Music

The Phyllis and Bob Cowan Performing Arts Series invites you to a special (FREE) performance from Los Lobos on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center. The band's influence stems from rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. Click here for more information: http://midland.edu/los-lobos

Commemorating 40 years of recording and releasing music, Stryper continues to churn out rock-solid albums and pulsating live performances. The hardworking group shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.  Following on the heels of their successful studio project The Final Battle (Frontiers Music Srl), the definitive foursome released their first-ever acoustic album Acousticyzed on February 16, 2024. The double-disc set features an audio CD and DVD/Blu-ray video recorded and filmed at SpiritHouse Studios in western Massachusetts.  The 11-track acoustic collection features stripped-down versions of Stryper’s classic songs – ranging from energized tracks “Loud & Clear” and “Soldiers Under Command” to power ballad “Honestly” – plus a never-before-released version of enduring hymn “Amazing Grace.” The video unveils an up-close look at band members performing the album live in the studio. For a limited time this spring, “To Hell with the Amps: The Unplugged Tour” will feature Stryper playing the entirety of the acoustic project during each performance.

** THIS IS AN 18 AND UP EVENT! Anyone below the age of 18 will not be allowed entry.

FIND TICKETS HERE 20 year old Música Mexicana break-out star Ivan Cornejo (@ivancornejoo) has announced the MIRADA TOUR in support of his upcoming album, with a stop in Odessa, Texas, at the Ector County Coliseum on Friday, September 27, 2024. Cornejo’s new album ‘MIRADA’ will be released on July 18 via Zaragoza Records / Interscope Records. “My new album represents an exciting evolution, and growth of my musical journey,” Cornejo says. “Each track has a blend of my signature style but with a fresh sound that pushes the boundaries of my art.” Earlier this year, Ivan performed a record-breaking show in front of 72,000 people at a sold-out Rodeo Houston stadium show. The experience was daunting for the introspective then 19 year-old artist who only a couple of years ago was busy on TikTok, posting his confessional songs about having his heart broken in middle school. But the power of his own music – and a devoted fan base – carried him along during the biggest show of his career so far.

Rock ‘n’ roll is often hard to define, or even to find, in these fractured musical times. But to paraphrase an old saying, you know it when you hear it. And you always hear it with the Wallflowers. For the past 30 years, the Jakob Dylan-led act has stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands – a unit dedicated to and continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. That signature style has been present through the decades, baked into the grooves of smash hits like 1996’s Bringing Down the Horse as well as more recent and exploratory fare like 2012’s Glad All Over. Good band name aside, that life’s work continues with Exit Wounds, the brand-new Wallflowers studio offering. The collection marks the first new Wallflowers material since Glad All Over. And while the wait has been long, the much-anticipated record finds the band’s signature sound – lean, potent and eminently entrancing – intact, even as Dylan surrounds himself with a fresh cast of musicians. Which, the front man is quick to point out, is not all that unusual. “The Wallflowers has always been a vehicle […]

Internationally acclaimed French-Malagasy pianist Mathis Picard performs at Second Story Co. in collaboration with The West Texas Jazz society for an exciting evening of solo piano music.  Showcasing sounds from Harlem Stride and American Swing to European classical music, Picard will take us on a musical journey which also includes selections from his latest original work, “Preludes & Fugues: Book I,” a set of 12 compositions that reinterprets one of solo piano’s most beloved compositional formats.  Celebrated in “secret” at our exclusive speakeasy-themed event in downtown Midland, enjoy the fabulous Mathis Picard on the piano while you sip a cocktail and taste gourmet desserts. Saturday, September 28 at the luxurious Second Story Co-working offices. Click here for Tickets!