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

dierks-taste

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...]

An Edge for Country

edens-edge-bmlg

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

Colt Ford

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

Brad Paisley

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...]

Home court advantage for Eldredge

Brett Eldredge

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...]

Nail one down David!

david-nail-cmc

Concert Alert: For David Nail, his drive into country music fandom had been nothing but a caution light. Nail’s first formidable release into country radio hit back in May of 2009 with “Redlight”, off the album “I’m About To Come Alive”, which garnered the Missouri native a spot in … [Read more...]

Keep on lovin’ with Steel Magnolia

steel-magnolia-cmc

Concert Alert: It's been awhile since Joshua Scott Jones and Meghan Lindsey graced our television screens to compete in the CMT series, Can You Duet?. While here in Chicago, we've had a few opportunities to catch the duo, better known as Steel Magnolia, in the Windy City, a lot has happened … [Read more...]

All adds up for Country Thunder

Country Thunder Lineup

Festival Alert: Country Thunder rumbles in the near future with a mega lineup and major fun. When it comes to summer country music festivals, there’s no competition for Country Thunder. A stellar four-day lineup of some of the biggest names in modern country music combined with all of the … [Read more...]

Katie Quick: “Valley Between Love”

vbl-cover-thumb

Katie Quick to debut new album May 10; celebrate its release at Joe’s Bar on May 14. This former Chicago Public Schools teacher turned Nashville recording artist, Katie Quick, is no stranger to Country Music Chicago. From her early days playing for Yard Fulla Cars here in Chicagoland, to her … [Read more...]