For Cowboy Troy it’s all about the fans

CMC Exclusive: The six-feet, five inches tall, black rapping country artist takes his fans so seriously in fact, that they helped him decide what would go on his latest album, “Demolition Mission: Studio Blue Sessions,” released in Sept. 2009. The first half of the record features Cowboy Troy singing, … [Read more...]

Randy Rogers Band back at Joe’s

Win tickets to their show on Country Music Chicago!Concert Alert: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 … [Read more...]

Only Country Music…

LIVE REVIEW:Last minute plans led me to Joe’s Bar on Friday to catch a favorite local group GRIMM TAYLOR. Walking into the show, I knew that one of Nashville’s newest faces, the Trailer Choir, was billed as the evening headliner. At the time, I was half as excited to see them.A few months … [Read more...]

Word on the Street – Feb 21

With a chart topping album release, an Oprah Show exclusive and a couple of GRAMMY “wins”, Lady Antebellum’s country music career continues to soar in 2010.Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott had a remarkable 2009 but for the trio best known as Lady Antebellum, 2010 is rolling out … [Read more...]

Mega Ticket Mania

TICKET ALERT:While Rascal Flatts might not be bringing their 2010 tour on Wrigley Field - as they did in 2009 - the Flatts Boys along with headliners Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith and Montgomery Gentry are all, at some point, “swinging by” one of Chicagoland’s more … [Read more...]

Church of Joe’s

CONCERT ALERT:While Nashville may have the Ryman, here in Chicago our downtown country music venue is Joe’s Bar. Some might say you can’t compare Joe’s with a historic landmark like the Ryman, but with Joe’s Academy of Country Music win for “Nightclub of the Year” and its countless back-to-back … [Read more...]

Nashville shines at GRAMMY Awards

This article was originally featured on Grammy.com/blogs.When country music meets the Grammy Awards, it’s always interesting to see the “family” commingled with artists of other popular genres. Even when you drop Taylor Swift into the mix, it seems to bring the best “country girl” out … [Read more...]

Swift grabs Grammy for Album of the Year

Los Angeles – Country/pop crossover artist Taylor Swift won the Grammy Award for album of the Year. After missing out on Song of the Year (You Belong With Me) and Best Female Pop Vocal (You Belong With Me) the 20-year-old artist finished the night with a win on her sophomore release “Fearless” … [Read more...]