Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters new video on CMT.

From The Boxmasters Myspace page:

Tune In to CMT Pure Wide Open Country show this Monday, June 8th for the premier of The Boxmasters' new video Turn It Over !!!! Wide Open Country airs three times a day @ 9:30am, 8:30pm and 1:00am.

"Turn It Over" is the first single from the bands third 2 CD set, Modbilly, available now on Sawmill/Vanguard Records!!!

Click here to view the video.

Happy b'day Willie Nelson!

Willie Nelson turns 76 today. He'll be joining Bob Dylan for some live dates this summer. Currently, he's touring w/ Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters.

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters release new album tomorrow.

The new album Modbilly hits stores tomorrow & the boys visit Jimmy Kimmel tomorrow night & The Bonnie Hunt Show April 24th.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=207665038&blogID=484454728

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters pull off from Willie Nelson live Canadian dates.

The Canadians are not warming up to Billy Bob's radio interview from earlier in the week & he & The Boxmasters have briefly left the tour w/ Willie Nelson for the remaining Canadian dates. They will rejoin the tour soon when it hits CT.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/Music/2009/04/11/9083066-sun.html

Billy Bob Thornton's unfortunate interview.

It’s unfortunate that many listeners of Jian Ghomeshi's Canadian radio show will have a poor impression of Billy Bob Thornton. We met he & the rest of The Boxmasters @ Levon Helm’s late Aug ‘08 Midnight Ramble & they we all great, including Billy Bob. He even made his way around his security team to shake our hands & say hi when we called for him as he was walking off the stage. Someone must have gotten under his skin prior to the interview.

Here's a link to the video of that interview from our friend Matt's great Addicted to Vinyl blog:

http://addictedtovinyl.com/blog/2009/04/09/a-challenging-interview-with-billy-bob-thornton/

Pre-order Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters' Christmas Cheer album.

Stores are taking preorders for the not-for-your-children Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters Christmas Cheer album. When we spoke w/ Boxmasters guitarist Mike Butler after the Aug. 23rd Midnight Ramble, he confirmed it is not a family Christmas album. Why are we not surprised when it comes to Billy Bob? Stores such as Barnes & Noble are selling this product. We cannot wait for its release.

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters signed / framed album.

We had this autographed album recently framed. We attended Levon Helm's Aug 23rd Midnight Ramble & Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters were one of two opening acts & we acquired the signed album then.

August 23rd, a night to remember in Helmland.

Here are a number of our highlights we took away from the night, aside from the crazy live performances:

1. Spoke w/ & shook hands w/ Larry Campbell.
2. Spoke w/ Ollabelle's Tony Leone who we also spoke w/ back in July when we saw Ollabelle perform in Veteran's Park Manchester, NH.
3. Spoke w/ & shook hands w/ Billy Bob Thornton - one of our fav actors & now music performers.
4. Spoke w/ & shook hands w/ Little Sammy Davis.
5. Met the entire Greezy Wheels & The Boxmasters members. One Boxmaster is from Brattleboro, VT, about 1 hr from our residence.
6. Shook hands & spoke in length w/ Amy Helm about family & performances. What a great lady. We also saw she w/ Jay Collins & their baby @ Saugerties' Red Onion - beautiful young family.
7. Spent time w/ Muddy Helm, Levon's wonderful dog & now boyfriend to our Weimaraner Lula Mae.
8. Said hello to Theresa Campbell.
9. .....and our all-time highlight was shaking hands & briefly speaking w/ Levon - didn't really want to wash our hands afterwards.

Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble - August 23, 2008.

One of our August 23, 2008 Levon Helm Midnight Ramble tix.

What an awesome time. Many celebs in town - Billy Bob Thornton, Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson (who we haven't seen perform live since the Crowes first appeared in '90 opening up for Aerosmith @ Mansfield, MA's Great Woods), the Lone Star Cafe's owner, hornsman Howard Johnson (performed on Levon's & Muddy Waters' '75 Bearsville Studios album) & of course Levon & his all star cast of performers. The Austin, TX-based The Greezy Wheels was the 1st opening act, w/ Billy Bob & The Boxmasters 2nd & then Levon & crew.

Levon's Set List

1. Same Thing (Levon)

2. Rain Down Tears (levon)

3. Ophelia (Levon)

4. Fannie Mae (Little Sammy)

5. Matilda (Little Sammy)

6. Bye Bye Love (Amy)

7. Long Black Veil (Theresa)

8. Got Me A Woman (Levon w/ Amy on drums)

9. Atlantic City (Levon w/ Tony on drums)

10. Ashes to Love (Levon w/ Amy & Theresa & Tony on drums)

11. Whispering Sea (Theresa w/ Tony on drums)

12. Deep River Blues (Larry & Levon w/ Tony on drums)

13. I Ain't Got No Home (Jimmy) *Larry spoke of the 1st time he saw The Band w/ Bob Dylan in '68 @ Carnegie Hall & they performed this tune then)

14. Anna Lee (Levon w/ Amy & Theresa)

15. Rag Mama Rag (Levon w/ Tony on drums)

16. Shake That Money Maker (Chris Robinson) *very lively

17. All on a Mardi Gras Day (Brian) *very Dr. John-esque

18. Everybody Loves a Winner (Amy)

19. Time Out For The Blues (Theresa)

20. Just a Fool (Levon)

21. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens (Little Sammy)

22. I'm Ready (Little Sammy)

23. Shape I'm In (Brian)

24. Tears of Rage (Jimmy) *afterwards Jimmy & Levon paid tribute to Manuel, Danko, Szelst & Bell - too soon gone.

25. Chest Fever (Larry)

26. The Weight (Levon w/ everyone who performed throughout the night)

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters.

What an amazing second line-up to Levon Helm's August 23, 2008 Midnight Ramble. Billy Bob Thornton has put together a great six-piece bande clad in black suits & ties. Great guitar sound & Billy Bob mixes his voice up well. Here is our autographed copy of their debut album. A not-for-children Christmas album will soon appear. We were able to say hi & shake Billy Bob's hand as well as a few other band members.

Set List

1. She's Lookin' Better by the Minute
2. 20 Years Ago
3. Yesterday's Gone
4. The Girl on the Side
5. The Poorhouse
6. House on Pooh Corner
7. Sawmill
8. I'll Give You a Ring
9. Build Your Own Prison (written w/ Dannie Fritz)
10. The Kids Are Alright
11. (Jam) - Billy Bob on drums
12. That Mountain

Actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton to open for Levon Helm.

We just purchased tix from Levon's Helmland for the Aug 23rd Midnight Ramble w/ opening act Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters - cannot wait!

www.levonhelm.com