Music

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 […]

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    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 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

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

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

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, […]

Friday, 27 August 2021, 7:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa Nearly five years after the pop music icon Prince's untimely death, Marshall Charloff has created a unique one-man tribute dedicated to the artistry and music of the legendary Prince called The Purple Piano. In January 2016, at age 57, Prince began what would ultimately become his last tour entitled "the Piano & a Microphone." The tour was a series of solo shows that featured just him, his purple piano, and an incredible discography of songs. On January 21, 2016, the first performance was played to a small crowd at Paisley Park; and followed with an album "the Piano & a Microphone 1983." The Purple Piano, created by Marshall Charloff, is a heartfelt and intimate tribute to these very unique performances. Marshall Charloff has performed nationwide fronting world-class symphonies in most major cities in the US and Canada, played keys in the Atlanta Rhythm Section, and since 2011, tours fronting the celebrated Purple xPeRIeNCE - arguably the greatest tribute to Prince in the world, and co-founded by Matt "Doctor" Fink from Prince & the Revolution. Marshall is featured on recordings with Prince on the album 94 East, where he plays both […]

PHS Band - Permian vs. El Paso Pebble Hills Friday, August 27⋅7:00 – 10:00pm Location: Ratliff Stadium 1862 E Yukon Rd, Odessa, TX 79765, USA

Saturday, 28 August 2021, 7:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/max-stalling/ Texas based songwriter, Max Stalling, had no expectation of ever being in the music business. “I didn’t even pick up a guitar until graduate school,” notes Stalling. After attending high school in South Texas, Stalling studied at Texas A&M - College Station, where he earned a masters degree in Food Science. He followed the corporate road from there and eventually landed in Dallas working in product development for Frito-Lay. During this time, Stalling discovered the Three Teardrops Tavern and Dallas community radio station KNON. These outlets exposed a musical heritage to which Stalling had been nearly oblivious. Inspired by artists like Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, and Jerry Jeff Walker, Stalling started writing songs, recording albums, and eventually touring with a full band to back him. Sixty thousand CDs later, Stalling joined musical greats Kris Kristofferson, Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, Selena, Guy Clark and many others when he received a star on the South Texas Music Walk of Fame in Corpus Christi. Stalling plays about 150 shows a year and is in the third year of a Budweiser sponsorship. His song “Scars […]

Friday, 10 September 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/austin-meade-10sep2021/ On Black Sheep, Austin Meade delivers songs and stories that, like the young singer/guitarist himself, are contradictory yet cohesive. His influences—musical and otherwise—are as varied and rich as the small-town Texas soil that nurtured his talent, yielding 12 stellar songs ranging from the insinuating multi-layered musicality and storytelling of “Déjà Vu” to the dark alt-pop of “Happier Alone,” and on further to the new-age, Sabbath-inspired “Dopamine Drop. ”Thanks to his metal-and classic-rock loving dad, Meade got to see bands like Judas Priest and worshipped Whitesnake. In junior high he related to the intense emo-rock of Paramore and Fall Out Boy, and the power of songwriters like John Mayer. Yet, thanks top lain spoken but deep heartland songwriters like Tom Petty, and cutting his teeth touring in the Texas and Oklahoma Red Dirt scene, Meade’s music overflows with wide-open soulfulness. He was a drummer for years, even teaching to pay the bills, but Meade found his true voice when he began playing guitar as a teen in his pastor-father’s church. Those experiences lend both a gravitas and rebelliousness to Meade’s songs and self. The songs on Black Sheep, produced […]