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Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas: A Benefit Concert for Hurricane Harvey Relief will take place in Austin on Sept. 22.<!-- /react-text --></p><p data-reactid="137"><!-- react-text: 138 -->Nelson and a list of multi-genre superstars including <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/paul-simon/" target="_blank" data-reactid="139"><!-- react-text: 140 -->Paul Simon<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 141 -->, <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/james-taylor/" target="_blank" data-reactid="142"><!-- react-text: 143 -->James Taylor<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 144 -->, <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/bonnie-raitt/" target="_blank" data-reactid="145"><!-- react-text: 146 -->Bonnie Raitt<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 147 -->, Leon Bridges, <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://theboot.com/tags/lyle-lovett/" target="_blank" data-reactid="148"><!-- react-text: 149 -->Lyle Lovett<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 150 -->, Nathaniel Rateliff &amp; the Night Sweats, Edie Brickell &amp; New Bohemians, <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://theboot.com/tags/ryan-bingham/" target="_blank" data-reactid="151"><!-- react-text: 152 -->Ryan Bingham<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 153 --> and Ha*Ash will take the stage at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin for the fundraiser. According to Austin news station <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://www.kvue.com/entertainment/willie-nelson-paul-simon-join-texas-strong-concert-for-harvey-relief/474344638" target="_blank" data-reactid="154"><!-- react-text: 155 -->KVUE<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 156 -->, the event is the largest live benefit concert in Texas.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="sharethrough-container" data-reactid="157"><div class="tsm-ad tsm-ad-oop" data-reactid="158"><div id="tsm-ad-sharethrough-oop-1" data-reactid="159"><!-- dynamic ad --></div></div></div><p data-reactid="160"><!-- react-text: 161 -->Tickets for the Harvey Can&#x27;t Mess With Texas benefit are set to go on sale Wednesday (Sept. 13) at 3PM CT at <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://www.rebuildtx.org/" data-reactid="162"><!-- react-text: 163 -->www.rebuildtx.org<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 164 -->. Prices range from $30-$199.<!-- /react-text --></p><p data-reactid="165">Matthew McConaughy, Dan Rather, Renee Zellweger, Luke Wilson, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Houston Chief of Police Art Acevedo and more will make special appearances during the Texas Strong benefit. Charlie Sexton is serving as musical director, and Asleep at the Wheel will be the house band for the evening.</p><div data-reactid="166"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Miranda Lambert Rolls up Her Sleeves Up for Hurricane Relief</strong></p>
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Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas: A Benefit Concert for Hurricane Harvey Relief will take place in Austin on Sept. 22.</p>\n<p>Nelson and a list of multi-genre superstars including <a href=\"http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/paul-simon/\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Simon</a>, <a href=\"http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/james-taylor/\" target=\"_blank\">James Taylor</a>, <a href=\"http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/bonnie-raitt/\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie Raitt</a>, Leon Bridges, <a href=\"http://theboot.com/tags/lyle-lovett/\" target=\"_blank\">Lyle Lovett</a>, Nathaniel Rateliff &amp; the Night Sweats, Edie Brickell &amp; New Bohemians, <a href=\"http://theboot.com/tags/ryan-bingham/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Bingham</a> and Ha*Ash will take the stage at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin for the fundraiser. According to Austin news station <a href=\"http://www.kvue.com/entertainment/willie-nelson-paul-simon-join-texas-strong-concert-for-harvey-relief/474344638\" target=\"_blank\">KVUE</a>, the event is the largest live benefit concert in Texas.</p>\n<p>Tickets for the Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas benefit are set to go on sale Wednesday (Sept. 13) at 3PM CT at <a href=\"http://www.rebuildtx.org/\">www.rebuildtx.org</a>. Prices range from $30-$199.</p>\n<p>Matthew McConaughy, Dan Rather, Renee Zellweger, Luke Wilson, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Houston Chief of Police Art Acevedo and more will make special appearances during the Texas Strong benefit. Charlie Sexton is serving as musical director, and Asleep at the Wheel will be the house band for the evening.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Miranda Lambert Rolls up Her Sleeves Up for Hurricane Relief</strong></p>\n<p><div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/oH4Isa4IbjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen data-width=\"630\" data-height=\"354\"></iframe></div><span class=\"tsm_youtube_sub\">Subscribe to <a style=\"margin-right:5px;\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TasteofCountryMusic\">Taste of Country on Youtube</a></span></p>\n<p>“We got lucky when Hurricane Harvey avoided Austin, but though it missed us, it hit our neighbors hard. Every time I’ve asked you to help our neighbors you’ve risen to the challenge,” Mayor Adler says in a statement. “Now we have an opportunity to do good by being our best, and that means putting on a show and having a good time. Let’s show the world what it means to be the Live Music Capital of the World in the greatest state in the Union. I’ll be there and hope to see you, too.”</p>\n<p>11 Texas television stations will broadcast the benefit in a special one-hour, commercial free special titled <em>Texas Strong: Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas</em> from 9PM to 10PM CT on Sept. 22. The event will also live stream live internationally during the broadcast hour at YouTube.com/TexasStrong.</p>\n<p>Google has pledged to match the first $500,000 of donations as part of a pledge challenge. 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