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John Corbett Will Release New Album, Leaving Nothin’ Behind, on February 5, 2013

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on John Corbett Will Release New Album, Leaving Nothin’ Behind, on February 5, 2013
If you only know John Corbett as an actor, you are missing out on a bunch of really great music. Take a moment to get to know John Corbett, the musician, and be sure to check out johncorbettmusic.com to listen to some tunes. The press release has the album details: No one has to tell Read More

Trio Dixie Chicks Takes Over for Lady Antebellum at Craven Country Jamboree 2013

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Trio Dixie Chicks Takes Over for Lady Antebellum at Craven Country Jamboree 2013
With Lady Antebellum having to adjust their 2013 tour schedule, Texas trio Dixie Chicks are stepping in for them at the 2013 Craven Country Jamboree. The festival will take place July 11-14 in Craven, Saskatchewan, and the Chicks will join Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw as headliners. The press release has the details: “We knew Read More

The Avett Brothers Added to MerleFest 2013 Lineup

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Avett Brothers Added to MerleFest 2013 Lineup
The organizers of MerleFest, a four-day music celebration in Wilkesboro, NC, have added the sparkling folk-pop of The Avett Brothers to this year’s lineup. MerleFest will take place on April 25-28, 2013. The press release has more details about this new addition: Rolling Stone calls the Avett Brothers “the best Pop band in the Alt-Country Read More

Single Review: ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ – Blake Shelton

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Nicolle Clawson, Jimmy Robbins, Chris Tompkins. Blake Shelton is preparing a new album and the project’s first single is ‘Sure Be Good if You Did.’ Let me start by saying that I hope this isn’t representative of the rest of the record. In the song, a guy talks to a pretty woman at a Read More

Year in Review: UCN’s Favorite Album Releases of 2012

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
The closing of a year always invites lists of favorites of all sorts of things, so this is the perfect time to share a few country music releases which especially impressed in 2012. This is not a ranked countdown but just a couple of albums which I believe should be part of the record collection Read More

Kris Kristofferson to Release New Album, Feeling Mortal, on January 29, 2013

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kris Kristofferson to Release New Album, Feeling Mortal, on January 29, 2013
Legendary singer, songwriter, actor, and generally wonderful human being, Kris Kristofferson, is releasing his new album, Feeling Mortal, on January 29, 2013, his first offering of new material in four years. It will also be his first completely independent release on his own KK Records label. At 76, Kristofferson has lost none of his passion Read More

UCN Interview: Introducing Nashville’s Electro Earth Rock Quintet, Vitek

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on UCN Interview: Introducing Nashville’s Electro Earth Rock Quintet, Vitek
Music City is home to an extremely diverse community of musicians. While it is known as country music HQ, there are many artist here creating music far beyond the confines of traditional Music Row sounds. One such band is Vitek, a group of wonderfully creative young musicians who impressed me with their professional approach. Describing Read More

Single Review: ‘Hope On The Rocks’ – Toby Keith

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Hope On The Rocks’ – Toby Keith
  Songwriter: Toby Keith The old adage goes that whether times are good or bad, people always drink. Toby Keith’s newest single comes from the perspective of a bartender, one not often written about in country music, or any other genre for that matter. The verses are simple but effective one- or two-line musings on Read More

Single Review: ‘Anywhere with You’ – Jake Owen

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: David Lee Murphy, Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Yeary Jake Owen‘s early career involved singles which, if not exactly deep material, still held a quirky quality which made them his own. With his latest album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, that has drifted even more to unchallenging, easily digestible radio songs. He has now started collecting #1 Read More