I saw it out on that World Wide Web thingy so it must be true! Billy Bob Thornton opening for David Allan Coe at the Cascade Theatre in Redding in September!
I wish I hadn’t worked in newsrooms for nearly two decades. I’d just go with the story. Alas, I called the Cascade and they hadn’t heard about the famous actor on the bill. So I called the Los Angeles promoter of the show, Jim Agius, who said: “No, I haven’t heard that and I’d be the one who would.”
Thornton, who actually has a pretty interesting sound as a musician (I’ve listened to his “Private Radio” album a bit), is playing a few dates with Coe in the Los Angeles area. Agius, who promoted a Blue Oyster Cult show at the Cascade recently, did mention that Thornton might be a good fit for a gig in Redding.
All of this Billy Bob stuff brings up the topic again: Why is it all actors want to be musicians and all musicians want to be actors? Sometimes it works out. Other times it goes all Bob Dylan.
Other notes:
• Woofstock 2008 (ahh, the cutest name, don’t you think?) happens 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Anderson River Park (Gaia Hotel Amphitheater). Musical artists include Austin, Texas’ Monte Montgomery, Sonoma’s Gator Beat, Chico’s Rube and the Rhythm Rockers and Redding’s Bruno Grossi, Shasta Blues Revue and The Potentials. The event is a fundraiser for homeless animals.
• The Shasta County Arts Council is putting out a call to artists. The council is looking for cover artwork for its Fall 2008 edition of “Artazine,” a print and online publication. For details, check here.
