Katie Quick Be the Change

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Local artist Katie Quick to release debut album, Be the Change The road to Nashville notoriety is often long and difficult but local country music singer and songwriter Katie Quick is in it for the long haul. An Evergreen Park native, Quick has quit her job as a school teacher to concentrate on … [Read more...]

Taylor Swift concert update

Country music's teen sensation Taylor Swift is bringing her much anticipated Fearless Tour to the annual Country Thunder Music Festival, Twin Lakes, WI. Flocks Illinois and Wisconsin residents annually descend upon the amphitheatre style festival, located on a farm in rural Wisconsin, because of its … [Read more...]

Eric Church is Lollapaloozin’

Country music artist Eric Church will perform during the annual Lollapaloza Music Festival in Grant Park. According to the festival's web site, "Eric Church may seem like the proverbial square peg squeezed into this year's Lollapalooza lineup." Considering other acts include Depeche Mode, Tool, The … [Read more...]

Chicago’s Lucky Town!

Concert Alert: When it comes to country music in Chicago, the six member band, Lucky Town, has the Windy City covered. The West Suburban based country band, is the combined talent of six Illinois artists, Andrew Jess, Amy Carlson and Mike Aquino on lead vocals and Matt Marvic on the drums, Chris … [Read more...]

Word on the Street – April 16

Oprah Roundup! The much anticipated "Stars of Country Music" Oprah Show aired Tuesday. Mega stars, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker and Sugarland all took the couch along side the queen of daytime TV Oprah Winfrey during the pre-recorded show from her Chicago studio. After … [Read more...]

Voting begins for 2009 CMT Awards

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Country Music Television has announced the beginning of the first round of fan voting for the 2009 CMT Awards to be held in June. The leaders of this year's music awards are Sugarland, who leads the nominations with six and Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley who each earned four. The coveted Video of … [Read more...]

Word on the Street – April 10

ACM Awards, Rascal Flatts goes Unstoppable, Dierks Bentley in the den, Oprah Show update and new Jeffrey Steele/Jamey Johnson Chicago concert dates are this week's word on the street. ACM Awards Country music descended on Las Vegas Sunday for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. … [Read more...]

Academy of Country Music Awards Post Show Recap

Sunday, April 5 - Televised awards shows are always filled with glitz and glam and the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, broadcasted live from the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, was of course, no exception. The evening affair, hosted by the Queen of Country Music Reba McEntire, was filled with … [Read more...]

Country Music Album Releases – April 7

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Even after last week's releases of Keith Urban and Rodney Atkins, April 7 is yet another week for heavy-hitting album releases. Rascal Flatts will release album number six and Jason Aldean brings Wide Open. Rascal Flatts - Unstoppable (Lyric Street) Rascal Flatts will take over the country … [Read more...]

Word on the Street – April 2

Chicago's Joe's Bar brings it home, Sugarland-Soundstage update, Craig Morgan prepares for Summer, the ACM Awards are finally here and Rodney Adkins get's unwrapped on CountryMusicChicago.com And the winner is....Joe's Bar! As Keith Urban and Sugarland were turning heads in the Windy City with … [Read more...]