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Will Hoge Announces New Album ‘Small Town Dreams’ for April 7, 2015

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Will Hoge Announces New Album ‘Small Town Dreams’ for April 7, 2015
I could not be more excited for the new Will Hoge album! The singer-songwriter and masterful live performer has announced ‘Small Town Dreams’ will be released on April 7, 2015, via Cumberland Recordings/Thirty Tigers. The reason I am so looking forward to this, aside from knowing that Hoge always delivers, is that he has teamed Read More

Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Headline First Big Barrel Country Music Festival

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Headline First Big Barrel Country Music Festival
The producers of the Stagecoach and Firefly music festivals are putting together some of country music biggest current and legendary stars during the first Big Barrel Country Music Festival. The new festival will be held at the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, the site of the annual Firefly Music Festival, from June 26-28, 2014. Three Read More

Sam Hunt Deploys the Humpty Dumpty Defense

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While I am not really a purist about music genre boundaries, I can’t help but think of Lewis Carroll’s words in Alice in Wonderland whenever I hear or read an interview with Sam Hunt. In a recent chat with Rolling Stone Country, he defended himself thus: “I do think I’m country, but your definition of Read More

Gary Allan Starts Sold Out Australian Tour with The Mavericks, Blackjack Billy

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Gary Allan Starts Sold Out Australian Tour with The Mavericks, Blackjack Billy
If you follow Gary Allan on Twitter (@GaryAllan), you already know that he is having a wonderful time Down Under! Also enjoying his return to Australia are his loyal fans. They ensured Allan kicked off a tour last night that was sold out before it began. Allan opened his tour at Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Read More

Eli Young Band Invites Gary Allan, Pat Green, Maddie & Tae to their Annual House Party

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Eli Young Band Invites Gary Allan, Pat Green, Maddie & Tae to their Annual House Party
Eli Young Band revealed the line up for their second Annual House Party, and had extra good news when they announced a second date. The band will add a Houston appearance along with returning to Dallas. Joining them are Gary Allan, Pat Green, Cody Johnson, and rising stars Maddie & Tae. Tickets are on sale Read More

13 Albums I Hope You Heard in 2013

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 13 Albums I Hope You Heard in 2013
Now that 2013 is officially behind us (Happy New Year everyone!) it’s time to look back at some of the important albums of the year. The people complaining that there isn’t a lot of good music must not have been paying attention. A lot of great records were made last year, and I am sure Read More

Gary Allan and Sheryl Crow Announce Co-Headlining Free and Easy Tour

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Gary Allan and Sheryl Crow Announce Co-Headlining Free and Easy Tour
Country-rocker Gary Allan and pop-turned-country singer Sheryl Crow have announced that they will be hitting the road together in the fall. The Free and Easy Tour so far has three announced dates, all in California. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 29. “Sheryl and I met while doing some guitar pulls earlier this Read More

CMA Fest 2013 – LP Field – Sunday, June 9: in pictures

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Fest 2013 – LP Field – Sunday, June 9: in pictures
The final day of CMA Fest 2013 ended with a big show at LP Field on June 9. Gathering together for one last party and celebration of country music and country music fans, The Band Perry, Jake Owen, Gary Allan, and Brad Paisley performed before Carrie Underwood closed out the week. If you want to Read More

Tin Pan South 2013: Brian White, LoCash Cowboys, Ben Caver

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tin Pan South 2013: Brian White, LoCash Cowboys, Ben Caver
Tin Pan South is pretty much my favorite festival, and it’s mainly because of evenings like this. I have seen countless songwriters rounds at Douglas Corner Cafe but this may have been the rowdiest so far! Host Brian White brought his friends LoCash Cowboys and Ben Caver, along with some special guests, and turned this Read More

Country Music Sales Rise in First Quarter of 2013; Swift, Shelton, Top-selling Artists

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Country Music Sales Rise in First Quarter of 2013; Swift, Shelton, Top-selling Artists
Compared to just a few years ago, the numbers are still on the low side but there is once again an upward trend in country music sales figures. With data from Nielsen Soundscan, Billboard compiled the best-selling albums and digital singles for the first quarter of 2013. It’s encouraging to see this uptick continue after Read More