The Ector Theatre

Comedian Chingo Bling
2023-03-11 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | The Ector Theatre, 500 N Texas Ave, Odessa, TX, 79761, United States
Chingo Bling is known for his insightful, unapologetic stand-up comedy and multiple viral videos. He is a fearless, cross platform performer who has appeared in everything from feature films, Netflix and MTV shows, to comedic web series, musical parodies and out live stand-up comedy shows all over the USA. You can currently watch Chingo Bling on HBO MAX and his podcast, Red Pill Tamales and Cafectio Time can be heard on all listening platforms.

West Texas Symphony Presents Downtown Classics
2023-03-24 19:30 - 21:30
West Texas Symphony Presents
Downtown Classics
Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor
As an extra concert on the Celebratory Season, members of the West Texas Symphony will perform innovative classical favorites.

Bluebird Night
2023-03-25 19:30 - 22:30
Nashville comes to the Ector! From written page to concert stage, come and experience the tales of true Nashville songwriters and storytellers. This unique peek behind the curtain will reveal the true heart and soul of the music as told and performed by those who put pen to paper and touch our hearts and lives.

Ram Herrera
2023-04-08 20:00 - 23:00
Ramiro “Ram” Herrera is a smooth-voiced, award-winning Tejano singer and songwriter, who is not only a staple on the Texas music scene but is considered one of its legends. He has received a Tejano Music Award as Male Entertainer of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Tejano Music Association. He began his professional career with David Lee Garza y Los Musicales in 1980 and appeared on the albums Cuatro Caminos (1981), Todavia No Me Muero (1982), and Especialmente Para Ti (1983). The following year, he left and started his own band, Ramiro Herrera y Montana, with whom he recorded two albums — Que Lindo Es el Amor and Rosas Para una Rosas. Impressive regional airplay and a compelling live show resulted in Herrera signing to Sony. His solo debut, Most Wanted Man, was not only his first in English, it went gold; it is a classic in the Tejano canon. His third solo album, 1989’s The Outlaw, followed suit and his band was renamed the Outlaws.
For the next 15 years, Herrera recorded almost annually and shared stages with a wide range of performers including Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, and Selena — she opened for him at a rodeo in one of her early shows; video of the performance was captured and included in the documentary Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo.

Ashley McBryde + Special Guest Alyssa Micaela
2023-04-16 19:30 - 22:30
CMA and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in rural biker bars – and it shows. Her 2018 major label debut Girl Going Nowhere (Warner Music Nashville) charmed The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post and more, all en route to landing a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 GRAMMYs for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Her follow-up Never Will was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most anticipated of the year alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA Platinum-Certified single “One Night Standards” as one of the best songs of 2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making Never Will the only album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in the same award season. Her critically acclaimed duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year. McBryde was also honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States. The Arkansas-native invites listeners to Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, a collaborative new project featuring Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack, Aaron Raitiere and more, earning McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, while her duet with Pearce received a nod for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, making her a six-time GRAMMY nominee. Upon its release on September 30, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville garnered applause from The New York Times, NPR, Variety, Vulture, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Stereogum, among many more. Tickets for the two-night special event Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Live at Ryman Auditorium on February 15-16 are available now. McBryde will be inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on December 10.

Milam's 80's Dance Explosion (1:00 PM)
2023-04-22 13:00 - 15:00
Milam Elementary presents “Milam’s 80’s Dance Explosion”, our annual spring dance recital. Come out and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of entertainment for all ages. Milam dancers, grades Pre-K through 5th will be performing tap, ballet and jazz dances that they have been actively working on since January.

Milam's 80's Dance Explosion (4:00 PM)
2023-04-22 16:00 - 18:00
Milam Elementary presents “Milam’s 80’s Dance Explosion,” our annual spring dance recital. Come out and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of entertainment for all ages. Milam dancers, grades Pre-K through 5th will be performing tap, ballet and jazz dances that they have been actively working on since January.

Bright Star (Thursday 4/27)
2023-04-27 19:30 - 22:00
An American Folktale Inspired By A True Story. The production is put on in conjunction between Basin Theatre Works, Odessa Arts, Odessa College Theater and Visual Performing Arts departments, Texans for the Arts, and the Texas Music Office. A presentation of Odessa College’s Music Masters Series.
Doors At 6:30 PM
Show Starts At 7:30 PM

Bright Star (Friday 4/28)
2023-04-28 19:30 - 22:00

Bright Star (Saturday 4/29)
2023-04-29 19:30 - 22:00

Black Magic May Show (Thursday)
2023-05-11 19:00 - 21:00
Celebrating 40 years of Black Magic!

Black Magic May Show (Friday)
2023-05-12 19:00 - 21:00

An Evening With Barry Corbin
2023-05-13 19:00 - 21:00
Sponsored By CBS 7 First Alert, Sondra & Toby Eoff, Odessa Arts And MuralFest
All Proceeds Benefit Odessa Meals On Wheels
Doors At 6PM
Show Starts At 7PM

En Croix Dance Academy (10:30 AM Show)
2023-05-20 10:30 - 12:30

En Croix Dance Academy (3:00 PM Show)
2023-05-20 15:00 - 17:00

The Dance Company
2023-05-24 19:00 - 21:00

Paul Wall & Big Pokey
2023-06-09 19:30 - 22:30
Paul Wall has been one of the pillars of Texas mixtape community since 1999, with his talents earning him a major deal with Swishahouse Records’ 2004 joint venture with Atlantic Records. Wall’s 2005 release of his major album The People’s Champ debuted on Billboard’s TOP 200 at the #1 spot and swiftly achieved platinum status. And in 2007, he received a GRAMMY Nomination for Best Rap Performance as a Duo or Group for his feature on the song GRILLZ with Nelly and Jermaine Dupri. Today, the rapper, DJ and entrepreneur, is one of Texas’s most successful independent musicians. The avid entrepreneur in Paul today began in 1998, when he first partnered with the now world-famous jeweler Johnny Dang, to sell custom gold grillz. Throughout the years they two have built up an iconic clientele of celebrities worldwide, still selling over 100 grillz per day out of their lavish Houston jewelry store. The inspiration behind the name of his 2005 project was his real nickname “The People’s Champ,” given to him for his constant work within Texas underprivileged communities. After Hurricane Harvey, Paul and his wife Crystal opened her fitness studio to gather supplies and donations for people affected. Each summer, the Walls hosts a Back2School backpack drive to stock young students with school supplies and to foster excitement and commitment around education in the community. Paul Wall also conducts countless toy drives each year around the holidays, where all gifts are donated to various 501c3 groups to distribute to underserved communities in the area. Paul has been a Governor and Trustee for the Texas Chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammys), and with over 100 mixtapes and album releases, he continues to reaffirm his place and contributions to hiphop.

Odessa's Got Talent
2023-06-17 19:30 - 22:00
Odessa’s Premier Live Talent Competition!
Join us to watch the Best of the Best compete live in front of a distinguished judges panel as they compete for over $9,000 in cash prizes! Audience members will be able to vote on the coveted People’s Choice Award.
All funds raised by Odessa’s Got Talent benefit the Permian Basin Mission Center, a 501(C)(3) interdenominational benevolent agency providing relief to individuals and families experiencing hardships.

Rivers of Nihil, Astringency, Nightmare Canvas + More
2023-07-19 19:00 - 21:30
Rivers Of Nile
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

Astringency
Nightmare Canvas
Day After Dead
Follow The Awakened

DOORS & BAR OPEN AT 6:30PM SHOW STARTS AT 7:00PM

Powerman 5000, Julien-K, Kilter, Gone By Nin9
2023-08-10 19:30 - 22:00
J&B Productions & The Ector Theatre Presents
POWERMAN 5000
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

Julien K
KILTER
Gone By Nin9

(TBD)
DOORS & BAR OPEN AT 6:30PM SHOW STARTS AT 7:30PM

William Lee Martin's Comedy Stampede Tour
2023-08-26 19:30 - 22:00
Comedian William Lee Martin brings his 2023 Comedy Stampede Tour to you. His brilliant storytelling style is sure to make you laugh and feel good. It’s comedy without an agenda. Amazingly funny.
You deserve a night out!

Bob Schneider
2023-10-21 19:30 - 22:00
Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Ugly Americans and The Scabs, Bob Schneider has become one of the most celebrated musicians in the live music capital. Drawing from a range of diverse musical styles, Schneider’s talent has defied genres.
Schneider will be releasing a new record ‘In A Roomful Of Blood with A Sleeping Tiger’ in August 2021 with supporting tour dates throughout the US.
Combining elements of funk, country, rock, and folk with the more traditional singer/songwriter aesthetic, Schneider draws inspiration from the ’70s with a modern twist, reminiscent of contemporaries such as Beck. His catalog is both uplifting and sober, unafraid to tackle powerful subjects like alienation, drug addiction, and lost romance in addition to celebrating life’s joys.
Schneider has won more than 59 Austin Music Awards including Best Album, Best Songwriter, Best Musician, and Best Male Vocals making him the most decorated artist in Austin music history.
However, Schneider’s fan base reaches far beyond the city limits of Austin. He started gaining national recognition when he released 2001’s Lonelyland, his major-label debut for Universal Records, followed by 2004’s I’m Good Now. Since leaving Universal, Schneider has gone on to release more award-winning albums under Vanguard and began releasing “side projects” on his label, Shockorama Records.
He has released more than a dozen albums, written over 1,000 songs, is a published author, and is also an avid painter and collage artist – and doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

Buckcherry
2023-11-29 20:00 - 22:30
Buckcherry is coming to The Ector Theatre Wednesday, November 29, 2023! It’s a show you don’t want to miss, get your tickets today to see them perform their hit songs all night long!

An Aaron Watson Family Christmas Tour
2023-12-02 20:00 - 22:30
We’re rockin ‘around the Christmas Tree with An Aaron Watson Family Christmas Tour on Saturday, December 2, 2023, @ 8:00 PM.

Upon a Burning Body + Others
2023-12-09 19:30 - 22:00
J&B Productions and The Ector Theatre Present – “The Breakdown Before Christmas” featuring Upon A Burning Body
Saturday, December 9, 2023

Support From:
All Is Taken
Gridiron
All Falls Down
KILTER!

Doors Open at 6:30 PM
Show Starts at 7:30 PM

Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
2023-12-15 19:30 - 22:00
For three decades, Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas has been an extraordinary blend of music, encompassing his numerous best-selling Christmas albums, alongside his beloved country and pop hits. This vibrant holiday celebration takes the form of a captivating multi-media production, featuring Murphey’s renowned “Rio Grande Band,” dramatic lighting, video, as well as the use of Western Art, captivating master-artist photographs, breathtaking videos, and delightful cowboy poetry. “Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas” beautifully captures the rustic essence of the story of Jesus’ birth in the countryside village of Bethlehem, where the joyous tidings first reached the humble livestock caretakers and herders, often referred to as “cowboys,” over two millennia ago.
Inspired by an 1885 wild-west dance known as the original “Texas Cowboys’ Christmas Ball” in Anson, Texas, Murphey embarked on a remarkable journey that carries on the biblical tradition of merriment, song, and feasting during the “holidays,” a term signifying “holy days.” In 1992, Michael introduced a groundbreaking concept album called “Cowboy Christmas,” which had never been attempted before in popular Christmas music. Today, this remarkable concept has evolved into a grand live musical concert production! Join Michael, the talented members of the Rio Grande Band, and the captivating Rocky Mountain Vintage Dancers for a joyous and heartfelt “Christmas Cowboy-Style” experience.
Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas, a magnificent spectacle that showcases the his legendary “Rio Grande Band,” mesmerizing lighting, captivating videos, and an artistic fusion of Western Art and masterful photographs. This extraordinary production takes you on a journey through the spirit of the Wild West, immersing you in its rich heritage and evoking a sense of wonder and joy. To complete this enchanting experience, be prepared to be entertained by delightful cowboy poetry. Through humorous and heartfelt verses, the poetry encapsulates the spirit of the cowboy lifestyle and adds a touch of charm and nostalgia to the festivities.
Together, these elements create a truly unforgettable Cowboy Christmas celebration, where music, visuals, art, and poetry intertwine harmoniously. Immerse yourself in this magical experience and embark on a journey that pays homage to the Wild West while embracing the joyous spirit of the holiday season.

Living Colour
2024-03-03 19:00 - 21:30
Join us for a night you won’t forget with 2x GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum rock band Living Colour performs at The Ector Theatre on Sunday, March 3, 2024!
See them perform all your favorites LIVE in Odessa, Texas! Get your tickets today before they’re gone.

Neal McCoy
2024-03-16 19:00 - 21:30
Neal McCoy has released fifteen studio albums. In 1993, Neal McCoy broke through with the back-to-back number 1 singles No Doubt About It and Wink from his platinum-certified album No Doubt About It. His commercial success continued into the late 1990s with two more platinum albums and a gold album, as well as six more Top Ten hits. A seventh Top Ten hit, Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On, came in 2005 from his self-released That’s Life.
A new studio album, XII, arrived in 2012 Co Produced by Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert. In 2013 he released Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride, Neal’s longtime friend and mentor. 2015 brought the Big Band Standards CD You Don’t Know Me. 2017 brought Neal McCoy’s Favorite Hit’s. 10 Hits with 2 new songs.
Neal has been on 17 USO Tours around the world and continues to say it’s one of the achievements he’s most proud of. He is also the recipient of multiple Humanitarian awards from The Academy of Country Music, The Country Radio Broadcasters and The Masonic Grand Lodge. In 2016 Neal has again made a move to continue his patriotic values by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance “Live” on his Facebook page every morning. He’s reached millions of viewers all over the country and around the world. Currently he is closing in on 2000 days in a row and going strong. Neal still maintains a very busy touring schedule all through the year. Make sure to catch a show when he’s near because as Neal says “No two shows are the same!”
Neal also supports his own charity organization: East Texas Angel Network which is committed to the enhancement of the lives of children of East Texas who are living with terminal or life-threatening diseases. He hosts a yearly golf tournament, auction/dinner & concert over two days in the Fall.
The foundation has been going strong since 1995 and to date has raised over 9 million dollars for approximately 500 hundred East Texas families.
www.nealmccoy.com

Mr. Capone-E + Amanda Perez
2024-03-23 19:00 - 21:30
Join us for an unforgettable night with the renowned Mr. Capone-e and Amanda Perez at The Ector Theatre in Downtown Odessa, Texas on Saturday, March 23, 2024! We will be featuring all of their classic hits, so don’t miss out on this amazing concert experience.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2024-03-28 19:00 - 22:00
With a refreshed lineup and newfound energy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, featuring founding members Jeff Hanna (lead vocals, guitar) and Jimmie Fadden (drums, harmonica, vocals); Bob Carpenter (keys, vocals)—a member of the band since 1979; Jim Photoglo (bass, vocals); Jaime Hanna (guitar, vocals); and Ross Holmes (fiddle, harmonica, vocals); remains one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played their first gig in 1966 in Southern California as a jug band and by 1969 had become a cornerstone of the burgeoning country-rock community. Their career breakthrough came in 1970 with the release of the record Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and the single “Mr. Bojangles,” a folksy Top 10 pop hit that brought folk music to the national forefront. In 1972, they released the first of three groundbreaking Will The Circle Be Unbroken records, collaborating with many of the best bluegrass, Country, and folk artists in the world. The band also has enjoyed vast success on the U.S. Country charts with hits like “Fishin’ In The Dark,” “Modern Day Romance,” and “Stand A Little Rain.” Their latest album, Dirt Does Dylan—released in 2022—has received widespread critical acclaim. More at https://nittygritty.com/history/.
