Tejano singer and songwriter, who is not only a staple on the Texas music scene but is considered one of its legends. He has received a Tejano Music Award as Male Entertainer of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Tejano Music Association. He began his professional career with David Lee Garza y Los Musicales in 1980 and appeared on the albums Cuatro Caminos (1981), Todavia No Me Muero(1982), and Especialmente Para Ti (1983). The following year, he left and started his own band, Ramiro Herrera y Montana, with whom he recorded two albums -- Que Lindo Es el Amor and Rosas Para una Rosas. Impressive regional airplay and a compelling live show resulted in Herrerasigning to Sony. His solo debut, Most Wanted Man, was not only his first in English, it went gold; it is a classic in the Tejano canon. His third solo album, 1989's The Outlaw, followed suit and his band was renamed the Outlaws. For the next 15 years, Herrera recorded almost annually and shared stages with a wide range of performers including Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, […]

Steve Earle & The Dukes

Steve Earle & The Dukes Sunday, 15 August 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/steve-earle-15aug2021/

An Evening with The Gatlin Brothers

Larry, Steve & Rudy, the Gatlin Brothers are Grammy award-winners who have dazzled audiences for more than 65 years. They have accrued a lifetime of noteworthy achievements in their storybook career, including a Grammy for Best Country Song (“Broken Lady”), three ACM awards for Single of the Year (“All The Gold In California”), Album of the Year (Straight Ahead) and Male Vocalist of the Year, along with five nominations for CMA Vocal Group of the Year, Single, Album. The Brothers have accumulated 7 # 1 Singles, 32 Top 40 Records, 24 Studio Albums, and 5 BMI “Million-Air” Awards. As a solo writer, Larry ranks 4th  on Billboards top 40 self-penned hits. Aug 20, 2021 Event Starts7:30PM Doors Open6:30 PM Ticket Prices$40 - $80 Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3129653/an-evening-with-the-gatlin-brothers-midland-wagner-noel-performing-arts-center_CFC_WNweb

Aaron Watson – Texas Music Friendly Community Certification

Saturday, 21 August 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa Aaron Watson’s career is perhaps summed up best by Forbes, who says  he’s "one of country music’s biggest DIY success stories."For the past 20years, Watson has achieved success on his own terms, hand-building a lauded career through songwriting, relentless touring and more than a dozen self released albums. His independent Texas spirit and strong work ethic are emblematic of the western lifestyle; virtues which have taken him from humble honky-tonks of Texas to multiple sold-out tours around the world. In 2019 he released Red Bandana—"his most ambitious album yet"(Taste of Country)—whose 20 song swere hailed by The Bootas" a pure expression of his traditional country ethos.”This unprecedented acclaim follows Watson's previous album, Vaquero, whose Top 10 hit "OuttaStyle" earned a BMI Millionaire award, and The Underdog, the first independent album in the history of country music to top the Billboard Country Albums chart. With a dozen additional records under his belt, Watson is exceeding major-label-sized metrics while maintaining his independence, further galvanizing his"Texas country's reigning indie underdog"(Rolling Stone) brand."There maybe no more genuine singer-song writer at the moment than Watson," says Texas Monthly, pointing to a self-made business man, chart-topper, […]