Tonight is one of those nights where there's actually a bunch of shows listed, considering that we're fully into the summer TV season, but it really seems like there's not much on at all. Like, as I'm typing these shows out I'm thinking "why?" but not in a mean way, in more of a genuinely curious "how did this come to happen" sort of way. Honestly, I think we just have too many TV channels and yet they keep coming up with more. There's only so many "Law and Order" reruns to go around, people! Actually, that's probably the next channel that will happen. The "Law and Order" channel showing nothing but 24 hours of grim procedural work featuring stony faced detectives and righteous prosecutors fighting the good fight. Here's your Wednesday night TV:
7:00pm: "Cmt Music Awards Red Carpet 2011" on Cm
8:00pm: "2011 Cmt Music Awards" on Cmt. Again,...
7:00pm: "Cmt Music Awards Red Carpet 2011" on Cm
8:00pm: "2011 Cmt Music Awards" on Cmt. Again,...
- 6/8/2011
- by Intern Rusty
A no miss event on PBS June 6, as actor Bill Murray hosts a star-studded Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 3 on PBS' Great Performances on Monday, June 6 at 9 p.m. Performers Include Clapton, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, Zz Top, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Derek Trucks, Ronnie Wood, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, And More. In Chicago on June 2010, Eric Clapton gathered the world's most talented guitar players at the third Crossroads Guitar Festival, an 11-hour celebration of the six-string that attracted a sold-out crowd of more than 27,000 music fans to Toyota Park. All profits from this daylong display of guitar virtuosity benefited The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility Clapton founded to...
- 5/20/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
PBS announced its summer lineup Tuesday, promising a captivating few months of music, mystery and appraisals aplenty.
The new programming includes an episode of "Great Performances" chronicling “Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 3,” which premieres June 6, and a three-part mystery miniseries, "Zen," starring "John Adams" actor Rufus Sewell, which will bow July 17 at 9. Also, great news for appraisal junkies -- beginning June 20, "Antiques Roadshow" will air back-to-back episodes on Mondays starting at 8 p.m. Unearth the other hidden gems of...
The new programming includes an episode of "Great Performances" chronicling “Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 3,” which premieres June 6, and a three-part mystery miniseries, "Zen," starring "John Adams" actor Rufus Sewell, which will bow July 17 at 9. Also, great news for appraisal junkies -- beginning June 20, "Antiques Roadshow" will air back-to-back episodes on Mondays starting at 8 p.m. Unearth the other hidden gems of...
- 5/3/2011
- The Wrap
Eric Clapton held his third Crossroads Guitar Festival just outside Chicago in the weekend, to raise money for the anti-addiction centre he opened in 1998.
The concert was a treat for lovers of the blues, with performers including Bb King, Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck appearing, along with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Zz Top, Vince Gill, Steve Winwood and many others. Bill Murray also made an appearance.
The festival benefited Clapton’s Crossroads Centre, a facility he launched on the beautiful Caribbean island of Antigua following his own battles with addiction.
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The concert was a treat for lovers of the blues, with performers including Bb King, Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck appearing, along with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Zz Top, Vince Gill, Steve Winwood and many others. Bill Murray also made an appearance.
The festival benefited Clapton’s Crossroads Centre, a facility he launched on the beautiful Caribbean island of Antigua following his own battles with addiction.
Read more...
- 6/29/2010
- Look to the Stars
Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
While the music world was paying attention to the two high-profile music festivals in the U.K. (Glastonbury and Hard Rock Calling) over the weekend, there was one musical extravaganza that made plenty of noise on domestic shores. Eric Clapton's annual Crossroads Guitar Festival took place over the weekend in Bridgeview, Illinois. The salute to six-string wizardry brought headliner and organizer Clapton together with a handful of the world's best axe-slingers, including John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, B.B. King, Ronnie Wood, Johnny Lang, Robert Randolph, Billy Gibbons and Jeff Beck. The entire festival was hosted by actor and guitar enthusiast Bill Murray,...
While the music world was paying attention to the two high-profile music festivals in the U.K. (Glastonbury and Hard Rock Calling) over the weekend, there was one musical extravaganza that made plenty of noise on domestic shores. Eric Clapton's annual Crossroads Guitar Festival took place over the weekend in Bridgeview, Illinois. The salute to six-string wizardry brought headliner and organizer Clapton together with a handful of the world's best axe-slingers, including John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, B.B. King, Ronnie Wood, Johnny Lang, Robert Randolph, Billy Gibbons and Jeff Beck. The entire festival was hosted by actor and guitar enthusiast Bill Murray,...
- 6/28/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
On June 26 in Chicago’s Toyota Park, around 30 musical acts will gather for Eric Clapton’s third Crossroads Guitar Festival. “I do it because I want to hear these players…it’s a selfish thing,” Clapton told Rolling Stone. “I can go to one place and hear all of my favorite musicians in one day.” So far, confirmed performers include the Allman Brothers Band, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow and B.B. King....
- 2/12/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
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