Americano is based on the life of Antonio Valdovinos Tony, a child of immigrants, who discovers his undocumented status when he tries to enlist in the Marines. When this dream escapes his reality, Tony is on a journey to understand his family, heritage, and what it means for his experience in America. Americano features an original score of new music that delves deep into the human condition and what it truly means to pursue the American Dream. Michael Barnard directs and is a co-book writer and lyricist, with Carrie Rodriguez and Jonathan Rosenburg on the team as composerlyricist and co-book writer and lyricist.
- 3/4/2020
- by Courtney Savoia
- BroadwayWorld.com
Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker and singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez come together to sing the new song “Whiskey in Your Water” for Bruce Robison’s Next Waltz. A video shows the pair performing the track in the studio with Robison’s Next Waltz house band.
With dusty rock & roll charm to spare, the strummy tune sees Felker singing about a pair of lovers that have to stay on the run for reasons not entirely clear. They’re an unpredictable duo, but there’s an unmistakable optimism about what they’ll find...
With dusty rock & roll charm to spare, the strummy tune sees Felker singing about a pair of lovers that have to stay on the run for reasons not entirely clear. They’re an unpredictable duo, but there’s an unmistakable optimism about what they’ll find...
- 10/29/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
With just one day until the 2018 election, Beto O’Rourke has debuted a new ad featuring Texas’ elder statesman, Willie Nelson. The country legend headlined a free concert for the Senate hopeful in September that drew an estimated 55,000 people to Austin’s Auditorium Shores, where certified voter registrars were sprinkled throughout the crowd and local candidates and politicians were given stage time between acts like Leon Bridges and Carrie Rodriguez.
The new ad repurposes footage from the concert, where Nelson invited O’Rourke up on stage to sing Nelson’s...
The new ad repurposes footage from the concert, where Nelson invited O’Rourke up on stage to sing Nelson’s...
- 11/5/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Willie Nelson may have been the marquee name at the “Rally With Willie & Beto” in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, but the rock star of the night was the candidate himself, Beto O’Rourke. The onetime punk musician and Democratic Texas Senate candidate had just given a stirring speech to the nearly 60,000 people gathered at Auditorium Shores, and it was all but inevitable that Nelson would call him back out during his headlining set.
“Beto, come help me do this one,” the 85-year-old country legend said from the small, uncovered stage along the Colorado River,...
“Beto, come help me do this one,” the 85-year-old country legend said from the small, uncovered stage along the Colorado River,...
- 9/30/2018
- by Jeff Gage
- Rollingstone.com
“We’ve never had so much attention,” says Willie Nelson. He’s sitting on his bus, the Honeysuckle Rose, parked outside the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Nelson, animated and full of laughs, is killing time hitting a weed pen and sipping coffee before performing “Summer Wind” from My Way, his moving new Sinatra tribute album. But the attention Nelson is referring to is his endorsement of Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who stands a real chance to unseat Ted Cruz in November. Nelson, 85, will play a rally for...
- 9/20/2018
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
At his annual 4th of July Picnic near Austin earlier this summer, Willie Nelson welcomed Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke onstage to join him on guitar for set-closing renditions of “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” There’s a good chance that the country icon and galvanizing Democratic politician will re-create the moment later this month when Nelson headlines a concert and rally for O’Rourke in Austin.
While Nelson has performed for politicians in the past — most famously for...
While Nelson has performed for politicians in the past — most famously for...
- 9/12/2018
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
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