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...]

Grammy Preview

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The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will broadcast live on Sunday, at 7 p.m. cst on the CBS Network. Lady Antebellum fronts country music at annual Grammy Awards with three nominations in the overall category while Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert join Lady A as leaders within the genre. The big … [Read more...]

Live Nation launches 2011 Mega Ticket

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Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts will return to the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in 2011. As in years past, the behemoth concert promoter, Live Nation, has partnered with US99 to bundle five of Chicago’s biggest summer country concerts for their annual … [Read more...]

Young in the House

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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...]

Word on the Street – Aug. 23

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Wait for it…Wait for it… The official Chicago Country Music Festival headliner announcement is expected very soon. How soon is “very soon” is the question. Taunting fans, yet again, festival organizers posted on the event's official Facebook fan page wall, “Headliners will be announced … [Read more...]

The new class of the old school

[singlepic id=205 w=150 h=225 float=left]It’s no surprise that country music, the marvelous genre that it is, has undoubtedly strayed from what some would define as traditional country. For one up-and-coming artist, it’s all about following the path of traditionalism while driving … [Read more...]

Chris Young – The Man I Want To Be

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The Man I Want To Be By: Chris Young Release Date: August 31, 2009 Young entered the country music scene through the television show Nashville Star and released his self-titled, debut album on Oct. 3, 2006. “The Man I Want To Be” is Young’s follow-up to his first album. His current … [Read more...]