Country Thunder 2012 Sold Out!

Country Thunder Illinois Wisconsin

Tickets may be gone but the Thunder will roll into Twin Lakes, Wisconsin starting this Thursday, July 19th. The four day music festival is the ultimate summer event for country music fans and will feature some of today’s biggest stars. Big & Rich, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, … [Read more...]

Dierks Bentley tapped for 2012 Taste

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Country music star Dierks Bentley has been tapped as a headliner for the 2012 Taste of Chicago festival. Bentley, along with Lindi Ortega, are marked as headliners for the 3,000-seat pavilion at the Petrillo Music Shell, located within Grant Park. on Sunday, July 15, 2012. Entrance to the annual … [Read more...]

Rascal Flatts set for the Movie Theater

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Rascal Flatts will premiere a special in-theater concert and all-access event at local movie screens on Thursday, April 5.  The feature titled, CHANGED: One Night Exclusive Theater Event will play locally here in Chicago - at select theaters - starting at 7:00 p.m. central time. This in-theater … [Read more...]

An Edge for Country

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Edens Edge is bringing their unique sound to Joe's Bar this Friday, February 17th! With one listen to the talented trio, it's obvious they have created a sound shaped by their individual influences. Following the success of their recent single "Amen" these three young musicians from Arkansas -- … [Read more...]

Catchin’ up with Colt Ford

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Country rocker Colt Ford is planning to play over 200 shows in 2012, including this Friday night at Joe’s Bar. And while many of his fellow rockers are known to get a little rowdy after the show, Ford says he usually has other…more important things to do…such as TWEET. “Oh yeah, I don’t … [Read more...]

Country Music strikes a home run in 2012

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Ticket Alert:  After dodging a bunch scrutiny by the surrounding neighborhood and special approval from Chicago’s City Hall, country music power trio Rascal Flatts made history as the first country artists to play Chicago’s very own Wrigley Field. A concert that went on to sell-out with a … [Read more...]

Some Big Stars set for a Little Bar

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Little Big Town is one of those distinctive country bands that have the unique ability of being able to rile up the crowd with hand clapping hits such as Little White Church and Boondocks just as easily as they can tear their heart out in ballads like Kiss Goodbye and Shut Up Train. It just might be … [Read more...]

Home court advantage for Eldredge

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Our hometown boy is coming home…just in time for the holidays. One of country music’s fastest rising stars Brett Eldredge will appear at Joe’s Bar this Friday, and in an exclusive interview with Country Music Chicago, Eldredge says an appearance at the venue was high on his list of … [Read more...]

Like the genre, line dancing can swing too.

Line Dancing at the Chicago Country Music Festival

While line dancing may conjure up images of hard core, boot-kickin’ ‘90s country music in one’s mind, in reality line dancing is so much more versatile, and there are a number of ways in which modern country fans can enjoy line dancing in the Chicago area. A line dance is any dance in which … [Read more...]

Bentley to Roll for Miles & Music

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Dierks Bentley will be riding into town Sunday, October 9 for the “Miles and Music for Kids” Celebrity Motorcycle Ride and Concert. Since its start six years ago, the “Miles and Music for Kids” events have raised over $1.6 million for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. This is the … [Read more...]