Interview: Edens Edge

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With one listen to Edens Edge, it is obvious this trio has created a sound shaped by their individual influences. Following the success of their single "Amen" the young musicians from Arkansas — Hannah Blaylock, Dean Berner, and Cherrill Green — are making their debut on Big Machine Records with … [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...]

CMAs comin’ back home for the holidays

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Country's biggest stars are coming together to celebrate the holidays on "CMA Country Christmas." The special, which is hosted for the second time by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, was filmed in front of a live audience at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena earlier this month. The arena was … [Read more...]

Sweet Home and Alabama

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Thanksgiving is over and now it's time to decorate trees and take that annual stroll down Michigan Ave to see the beautifully decorated windows and Christmas lights. While admiring the beauty of the lights and decorations - making those lists and checking them twice -  country music lovers have at … [Read more...]

Look who’s two timin’ now!

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The 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards was a big night for some of country's hottest stars. Taylor Swift was named Entertainer of the Year joining Barbara Mandrell as only the second female in CMA history to be named Entertainer of the Year twice. Taylor may have received the night's … [Read more...]

What is country music?

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Editor's note:  As Mr. Paisley joins Carrie Underwood to host the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards tonight, country music blogger Eileen Paton shares her experience with Paisley's 9th studio release "This Is Country Music". What is country music? Is it a certain sound? A southern … [Read more...]

Review: Scotty McCreery – “Clear As Day”

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I started this CD expecting to hear not so great music thinking this 18-year-old would not be worthy of a cd already, he is just getting started. I was in for a shut-the-front-door type of shock as I listened to this deep bass, deep south innocence yet pure classic country voice sing about love, the … [Read more...]

Blood Tickets

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GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE FOR THE CHANCE TO SEE BRAD & BLAKE IN CONCERT! Do you have a little country in your blood? Join LifeSource and US99.5 for their Country Music Blood Drives on Saturday, July 23, at four suburban Chicago locations. Donate blood for the chance to win lawn tickets to see … [Read more...]

CMA Fest: Country-wide Country

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CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL COUNTRY'S NIGHT TO ROCK TO AIR AUGUST 14 ON THE ABC NETWORK! Get ready to experience Nashville's hottest music event of the year! The 2011 “CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock” will air on Sunday, August 14 at 7:00PM CST on ABC Television Network. The three hour … [Read more...]

Top 11 Summer Concerts

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For the months of June, July, August and September of 2011. With a little help from the mainstay country music touring acts, the summer 2011 country music concert season in Chicago is really starting to take shape.  As in years past, major acts such as Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum … [Read more...]