08/24/2010 CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES RETURNS TO CHICAGO OCT. 8-9 WITH KIX BROOKS, THE BAND PERRY, DAVID LEE MURPHY, AND HOST BOB DIPIERO
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES RETURNS TO CHICAGO OCT. 8-9 WITH KIX BROOKS, THE BAND PERRY, DAVID LEE MURPHY, AND HOST BOB DIPIERO NASHVILLE – The popular CMA Songwriters Series has played to sell-out crowds in New York City for the past six years, while also travelling to cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. The shows put a spotlight on the songwriters behind the hits and also feature artists who are known as much for their songwriting as they are for performing. The CMA Songwriters Series will return to Chicago for the second consecutive year with two shows hosted by Bob DiPiero and featuring Kix Brooks, The Band Perry, and David Lee Murphy on Friday, Oct. 8 (9:00 PM/CT) at Joe’s Bar, and on Saturday, Oct. 9 (3:00 PM/CT) at the Chicago Country Music Festival. As one-half of the superstar Country duo Brooks & Dunn, Brooks has won 19 CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and an unprecedented 14 wins as Vocal Duo of the Year. The duo, who hosted the CMA Awards for three consecutive years (2004-2006), is currently in the midst of their Farewell Tour, which concludes on Sept. 2 in Nashville. Brooks was recognized in 2009 as the CMA National Broadcast Personality of the Year for his role as the host of the syndicated “American Country Countdown” weekly radio program. He is also widely praised for his songwriting prowess, having written or co-written such classic Brooks & Dunn hits as “Red Dirt Road,” “Only in America,” “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone,” “Brand New Man,” and more. The Band Perry is made up of siblings Kimberly, Neil, and Reid Perry. The group scored their first Top 20 hit earlier this year with their debut single, “Hip To My Heart,” written by the trio and Brett Beavers. But it’s their second single, the thought-provoking “If I Die Young,“ that is bringing them to the attention of fans throughout the world. Penned by Kimberly Perry and developed with her brothers, “If I Die Young” has become one of the summer’s most talked-about songs in Country Music, with download sales now exceeding 40,000 copies per week and countless YouTube versions of the song posted daily. Both singles are on The Band Perry’s five-song, self-titled EP. Their full-length debut album on Republic Nashville is set for release on Oct. 12. Murphy wrote or co-wrote every song on his debut album, Out With a Bang, including “Just Once” (featured on the soundtrack of the movie 8 Seconds), “Dust on the Bottle” (which spent two weeks at No. 1), and “Party Crowd,” which was named the most-played song on Country radio in 1995. In addition to his own successful performing career, Murphy has written No. 1 hits for Kenny Chesney (“Living in Fast Forward”) and Jason Aldean (“Big Green Tractor”). Other artists to record Murphy’s songs include Gary Allan, Danny Gokey, Randy Houser, Reba McEntire, Montgomery Gentry, James Otto, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Josh Thompson, Trick Pony, Hank Williams Jr., and Chris Young. Host DiPiero is one of Nashville's most consistent and prolific writers of hits, remaining at the top of his profession more than two decades after hitting No. 1 on the charts for the first time in 1983. In addition to writing with numerous songwriters and artists in the Country Music genre, he has also written with Neil Diamond, Carole King, Delbert McClinton, and Johnny Van Zant, among others. Among the artists who have scored hits with songs written by DiPiero are: Brooks and Dunn (“You Can’t Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl”), Vince Gill (“Worlds Apart”), Faith Hill (“Take Me As I Am”), Martina McBride (“There You Are”), Tim McGraw (“Southern Voice”), Montgomery Gentry (“If You Ever Stop Loving Me”), Oak Ridge Boys (“American Made”), Richochet (“Daddy’s Money”), Shenandoah (“The Church on Cumberland Road”), George Strait (“Blue Clear Sky”), and more. Among his many honors are two CMA Triple Play Awards (1995 and 1996) and 36 BMI Country and Million-Air honors. Tickets for the Oct. 8 show at Joe’s Bar can be purchased via Ticketmaster by calling (312) 559-1212, online at www.ticketmaster.com/venue/32917, or at Ticketmaster outlets. Purchases through Ticketmaster will have service fees. Tickets may also be purchased at the Joe’s Bar box office (cash only). There are no service fees at the Joe’s Bar box office, but there is a charge of $2 for Chicago city tax. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Fans must be 21 or older to gain entrance to Joe’s Bar, which is located at 940 W. Weed Street in Chicago.
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES RETURNS TO CHICAGO OCT. 8-9 WITH KIX BROOKS, THE BAND PERRY, DAVID LEE MURPHY, AND HOST BOB DIPIERO NASHVILLE – The popular CMA Songwriters Series has played to sell-out crowds in New York City for the past six years, while also travelling to cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. The shows put a spotlight on the songwriters behind the hits and also feature artists who are known as much for their songwriting as they are for performing. The CMA Songwriters Series will return to Chicago for the second consecutive year with two shows hosted by Bob DiPiero and featuring Kix Brooks, The Band Perry, and David Lee Murphy on Friday, Oct. 8 (9:00 PM/CT) at Joe’s Bar, and on Saturday, Oct. 9 (3:00 PM/CT) at the Chicago Country Music Festival. As one-half of the superstar Country duo Brooks & Dunn, Brooks has won 19 CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and an unprecedented 14 wins as Vocal Duo of the Year. The duo, who hosted the CMA Awards for three consecutive years (2004-2006), is currently in the midst of their Farewell Tour, which concludes on Sept. 2 in Nashville. Brooks was recognized in 2009 as the CMA National Broadcast Personality of the Year for his role as the host of the syndicated “American Country Countdown” weekly radio program. He is also widely praised for his songwriting prowess, having written or co-written such classic Brooks & Dunn hits as “Red Dirt Road,” “Only in America,” “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone,” “Brand New Man,” and more. The Band Perry is made up of siblings Kimberly, Neil, and Reid Perry. The group scored their first Top 20 hit earlier this year with their debut single, “Hip To My Heart,” written by the trio and Brett Beavers. But it’s their second single, the thought-provoking “If I Die Young,“ that is bringing them to the attention of fans throughout the world. Penned by Kimberly Perry and developed with her brothers, “If I Die Young” has become one of the summer’s most talked-about songs in Country Music, with download sales now exceeding 40,000 copies per week and countless YouTube versions of the song posted daily. Both singles are on The Band Perry’s five-song, self-titled EP. Their full-length debut album on Republic Nashville is set for release on Oct. 12. Murphy wrote or co-wrote every song on his debut album, Out With a Bang, including “Just Once” (featured on the soundtrack of the movie 8 Seconds), “Dust on the Bottle” (which spent two weeks at No. 1), and “Party Crowd,” which was named the most-played song on Country radio in 1995. In addition to his own successful performing career, Murphy has written No. 1 hits for Kenny Chesney (“Living in Fast Forward”) and Jason Aldean (“Big Green Tractor”). Other artists to record Murphy’s songs include Gary Allan, Danny Gokey, Randy Houser, Reba McEntire, Montgomery Gentry, James Otto, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Josh Thompson, Trick Pony, Hank Williams Jr., and Chris Young. Host DiPiero is one of Nashville's most consistent and prolific writers of hits, remaining at the top of his profession more than two decades after hitting No. 1 on the charts for the first time in 1983. In addition to writing with numerous songwriters and artists in the Country Music genre, he has also written with Neil Diamond, Carole King, Delbert McClinton, and Johnny Van Zant, among others. Among the artists who have scored hits with songs written by DiPiero are: Brooks and Dunn (“You Can’t Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl”), Vince Gill (“Worlds Apart”), Faith Hill (“Take Me As I Am”), Martina McBride (“There You Are”), Tim McGraw (“Southern Voice”), Montgomery Gentry (“If You Ever Stop Loving Me”), Oak Ridge Boys (“American Made”), Richochet (“Daddy’s Money”), Shenandoah (“The Church on Cumberland Road”), George Strait (“Blue Clear Sky”), and more. Among his many honors are two CMA Triple Play Awards (1995 and 1996) and 36 BMI Country and Million-Air honors. Tickets for the Oct. 8 show at Joe’s Bar can be purchased via Ticketmaster by calling (312) 559-1212, online at www.ticketmaster.com/venue/32917, or at Ticketmaster outlets. Purchases through Ticketmaster will have service fees. Tickets may also be purchased at the Joe’s Bar box office (cash only). There are no service fees at the Joe’s Bar box office, but there is a charge of $2 for Chicago city tax. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Fans must be 21 or older to gain entrance to Joe’s Bar, which is located at 940 W. Weed Street in Chicago.
08/10/2010 Cypress Hill Chills at Joe's during UFC in August!
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/about-last-night/2010/08/sighting-cypress-hill-at-joes-bar-vertigo-bull-bear.html
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/about-last-night/2010/08/sighting-cypress-hill-at-joes-bar-vertigo-bull-bear.html
08/09/2010 Chicago Scene Covers Red Dirt Fest 2010!
07/22/2010 Chicago Cub Randy Wells on B96 chatting about Red Dirt Fest at Joe's!
Check out the radio clip link below!
Check out the radio clip link below!
07/22/2010 Chicago Cub Randy Wells on the CBS radio chatting about Red Dirt Fest!
Check out the radio link! http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=73025@wbbm.dayport.com
Check out the radio link! http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=73025@wbbm.dayport.com
07/01/2010 Check out the Pug Party Video 2010!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9g-dGpboGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9g-dGpboGY
06/22/2010 Maven's Sarah Vargo and JenChicago Meet Adam from Thunder!
The girls met Adam and gave a little sneak peak to this weekend's shows! http://www.jenchicago.com/backstage-with-thunder-from-down-under/
The girls met Adam and gave a little sneak peak to this weekend's shows! http://www.jenchicago.com/backstage-with-thunder-from-down-under/
06/14/2010 Country road too narrow for Colt Ford
Check out this article from the Sun Times!
Check out this article from the Sun Times!
06/11/2010 NBC's Joe's Stanley Cup Winner Coverage
Hawks in Six??
Hawks in Six??
06/11/2010 News Coverage from the Game Six Victory at Joe's!
Chicago Goes Crazy for Cup Winners! http://whitesox.baseball-news-update.com/chicago-goes-crazy-for-its-cup-winners/
Chicago Goes Crazy for Cup Winners! http://whitesox.baseball-news-update.com/chicago-goes-crazy-for-its-cup-winners/
05/17/2010 Greg Olsen talks to 24/7 Chicago about Shake the Lake and Darius Rucker!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta9iX45-iZQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta9iX45-iZQ
05/13/2010 The Shake the Lake Music Festival to Feature Darius Rucker and Matt Kennon
Check out this article from Country Music Tattle Tale!
Check out this article from Country Music Tattle Tale!
05/10/2010 Luke Bryan Never Plays the Same Show Twice
Check out this article from our friend Alison Bonaguro!
Check out this article from our friend Alison Bonaguro!
04/08/2010 www.receptionsforresearch.org
Hi friends! Check out www.receptionsforresearch.org to read up on the Olsen Family's amazing story and all of the great work Greg and his family have done to raise money and awareness!
Hi friends! Check out www.receptionsforresearch.org to read up on the Olsen Family's amazing story and all of the great work Greg and his family have done to raise money and awareness!
04/13/2010 Greg Olsen's Chicago Tribune Radio Clip and Article about Shake the Lake Fest!
Check out the link below to hear Greg Olsen's radio clip about the Darius Rucker event on May 27th! http://www.csnchicago.com/pages/video http://www.csnchicago.com/pages/blog_patterson
Check out the link below to hear Greg Olsen's radio clip about the Darius Rucker event on May 27th! http://www.csnchicago.com/pages/video http://www.csnchicago.com/pages/blog_patterson
03/24/2010 "The New Class of the Old School"
Check out this link to an article on Chris Young from Our Friends at countrymusicchicago.com. Plus, you can also enter for a chance to win Chris Young Tickets!
Check out this link to an article on Chris Young from Our Friends at countrymusicchicago.com. Plus, you can also enter for a chance to win Chris Young Tickets!
03/22/2010 Bret Michaels Rocks Roses and Thorns Tour in Chicago!
Check Out this Article From popstar.com!
Check Out this Article From popstar.com!
03/18/2010 Bret Michaels "Get on the Love Bus!"
FEELING THORNY: Bret Michaels brings his Roses and Thorns Tour to Joe's Bar on Weed Street tonight. The '80s hair band vet and reality show veteran (Rock of Love, currently on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice) is releasing a new album this year, so expect some unfamiliar tunes before hearing the inevitable "Every Rose Has its Thorn." 9 p.m., 940 W. Weed St., $35
FEELING THORNY: Bret Michaels brings his Roses and Thorns Tour to Joe's Bar on Weed Street tonight. The '80s hair band vet and reality show veteran (Rock of Love, currently on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice) is releasing a new album this year, so expect some unfamiliar tunes before hearing the inevitable "Every Rose Has its Thorn." 9 p.m., 940 W. Weed St., $35
03/15/2010 "Urban Cowboys and Cowgirls, Meet Down Home Twang"
Check out this article from our friends at Country Stars Central!
Check out this article from our friends at Country Stars Central!
03/08/2010 “Pure Country Consumes the Senses at Joe's Bar”
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Check out this article from our friends at Country Stars Central...
03/02/2010 ACM Announces Nominees for the 45th ACM Awards!
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS COUNTRY MUSIC'S PARTY OF THE YEARTM FANS WILL VOTE AGAIN FOR ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR; TOP NEW ARTIST CATEGORY FAN VOTED FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS SUNDAY, APRIL 18th AT 8:00 PM LIVE ET/ DELAYED PT ON CBS TELEVISION NETWORK Lady Antebellum leads with 7 nominations; Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood each receive 6 nominations; Taylor Swift receives 5 nominations; Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley each receive 4 nominations; Zac Brown Band receives 4 nominations, with Zac Brown receiving 2 additional nods NEW YORK, NY (March 2, 2010) - Nominations were announced today for the 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Country super stars Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton read the nominations live this morning during CBS' The Early Show broadcast from New York City. As previously announced, Reba McEntire will return for an unprecedented 12th time to host this year's show. For the third year, fans will select the winner of the Academy's most prestigious honor, Entertainer of the Year and for the second year, the three newcomer categories for the annual Academy of Country Music Awards -Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo - will also be opened up to fan voting. The winner in each Top New category will then move on to compete for Top New Artist which is also a fan voted category. Online voting for all fan voted categories will be available at www.voteACM.com. The winners of Entertainer of the Year and Top New Artist will be announced live during the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. This morning Lady Antebellum led with seven nominations, including Album of the Year for Lady Antebellum and Top Vocal Group. In addition, Lady Antebellum was nominated for Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Need You Now." They were also nominated as a producer for Single Record of the Year and as a composer for Song of the Year. Miranda Lambert is nominated for six awards, including Album of the Year for Revolution and Top Female Vocalist. Lambert won the 2007 Album of the Year for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. She is nominated for Single Record of the Year and as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for "White Liar," which is also nominated for Video of the Year. Carrie Underwood is nominated for six awards, including Entertainer of Year. Underwood is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and, if she wins that category again, she will be the first female in Academy history to capture two Entertainer of the Year trophies. Underwood is also nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for "Cowboy Casanova," as well as Vocal Event of the Year for "I Told You So" with Randy Travis. In addition, Underwood is nominated for Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for Play On. If she wins Top Female Vocalist, it will be the fourth consecutive year she has won the category. Underwood also won the 2006 Album of the Year for Some Hearts. Taylor Swift is nominated for five awards, including her first nod for Entertainer of the Year. If Swift wins Entertainer of the Year, she will be the eighth female in Academy history to win in this category. Swift is nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for "You Belong With Me," for which she is also nominated for Video of the Year and she also received a nomination for Top Female Vocalist. Kenny Chesney is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. If he wins Entertainer of the Year, it will be his fifth win in the category. He is currently one of only 3 acts in Academy history to achieve four wins for Entertainer of the Year. He is also nominated as an artist and producer for Vocal Event of the Year for "I'm Alive" with multi-platinum recording artist Dave Matthews. Brad Paisley is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. Paisley is the reigning Top Male Vocalist, and, if Paisley wins the category, it will be his fourth consecutive Top Male Vocalist title. Paisley is also nominated for Album of the Year for American Saturday Night and for Video of the Year for "Welcome to the Future." Paisley won the 2005 Album of the Year for Time Well Wasted. Zac Brown Band is nominated for four awards including Entertainer of the Year, their first nomination in the category. If Zac Brown Band wins Entertainer of the Year they will be the third vocal group in Academy history ever to win the award. Zac Brown Band is also nominated for Album of the Year for The Foundation, Single Record of the Year for "Toes," and Top Vocal Group. They are the reigning Top New Vocal Group. Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band also received two additional individual nominations as the producer for both Album of the Year for The Foundation and Single Record of the Year for "Toes." Also, in its ninth year, the Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award will be given to Montgomery Gentry for their ongoing community service and charitable giving of their time and talent. The award recognizes country music artists who serve others, have a generous spirit and help build the dreams of those in need. Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, and select the final top eight nominees of the Entertainer of the Year category (up from the previously selected five) and the top three nominees in newcomer categories, Top Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo (different from last year's categories of Top New Female Vocalist, Top New Male Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or Group). Presenters and performers who will appear at the ceremony will be announced at a later date.
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS COUNTRY MUSIC'S PARTY OF THE YEARTM FANS WILL VOTE AGAIN FOR ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR; TOP NEW ARTIST CATEGORY FAN VOTED FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS SUNDAY, APRIL 18th AT 8:00 PM LIVE ET/ DELAYED PT ON CBS TELEVISION NETWORK Lady Antebellum leads with 7 nominations; Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood each receive 6 nominations; Taylor Swift receives 5 nominations; Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley each receive 4 nominations; Zac Brown Band receives 4 nominations, with Zac Brown receiving 2 additional nods NEW YORK, NY (March 2, 2010) - Nominations were announced today for the 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Country super stars Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton read the nominations live this morning during CBS' The Early Show broadcast from New York City. As previously announced, Reba McEntire will return for an unprecedented 12th time to host this year's show. For the third year, fans will select the winner of the Academy's most prestigious honor, Entertainer of the Year and for the second year, the three newcomer categories for the annual Academy of Country Music Awards -Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo - will also be opened up to fan voting. The winner in each Top New category will then move on to compete for Top New Artist which is also a fan voted category. Online voting for all fan voted categories will be available at www.voteACM.com. The winners of Entertainer of the Year and Top New Artist will be announced live during the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. This morning Lady Antebellum led with seven nominations, including Album of the Year for Lady Antebellum and Top Vocal Group. In addition, Lady Antebellum was nominated for Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Need You Now." They were also nominated as a producer for Single Record of the Year and as a composer for Song of the Year. Miranda Lambert is nominated for six awards, including Album of the Year for Revolution and Top Female Vocalist. Lambert won the 2007 Album of the Year for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. She is nominated for Single Record of the Year and as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for "White Liar," which is also nominated for Video of the Year. Carrie Underwood is nominated for six awards, including Entertainer of Year. Underwood is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and, if she wins that category again, she will be the first female in Academy history to capture two Entertainer of the Year trophies. Underwood is also nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for "Cowboy Casanova," as well as Vocal Event of the Year for "I Told You So" with Randy Travis. In addition, Underwood is nominated for Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for Play On. If she wins Top Female Vocalist, it will be the fourth consecutive year she has won the category. Underwood also won the 2006 Album of the Year for Some Hearts. Taylor Swift is nominated for five awards, including her first nod for Entertainer of the Year. If Swift wins Entertainer of the Year, she will be the eighth female in Academy history to win in this category. Swift is nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for "You Belong With Me," for which she is also nominated for Video of the Year and she also received a nomination for Top Female Vocalist. Kenny Chesney is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. If he wins Entertainer of the Year, it will be his fifth win in the category. He is currently one of only 3 acts in Academy history to achieve four wins for Entertainer of the Year. He is also nominated as an artist and producer for Vocal Event of the Year for "I'm Alive" with multi-platinum recording artist Dave Matthews. Brad Paisley is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. Paisley is the reigning Top Male Vocalist, and, if Paisley wins the category, it will be his fourth consecutive Top Male Vocalist title. Paisley is also nominated for Album of the Year for American Saturday Night and for Video of the Year for "Welcome to the Future." Paisley won the 2005 Album of the Year for Time Well Wasted. Zac Brown Band is nominated for four awards including Entertainer of the Year, their first nomination in the category. If Zac Brown Band wins Entertainer of the Year they will be the third vocal group in Academy history ever to win the award. Zac Brown Band is also nominated for Album of the Year for The Foundation, Single Record of the Year for "Toes," and Top Vocal Group. They are the reigning Top New Vocal Group. Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band also received two additional individual nominations as the producer for both Album of the Year for The Foundation and Single Record of the Year for "Toes." Also, in its ninth year, the Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award will be given to Montgomery Gentry for their ongoing community service and charitable giving of their time and talent. The award recognizes country music artists who serve others, have a generous spirit and help build the dreams of those in need. Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, and select the final top eight nominees of the Entertainer of the Year category (up from the previously selected five) and the top three nominees in newcomer categories, Top Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo (different from last year's categories of Top New Female Vocalist, Top New Male Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or Group). Presenters and performers who will appear at the ceremony will be announced at a later date.
02/22/2010 Only Country Music...
Check out this article from our friends at Country Music Chicago!
Check out this article from our friends at Country Music Chicago!
02/26/2010 Randy Rogers Band Back at Joe's!
Check out this article from Countrymusicchicago.com: While their Windy City debut has long passed (six times over), The Randy Rogers Band is no stranger to Chicago, especially not Joe’s Bar. This Texas, by the way of Nashville, based band is leaving their 70 degree Austin sunshine for Chicago’s blustery-cold weather to perform, once again, at the north side venue. “We always have a great reception playing at Joe’s,” said Geoffrey Hill, the band’s lead guitarist. “It’s always cool to catch up with our Chicago following.” Fresh out of the recording studio, the band will perform live on Thursday. “We just finished our new album title ‘Burning The Day,’ Hill said. “The first single off the album is a great song called ‘Interstate’. We’re sure to play this one for you.” While “Burning The Day” isn’t expected until sometime this summer, fans need not to worry as the band has quite an extensive play-list to choose from. Their dossier of songs spans over six albums. Over the years, the Randy Rogers Band has opened for acts like Willie Nelson, the Eagles, Gary Allan and Dierks Bentley while being labeled as a must-see touring act by the Rolling Stones Magazine. In addition to their extensive touring, including their multiple Joe’s Bar gigs, the Randy Rogers Band has perform on The Tonight Show, The Late Show and the Grand Ole Opry, which have all helped them earn a solid, steady following. Tickets are $10 and available on ticketmaster.com or at Joe’s (Cash only).
Check out this article from Countrymusicchicago.com: While their Windy City debut has long passed (six times over), The Randy Rogers Band is no stranger to Chicago, especially not Joe’s Bar. This Texas, by the way of Nashville, based band is leaving their 70 degree Austin sunshine for Chicago’s blustery-cold weather to perform, once again, at the north side venue. “We always have a great reception playing at Joe’s,” said Geoffrey Hill, the band’s lead guitarist. “It’s always cool to catch up with our Chicago following.” Fresh out of the recording studio, the band will perform live on Thursday. “We just finished our new album title ‘Burning The Day,’ Hill said. “The first single off the album is a great song called ‘Interstate’. We’re sure to play this one for you.” While “Burning The Day” isn’t expected until sometime this summer, fans need not to worry as the band has quite an extensive play-list to choose from. Their dossier of songs spans over six albums. Over the years, the Randy Rogers Band has opened for acts like Willie Nelson, the Eagles, Gary Allan and Dierks Bentley while being labeled as a must-see touring act by the Rolling Stones Magazine. In addition to their extensive touring, including their multiple Joe’s Bar gigs, the Randy Rogers Band has perform on The Tonight Show, The Late Show and the Grand Ole Opry, which have all helped them earn a solid, steady following. Tickets are $10 and available on ticketmaster.com or at Joe’s (Cash only).
