CMT.com has posted an impressive selection of Kris concert clips and interviews as part of their Studio 330 Sessions online show. It basically amounts to a lengthy solo Kris concert captured on film, followed by some extensive interview clips.
It's well worth
checking out - although take note that it only works in Internet Explorer.
Summer-Fall Tour dates
New West lists a bunch of forthcoming Kris tour dates, although they're concentrated in Colorado and California with a few Canada and European dates too. The list:
July 28 - Westmeath, Ireland - Belvedere House
July 29 - Gateshead, UK - The Sage Gateshead
Aug. 1 - Colorado Springs, Col. - Pikes Peak Center
Aug. 2 - Boulder, Col. - Chautauqua Auditorium
Aug. 3 - Steamboat Springs, Col. - Strings Music Tent
Aug. 5 - Beaver Creek, Col. - Vilar Center Arts Foundation
Aug. 11 - Laughlin, Nev. - Aquarius Casino Resort
Aug. 14-15 - Nashville, Tenn. - Ford Theater
Aug. 17 - Ottawa, Ont. - Britannia Park
Aug. 18 - Ottawa, Ont. - Britannia Park
Aug. 19 - Ottawa, Ont. - Britannia Park
Oct. 20 - Eureka, Calif. - Arkley PAC
Oct. 21 - Yountville, Calif. - Lincoln Theater
Oct. 24 - Carmel by the Sea, Calif. - Sunset Cultural Center
Oct. 25 - Santa Barbara, Calif. - Lobero Theater
Oct. 26 - Malibu, Calif. - Smothers Theater
Oct. 27 - Bakersfield, Calif. - Fox Theater
Kris will sing on the next Todd Snider album, Snider said in a recent
interview with The Chatanooga Pulse.
The interview, which is highly entertaining, also quotes Snider on what it was like when Kris asked him to sing at his Country Music Hall of Fame Induction.
"I have every album and know every word," Snider said. "He’s very much a hero and, to be honest, that was one of the best nights of my life sitting in a room with Guy Clarke, John Prine, and Billy Joe Shaver—waiting to go on and wondering how the fuck I got in this room."
Click here to read the full interview.
Kris was named the 2007 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Artist in Residence, which means he'll play a pair of shows there this August.
"Few artists can legitimately wear the mantle of 'living legend,'" museum director Kyle Young said in a
story posted on Great American Country. "But Kris Kristofferson embodies the phrase."
The show dates are Aug. 14 and 15 at the Museum's Ford Theatre.
Tickets, which are $40 each with a limit of two per customer for each show, will go on sale to Museum members July 9-15. Tickets will go on sale to the public at 9 a.m. on July 16, at the Museum’s box office or by calling (615) 416-2001. One-year Museum memberships are $25 for adults or $10 for youths.
Posting again
Hey all,
Sorry for the lack of updates - things have been very busy lately and I just haven't had the time. But there's plenty of Kris news out there, so I'm going to try and start updating again.
But if anyone out there is interested in helping out, I'd love to have someone else join the Chapter33 team and spot and post Kris news to the site. E-mail me at glesnick@gmail.com if you're interested...
Thanks for reading -Gavin
Best Buy has posted song samples for all the tracks on the "Lucky You" soundtrack, including Kris' new song "They Ain't Got 'Em All." It's only a 30 second preview, but you can hear it by
clicking here and then clicking on the song. If you're like me, you'll have to right click, save the link to your disk and then open it with Windows Media Player.
The soundtrack, which hits stores Tuesday, also features a new song by Bob Dylan.
If you missed last night's CMT Music Awards where Kris received the Johnny Cash Visionary Award,
CMT.com has an extensive Web page with photos, interviews and highlights from the night.
Here's a quote from Kris from the page on winning the award:
"About 42 years ago, back when I was still wearing an Army uniform and I was older than Hank Williams was when he died, I shook Johnny Cash’s hand backstage at the Ryman Auditorium. And it changed my life. He was my hero. He was my inspiration. He was my champion. And ultimately, incredibly, he was my friend."
Click here to visit the site.
TVGuide.com has a
Q and A with Kris in advance of his appearance on the CMT Awards, which actually starts pretty soon for those of you who get CMT.
Here's what Kris had to say on the surge in reality music "Idol" shows:
"Those Idol shows are kind of scary to me. They wanted me to be on one of those panels one time, and I said it's the last thing in the world I'd ever want to do. I would hate to have to discourage somebody. [Laughs] To me, if you love it enough to devote your life to it, then you're doing the right thing."
Click here to read more.
