Nail one down David!

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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...]

Don’t be in a Country Jam!

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Discount rates for northwest Wisconsin Country Music Festival to end May 1. The Eau Claire, Wisc., based Country Jam USA will end its seasonal early-bird promotion on Sunday, May 1, 2011.  After the promotion expires, the three-day general admission ticket prices will increase by $30, to … [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...]

Boys are Back in Town

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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...]

Word on the Street – Sept. 23

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Traffic Jam… The afternoon commute in Chicago just got a little worse. Metro’s PM traffic reporter, Marti Jones, has signed off at WUSN, US99 radio. The intent of her abrupt departure from the Drew Walker show is unclear but her afternoon presence on the Chicago country radio station will be … [Read more...]

Country Thunder Day 4

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LIVE BLOG: 2:12:41 PM: Traffic backed up on Richmond Rd from Country Thunder to US12/IL31 intersection. 2:47:08 PM:  David Nail performs at Country Thunder. - http://twitpic.com/28nal9 3:27:33 PM: David Nail hammers out his two most popular songs last, "Red Light" and "Turning … [Read more...]

Country Thunder strikes again

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COUNTRY FESTIVAL ALERT: One of summer’s hottest country festivals will roll into South Central Wisconsin starting Thursday, July 22. Country Thunder USA, a Stateline favorite for 17 years, strikes again with improved festival design, extended music format and a stellar music lineup. In … [Read more...]

Top 10 Albums of 2009

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It’s that time a year again when it seems like all of the major publications start posting their “Year in Reviews” and “Top 10 Best”.  Some are even posting “decade in review” this year. In the spirit of the season, I started scouring through the last 12 months of new albums to … [Read more...]

Word on the Street – Nov. 4

Say it ain't so! Once again, Joe’s Bar is raking in the heavy hitters with a little help from their friends. Just announced on the venue’s blog, country music super-star Keith Urban will return to the north side venue for a special acoustic performance on Sat., Nov. 14. Unfortunately, you … [Read more...]

September Concerts

As summer wraps up, September continues to add Chicago’s summer country music concert season.[singlepic id=77 w=320 h=240 float=right] David Nail with the Carter Twins Friday, September 4, 2009 – 8:30PM Joe’s Bar*, 940 W. Weed St, Chicago $8 – ticketmaster.com Randy Travis Friday, … [Read more...]