Big Beats at PST

A note from CW...

We will be doing another show at the Pocket Theater in Dallas April 7 ,2009  7:30 pm . Don't forget to make you reservation with the theater as it will probably be sold out again.Thanks Again for your interest in a bunch of old rockers     http://www.myspace.com/bigbeatsband

http://www.pocketsandwich.com/

5400 E. MOCKINGBIRD, #119 DALLAS, TX 75206
BOX OFFICE: (214) 821-1860 (2:00 - 6:00 P.M. DAILY)

April 7 Tuesday, 2009

Big Beats at Pocket Sandwich Theater

Note from the Pocket Sandwich theater...
"Still rockin’, after all these years! “The Big Beats,” chart-busters of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, will perform on Tuesday, April 7m, at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre.

“The Big Beats” – Rockin’ Pioneers of the 50s return!

Still rockin’, after all these years! In one of their rare appearances, “The Big Beats,” who spent over twenty years high on the charts in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, will perform on Tuesday, April 7, at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre.

Formed in 1957, “The Big Beats” were the first ’50s Rock & Roll Band to sign with Columbia Records, and became an instant hit with an appearance on Dick Clark’s American Band Stand. They became one of the favorite groups of their time, touring with such Super-Stars as Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson, and Bobby Darin. The five-piece band toured successfully for more than twenty years. The five artists appearing in this show are C.W. Kendall, Jr., Bobby Rambo, Earl Slocumb, Billy Mitchell, and Larry Randall. Rock music lovers young and old will go wild over these rockin’ pioneers.

Corb Lund and Kyle Bennett at The Horseman

CORB LUND & THE KYLE BENNETT BAND

The Horseman Club - March 20, 2009

Shows this week...

Some of the KenRan affiliated shows this week...

3/20 3 Drunk Monkeys - Willhoites - Grapevine, TX

3/20 Corb Lund and Kyle Bennett Band - The Horseman - Ft. Worth, TX

3/20 Grand Opening -Black Finn - Arlington, TX

3/21 Tejas Brothers - Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo - Austin, TX

3/21 Mount Righteous - Casa De Gallo - SXSW - Austin, TX

3/21 Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, Stoney Larue and others - Granada Theater - TMR Pre-Party - Dallas, TX

3/22 Tejas Brothers and tons more - Southfork Ranch - Texas Music Revolution - Parker, TX

Hotel Executives ask Congress to tone it down

Hotel Executives Ask Congress to Tone Down Business Travel Rhetoric
Feb 27, 2009 - Source: Orlando Business Journal

Jay Witzel, president and CEO of Carlson Hotels, along with hotel executives from nine other hotel companies, has sent a letter to Congress asking them to put a lid on their criticism of business travel. The letter states, "We understand the economic pressures that have caused many companies to reduce business travel as part of broader cost-cutting measures. However, we are concerned that legitimate meetings, business events, and recognition travel are now being portrayed as perks and symbols of excess."

The note also discusses potential job losses in the travel industry. Department of Labor statistics indicate that 200,000 travel-related jobs were lost last year; another 247,000 could disappear in 2009. "That number may grow if the rhetoric is not toned down," the hotel executives wrote. "This is a time when we should be looking to create and support jobs, not destroy them. A robust travel industry is a powerful economic stimulus."

As you are no doubt aware, our industry has recently been splashed all over the mainstream media. From the government's proposed regulations for the disposition of the second half of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), to corporate America's cutbacks on meetings, travel, conference participation and special events for both customers and employees, our industry has been unfairly maligned as extraneous, frivolous, and unnecessary as a core business strategy during recessionary times. ISES leaders have been working behind the scenes with our fellow industry associations to thoughtfully respond to each of these assertions. Now, we need your help to reinforce these responses in your local communities and to your elected officials. Go to the ISES Industry Advocacy page to see what you can do to help carry our industry's message forward.

STEP Confab

The Society of Talent and Entertainment Professionals met in Houston last weekend for Networking, Education and an Entertainment. A great time was had by all! Thanks to the bands, Agents, Venues and Hotel for everything.






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