KENNY MAINES PLAYS TO A SOLD-OUT AUDIENCE for his CD release house concert!
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The first month of the new year has been a busy one for Kenny Maines! Fresh on the heels of the release of his new CD, “The Magic Train“, Kenny hosted two CD release concerts. The first of these was a sold-out, intimate solo acoustic HubCityMusic.com house concert on Friday 1/24, and the second was at the Cactus Theater on Saturday January 25th with a full band CD release concert, accompanied by the musicians who participated in the making of the CD.
Paul Johnson’s house was packed to capacity (62 people!) as Kenny delivered not only the music, but the story behind the music. In this intimate setting Kenny had plenty of opportunity to interact with the audience and share the stories behind these new songs, and how they all fit into the “Magic Train” theme of this new CD. Needless to say, both Kenny and the audience loved the close, personal interaction that is so characteristic of house concerts.
These concerts fall at the end of a week that included the big screen release in Lubbock of Kenny’s film debut in the leading role of the action-packed movie “The Arroyo” on Monday January 20th at Lubbock’s Premier Cinema. The movie will remain on Lubbock screens for at least two weeks, and Kenny participated in several Q&A sessions through the week. Conceived, co-written, and directed by Lubbock native Jeremy Danial Boreing, “The Arroyo” also features another well-known Lubbock musician (and HubCityMusic.com alum) Junior Vasquez, along with notable performances by David Armendariz and Lubbock actor Glenn Polk. Boreing is highly complimentary of Kenny’s performance, saying “In the end, Kenny Maines made this movie happen. I enjoyed his work ethic. I’d have to say Maines proved he could be an honest-to-God movie star.”
Movie star qualities are one thing, but Kenny’s songwriting and performing talent are what brought him to our collective consciousness in the first place, and that is where Kenny’s heart remains. He is proud of “The Magic Train“, noting that the CD weaves a musical story of love, adventure, life, death and redemption, from the first song to the last, and he is excited to share that story in these CD release concerts. Hop on board “The Magic Train”, and (if you haven’t already) buy a copy of this new CD! It is available on Kenny’s website (www.KennyMaines.com) and on iTunes.
Here is a video of the last song (not including encores) of the night, “The Revival”:
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