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Concert Alert: David Nail at Joe’s Bar; Jake Owen at the Sears Centre. Bound for Chicagoland to warm up your February nights, these hunky country music stars are capable of revving anyone’s motor. So on Friday, it's down to what you're into! The longhaired, dark-eyed Jake Owen is set to … [Read more...]
Concert Alert: Whitey Morgan and the 78’s at Martyr’s - Jan. 18 // 8PM. While country music’s next renaissance man may sound like he heralds from the honky tonks of yesteryear, Whitey Morgan found his hard-working blues in a recession-ruined factory town closer to Motown rather than crazy … [Read more...]
Concert Alert: Josh Thompson with Jason Jones at Joe’s Bar – January 15 // 8:30PM Josh Thompson cracked open his country music stardom with a debut single titled, “Beer on the Table,” which climbed its way into top 10 on the country music charts back in spring of 2010. Considering … [Read more...]
Just off the release of their fourth studio album, “The Incredible Machine”, the country-pop music duo, Sugarland, has released the dates for their a 60-city summer tour. Not one, but two Chicago area dates seem to have made the cut. According to the duo's website, Jennifer Nettles and … [Read more...]
Concert Alert: Easton Corbin at Joe’s Bar – January 7 // 8:30PM While other country “startups” today might not be modeling the “country twang” this genre is probably best known for, there’s one Floridian that’s sticking’ to the standards. Easton Corbin broke into the … [Read more...]
For country music, finding information on its history can be pretty cut and dry. By searching a few keywords on the web, you’ll most likely end up in Nashville, Tennessee, exploring the websites of major institutions’ such as the Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall … [Read more...]
CONCERT ALERT: Chris Young will play for a cause at an upcoming show at Joe’s Bar. The singer, whose “The Man I Want to Be” album helped garner him a 2010 CMA New Artist nomination, will take the stage at Joe’s Oct. 15 for the Chris Young Benefit Concert for Friends of Fisher … [Read more...]
[singlepic id=399 w=320 h=240 float=left]Two Sara(h)s will come together for an evening of music and community this weekend. On Saturday, Oct. 9, Sara Evans will take the stage at Dominican University Performing Arts Center in River Forest, for the President’s Signature Concert in the Lund … [Read more...]
FESTIVAL ALERT: The annual Chicago Country Music Festival will return to Chicago’s lakefront – this year in Millennium Park - boasting a lineup as unique and diverse as the very city it’s named after. From the ’90 country staple Clint Black and Illinois’ own “redneck woman” … [Read more...]
CONCERT ALERT: Jason and the Haymakers plan to get a little rough and rowdy with friends at Joe’s Bar Friday night – in a good way. The American country band will play a slew of originals as they open for James Otto at 8:30 p.m. The band plays their own brand of rowdy country to beer … [Read more...]
