Steve Martin's Blog, page 13

Steve Martin & Edie Brickell's new musical 'Bright Star' will be workshopped in early 2014. For more details about the musical, visit Broadway.com.

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell will perform songs from their new album Love Has Come for You at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, CA on Friday, October 11 and additionally on Thursday October 10 for the newly announced Dress Rehearsal.


The Thursday Night Dress Rehearsal Concert, in addition to the Friday night Concert, will be Video Taped by WNET NY for future broadcast on the PBS "Great Performances Series". The Dress Rehearsal performance and taping will begin at 7:30 PM on Thursday night so audience members should be seated by that time.


More details on the tour page.

Steve Martin has announced that Jens Kruger is this year's winner of his Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.

More information about Jens Kruger and the prize can be found in the following article in the New York Times.

Steve Martin’s Prize for Bluegrass Goes to Jens Kruger
The New York Times
by Dave Itzkoff, September 11, 2013
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The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present an Honorary Award to Steve Martin at the Academy's 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16.



"The Governors Awards pay tribute to individuals who've made indelible contributions in their respective fields," said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. "We couldn't be more excited for this year's honorees and look forward to bringing their peers and colleagues together to celebrate their extraordinary achievements."



For more information, visit oscars.org.

Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog in "Dueling Banjos"

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, along with The Steep Canyon Rangers, recently recorded a session with NPR's World Cafe @worldcafe. They talk and perform songs from their new album Love Has Come For You. This session will be re-broadcast on Monday, August 26. There are lots of ways to listen.

Find your local NPR station and broadcast time at http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39

Listen live to the WXPN Philadelphia stream at 2pm EST at http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/xpn-stream
 
The episode is also archived for streaming at NPR.com

Watch Steve Martin and Edie Brickell with The Steep Canyon Rangers performing "When You Get To Asheville" last night on Conan.

Steve Martin will be performing tonight on Conan with Edie Brickell and The Steep Canyon Rangers. Check your local listings. Visit teamcoco.com for more info.

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, along with The Steep Canyon Rangers, recently recorded a session with NPR's World Cafe @worldcafe. They talk and perform songs from their new album Love Has Come For You. The session airs today. There are lots of ways to listen.

Find your local NPR station and broadcast time at http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39

Listen live to the WXPN Philadelphia stream at 2pm EST at http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/xpn-stream
 
Or later today, NPR will be featuring the episode as the "Current Show" on the World Cafe website and archive the session for streaming at http://www.worldcafe.org

Steve and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell will be heading back on the road this week starting in Park City, UT this Friday, July 19. If you're in Southern California, be sure to catch the Hollywood Bowl show on Wednesday, August 7. For more information on the Hollywood Bowl date, visit http://hbowl.com/SteveMartin. Click here for a complete list of tour dates.