Musician’s Hall of Fame Moving to Historic Nashville Music Venue Nashville’s Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum will soon find a new home in a historic music venue when it moves into the Municipal Auditorium at the beginning of next year. The Hall of Fame opened in 2006 and used to be located in the… Continue Reading
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He’s Got It All!
Every girl wants him, every guy wants to look like him. He is the fittest man in Country music. Yes, you guessed it – we’re talking about Kenny Chesney! So just what does Chesney do to look so great in his Levi’s and sleeveless shirt every night on stage? According to MensHealth.com it is all… Continue Reading
Randy Montana
Music Review: Randy Montana If you’ve heard “1,000 Faces” or “Ain’t Much Left of Loving You”, you’re already familiar with this brand new country artist Randy Montana. Son of Nashville songwriter Billy Montana, Randy released his debut album on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. In this eleven song album, of which the bulk was either written… Continue Reading
Ray Ray to Stay Stay
Rambin’ Ray Stevens to stay with WUSN for 3-more years. Breaking News: CHICAGO – US99.5 Chicago’s morning co-host Ramblin’ Ray Stevens has just inked a continuing three-year contract extension deal with CBS Radio. Stevens, along with co-host Lisa Dent, garnered the show a Country Music Association Award for Broadcast Personalities of the Year in a… Continue Reading
CMA Fest: Country-wide Country
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 special features some of… Continue Reading
Blog: Owen, Aldean and Church
Soundboard: Chicago country fans sound off on country music and share their opinions about who’s hot and what’s not. Jake Owen: “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” has a catchy little chorus and can makes anyone smile. Someone commented that it’s “good beer drinking music”, it’s on that level to… Continue Reading
How ’bout Moore of that
Play-by-Play Concert Review Radio DJs Buck Stevens of WBWN and Josh Roberts of Bloomington’s “The Bull” welcomed the Pontiac Crystal Palace crowd to the first of many outdoors shows headed to the rural concert venue in small town Pontiac, Ill. Justin Moore, heading the outdoor festival fronted as Freedom Fest – appropriate considering the Fourth… Continue Reading
Church, Adkins bring it on
Out of all of the area country shows, this summer concert is by far one of my favorites. Since its inception back in 2005, with the exception of a few, I’ve attended the majority of the downstate “Concerts for a Cause” and since the crowd seems to get bigger-and-bigger each year, obviously, I’m not alone.… Continue Reading
It Started with Stay
CONCERT REVIEW It’s not often I like to divulge my personal favorites but close friends of mine probably know that Sugarland has always been a top pick in my modern country category. I can still remember picking up their first album, in 2004, while I was attending college and a 2007 summer concert the duo… Continue Reading
Am I the only one?
Like any country music entertainer, when an artist goes out on a limb and makes a slight deviation from the norm, with say a bluegrass album, country radio tends to ignore art for pop. So after a about a year off the mainstream spotlight, it doesn’t surprise me that Bentley might be asking, “am I… Continue Reading