Rodney Carrington

Concerts in the Black  Hills area are starting to wrap up because of the cold weather. There are not as many concerts in the winter as there are in the summer. The Deadwood Mountain Grand has concerts year-round though. On Friday, October 5, Rodney Carrington will be playing at the Deadwood Mountain Grand. The concert will begin at 9:00pm. The tickets are $39.

Rodney Carrington is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and country music artist. His comedy acts typically combine stand-up comedy and original songs. He has many albums in the categories: studio, compilation, holiday, live, single, and music videos. His studio albums include: Hangin' with Rodney, Morning Wood, Kings of the Mountains, El Nino Loco. His compilation essay is called Greatest Hits. The holiday album is called Make It Christmas.

Sesame Street Live- Elmo's Super Heroes

Although there are not a lot of concerts in the area at this time, there are also some broadway plays going on. On October 12, 13, and 14 Sesame Street Live will be at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, located in Rapid City. On October 12th it will be at 7:00 pm, 13th at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm, and the 14th at 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm.

Sesame Street may be more for the younger children, but older people would enjoy it as well. Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. This is an educational show with puppets and animation. Most of the characters on this show are The Muppets. The main characters are Bert, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Ernie, Kermit the Frog and Oscar the Grouch

The New Christy Minstrels

The Deadwood Mountain Grand has many of good concerts. Some of which I don't know who they are. The New Christy Minstrels will be at Deadwood Mountain Grand on Sunday September 23 at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $29 and are on sale now. I have never heard of this band, so I have no idea if I would recommend this concert or not.

The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music. This group was founded by Randy Sparks in 1961. Some of their hits include: "Green, Green," "Saturday Night," "Today," "Denver," and a cover of "This Land Is Your Land." There are seven musicians in this band. They include Kenny Rogers, Gene Clark, Kim Carnes, and Barry McGuire. The New Christy Minstrels is currently run by The New Christy Minstrels Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to preserving the group's music.

Willie Nelson

The new big stage for concerts is at the Deadwood Mountain Grand. Deadwood Mountain Grand has not only concerts, but a restaurant and hotel. Willie Nelson will be playing at the Deadwood Mountain Grand on Monday September 17, 2012. The concert will start at 8:30 PM. Tickets will be $68.56- $79.38, depending on where you are seated.

Willie Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is also an author, poet, actor, and activist. His friend record, No Place For Me included Leon Payne's "Lumberjack." Some of his singles include: "The  Scientist," "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore," "Gravedigger," "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other," "You Don't Know Me," "The Harder They Come," I'm a Worried Man," Wurlitzer Prize," "Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)," and "Mendocino County Line."

22nd Annual Deadwood Jam

Even though the summer is coming to an end and school is starting to start, there are still some concerts going on in the Black Hills. The 22nd Annual Deadwood Jam will be help September 14-15 in Historic Deadwood. Styx, the Stray Cat Lee Rocker and Augustana will be the headlines for this event. Tickets will be $60 for the 2 days of concerts.

Augustana will be on Friday September 14. Augustana is an American rock band from San Diego, California. Their first album All the Stars and Boulevards was released September 6, 2005. Their third album Can't Love, Can't Hurt was released on April 29, 2008. Their fourth album, self-titled, was released on April 26, 2011. Their singles include: Stars and Boulevards, Boston, Sweet and Low, I Still Ain't Over You, Steal Your Heart, and Just Stay Here Tonight.

Styx and Stray Cat Lee Rocker will be on Saturday September 15. Styx is an American rock band that became famous in the 1970s and 1980s. This band is from Chicago. They have many albums. Some of their singles include: Best Thing, Lady, You Need Love, Lorelei, Mademoiselle, Crystal Ball, Come Sail Away, Fooling Yourself, Blue Collar Man, Sing for the Day, Renegade, Babe, and Too Much Time on my Hands. Stray Cat Lee Rocker is a trio from New York. They started in 1979. They are commonly knows as either Lee Rocker or the Stray Cats.

The local bands that will play on September 14th are: Groove Daddy and Indigenous. The local bands that will play on September 15th are: Loaded Dice, Synthetics, Fly Paper, Harper and Native Run.

Introduction

My blogs will be about the upcoming concerts in the Black Hills. I will try to list the concerts for the next few weeks and try and give some information about the band. These dates will be correct, because i will get them from the official websites.