Country star Mark Chesnutt coming to Lumiere

MARK CHESNUTT

Country star Mark Chesnutt will be coming to the Lumiere Theatre on Saturday, February 26th and Sunday, February 27th. Mark has 20 top 10 country singles, and 8 #1’s including “I’ll Think of Something”, “Brother Jukebox”, and “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”.
30 minutes following each show, someone will win a guitar autographed by Mark Chesnutt.
Tickets on sale through Ticketmaster and at ETC gift shop.

New tickets released for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals show

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Underwood's "Play On Tour" nominated for top tour

Nashville – January 4, 2010 – Country music’s most powerful vocalist Carrie Underwood wrapped her 2010 headline arena tour, the “Play On Tour,” Thursday night in Connecticut after performing 108 shows across the U.S. and Canada, and with one million fans attending since its launch last March. Underwood was the top-ranked female country touring artist of 2010, as she was in 2008.  The “Play On Tour” was hydrated by vitamin water®, sponsored by Olay, and presented by AEG Live. Special guests over the course of the tour this past year included Craig Morgan, Billy Currington, and Sons of Sylvia. 

The “Play On Tour,” under the direction of Raj Kapoor, brought in renowned set designer Michael Cotten, best known as Michael Jackson’s production designer for “This Is It,” as well as Emmy Award winning costume designer, Soyon An, who created one-of-a-kind costumes for Underwood. 

Underwood’s “Play On Tour” production utilized a massive stage production with state-of-the-art lighting and high-tech video. The tour carried 80 personnel on the road, traveling over 35,000 miles in 13 trucks and 8 buses.

The tour is currently nominated for a Pollstar Concert Industry Award (Feb. 5) for “Most Creative Stage Production.”

Throughout the tour, fans and critics raved about Underwood’s masterful vocals and the impressive production level of the tour.  The San Antonio Express News shared, “Underwood’s diva-worthy, high-tech entrance up through the floor made perfect sense for her thunderous opener, ‘Cowboy Casanova.’”  “She took the stage with the confidence of a seasoned veteran, delivering a near two-hour set that offered highlight after highlight. Underwood zipped through flawless versions of countless radio hits…it was abundantly clear the singer was comfortable in her live element.  She's grown more as a performer in two short years than many artists do over the course of a career…Underwood is at the top of her game,” expressed the Tennessean.  “Every song showed off Underwood’s powerful pipes,” said The Toronto Sun. “It’s only Ms. Underwood’s impeccable, frosted vocals that bring firm resolution. Every few minutes during this show she delivered a knockout blow — a series of huge notes sung flawlessly…Ms. Underwood is a monster vocalist, almost impossible to distract from and unwise to challenge,” shared the NY Times.  “She performed on a large stage that sported a circular lighting rig, a semi-circular video screen, a levitating and rotating platform, and eight band members.  (She was) pitch perfect throughout the entire night,” said the Cleveland Plain Dealer.  And The Arizona Republic called it “A night filled with interesting sets, sparkling costumes, and larger-than-life vocal acrobatics.”

During the “Play On Tour’s” fall leg, Underwood donated 36 cents of every ticket sold to Save the Children’s United States Programs.  This initiative was inspired by the “36 cents” written in the lyrics of her album track “Change,” which addresses how even the smallest bit of spare change that one might have can add up to make a difference and help “change” the world.  

Underwood is a five-time Grammy Award winner, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a CMT and ACA Artist of the Year, a two-time reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, and a three-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist winner.  Since her debut in 2005, Underwood has amassed more than 13 million in album sales and has placed 13 #1 singles on the charts.

Jackson choreographer says be battled with Murray just days before death

Choreographer Kenny Ortega testified that he was summoned to Jackson’s home a day after letting the superstar skip rehearsal because he seemed sick and out of shape.

Katherine Jackson arrives for hearing

Dr. Conrad Murray and others suggested Jackson should not have been sent home because he was physically and emotionally fine, Ortega testified, adding he was told not to try to be Jackson’s doctor or psychiatrist.

The testimony came during a preliminary hearing to determine if Murray, the singer’s personal physician, will be tried on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Authorities contend Murray gave Jackson a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol and other sedatives in the bedroom of his rented mansion before he died on June 25, 2009.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said in his opening statement that Jackson was already dead when Murray summoned help and tried to conceal his administering of propofol to the pop star, ordering a bodyguard to collect items before paramedics were called.
Later in the hearing, Ortega testified that Jackson had gone home early from rehearsals on June 19.
“He didn’t look well at all,” Ortega testified. “Michael was chilled and soft-spoken. ... He wasn’t in the kind of condition to be at rehearsal.”
Ortega also said Jackson appeared lost.
“It was scary. I couldn’t put my finger on it,” Ortega said. “I said, ‘Michael, is this the best place for you to be or do you want to go home and be with your family?’ He said, ‘Would you be OK with that?’ I said, ‘OK,’ and he left.”
The next morning, Ortega said, he was called to Jackson’s home, where he was confronted by Murray, Jackson, the star’s manager Frank DiLeo, and Randy Phillips, head of AEG, the company producing Jackson’s “This is It” comeback tour.
“It quickly became clear that the meeting was about me,” Ortega said. “Dr. Murray was upset that I had sent Michael home the night before and didn’t allow him to rehearse.”
Ortega, who later directed the Jackson concert film “This Is It” based on rehearsal footage, said the pop star was in good spirits throughout most of the rehearsals and was excited about the progress being made in preparation for the London shows.
He recalled his last conversation with Jackson.
“Michael said, ‘I know you love me and care about me. You don’t have to worry about me. I’m fine,’ and he gave me a big hug,” Ortega said.
On cross-examination, defense attorney Ed Chernoff asked Ortega if he had ever seen anyone having withdrawals from drugs, and the witness said he had not.
Another witness, Jackson’s personal assistant Michael Amir Williams, described Murray calling him on the day the superstar died and frantically asking him to get help from bodyguards for Jackson, who was in a bedroom.
Murray told him the singer had a “bad reaction” and that immediate help was needed, but didn’t ask him to call 911, Williams said.
Williams described the chaotic scene at the mansion and hospital and recalled the heartbreaking moment when DiLeo told Jackson’s children their father was dead. Williams said he and Murray and everyone else were crying.
Jackson’s mother Katherine, his sister LaToya and his brother Jackie attended the hearing, where Murray sat taking notes.

Murray had been giving Jackson propofol, an anesthetic normally administered in hospital settings, six nights a week for roughly two months before his death, the prosecutor said in his opening statement.
Murray’s attorney declined to give an opening statement.
At the end of the multi-day hearing, a judge will determine whether there is enough evidence for Murray to stand trial. The Houston cardiologist has pleaded not guilty and his attorneys have said he did not give Jackson anything that should have killed him.
Walgren said he will rely on Murray’s statements to police, as well as text messages, phone records and expert testimony to show the doctor should stand trial.
He said evidence will show Murray waited at least 21 minutes to call 911 and ordered a bodyguard to help him clean up evidence before summoning help. In the most favorable scenario, Walgren said, Murray waited at least nine minutes before calling paramedics.
Walgren also plans to call several experts whom he said would testify, “there are a number of actions displayed by Dr. Murray that show an extreme deviation from the standard of care.”
The prosecutor also said he would call a bodyguard who would testify that Murray ordered him to collect items from Jackson’s bedroom.

--Associated Press

Jackson bodyguard says Murrays concealed vials

A bodyguard testified Wednesday that he saw a doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death grab a handful of vials and put them in a bag during frantic efforts to revive the King of Pop.

Alberto Alvarez was the first security guard to reach the bedroom where prosecutors say Dr. Conrad Murray administered a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol to Jackson on June 25, 2009.
A tearful Alvarez, 34, said he was frozen at the sight of Jackson on the bed with his eyes and mouth open. Murray ordered him to place several vials the doctor had scooped up into a brown canvas bag before he was told to call 911, the bodyguard said.
“He just grabbed a handful of bottles, or vials, and he instructed me to put them in a bag,” Alvarez said.
The testimony could provide key corroboration to the prosecutors’ argument that Murray’s actions demonstrated “an extreme deviation from the standard of care” by administering propofol without the proper equipment, and also concealing it and botching efforts to resuscitate the singer.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said Tuesday in his opening statement that Murray waited as long as 21 minutes before paramedics were called. Jackson died before help was summoned, the prosecutor said.
At the end of the preliminary hearing, which was expected to go into next week, a judge will rule whether there is enough evidence for Murray to stand trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the pop star’s death. He could face up to four years in prison if convicted.
The Houston cardiologist has pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys have contended he did not give Jackson anything that should have killed the singer.
On Tuesday, Jackson friend and choreographer Kenny Ortega described how the singer appeared sick during a rehearsal six days before his death and left early. The rehearsals were for a series of planned comeback concerts in London.
Ortega said after that incident, Murray “was upset that I had sent Michael home the night before and didn’t allow him to rehearse.”
The hearing, attended by international media and fans, provided another glimpse into the private life of Jackson, a one-time superstar who grew reclusive after his acquittal on child molestation charges in 2005.
Murray was providing Jackson propofol roughly six times a week since being hired as the singer’s personal physician in May 2009, Walgren said.
Another bodyguard, Faheem Muhammad, testified that he saw Jackson lying on his bed. He described Murray as panicked and said the doctor asked whether anyone knew CPR.
The hearing was expected to include testimony from police, coroner’s officials and forensic experts who will describe the mix of sedatives found in Jackson’s system.
Preliminary hearings have a lower burden of proof than trials, and defense attorneys rarely present a case. Murray’s attorney, Ed Chernoff, did not make an opening statement.

--Associated Press

2010 area concert memories.. Part 2

Jackson Browne at the Fox Theatre

 

Bret Michaels Band at Rib America, Soldier's Memorial

Goo Goo Dolls, Family Arena, St. Charles

 

2010 American Idol Tour, Scottrade Center:

2010 area concert memories.. Part 1

Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis, Lumiere Casino Theatre

Pearl Jam at Scottrade Center:

Brooks & Dunn at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre:

I will be adding more memories as we go along, so keep checking in!!!!!

Jane's Addiction adds Dave Sitek

JANE’S ADDICTION--singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, and drummer Stephen Perkins--and producer Rich Costey (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol) recently added TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek to the creative team.  Sitek, best known for his production work on TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Foals, will be writing and playing bass on the new album.

The band—who wrote the rule book for alternative music and culture through a combination of genre-defying classic songs and a cinematic live experience--is recording their fourth studio album in Los Angeles, tentatively scheduled for a summer of 2011 release on Capitol Records.

"Dave, Steve and I are fully immersed in the process of making modern music,” says Perry Farrell.  “It has been a great experience thus far, and the results have so much potential.”

"This process has been both inspiring and incredibly freeing,” says Dave Navarro. “The events over the last year have proven themselves to be a necessary part of the journey as they have led us to our current creative team and direction."

How To Become Clairvoyant, Robbie Robertson's First Album in Over a Decade, Is Due Out April 5, 2011 on 429 Records

Produced By Marius de Vries And Robertson

Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Robert Randolph, Trent Reznor And Tom Morello are Featured

On April 5, 2011, 429 Records will release How To Become Clairvoyant , Robbie Robertson's fifth solo album and his first record in more than 10 years. Guitar virtuosos Eric Clapton (who co-wrote three tracks with Robertson), Tom Morello and Robert Randolph guest on the album, which Robertson co-produced with Marius de Vries. How To Become Clairvoyant also features Steve Winwood and Trent Reznor as well as vocalists Angela McCluskey, Rocco Deluca, Dana Glover and Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes. Bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Ian Thomas lay down the groove throughout.

On his last two albums – Music for The Native Americans (1994) and Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998) – Robertson explored his ancestry. Now, with How To Become Clairvoyant , he takes on his rock heritage, delivering his first-ever song about leaving The Band, the evocative "This Is Where I Get Off." "What is lost? What is missing?" Robertson asks on "When The Night Was Young,"a poignant reflection on youthful idealism. "We could change the world/stop the war…but that was back when the night was young." 
The smoldering "Straight Down The Line" is a sly nod to rock 'n' roll's early reputation as the Devil's music, while the blistering "He Don't Live Here No More" details a battle with addiction. The latter features Clapton on harmony vocal and electric and slide guitars alongside Robertson's soulful gut string guitar solo.
Named one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," Robertson was a founding member of The Band, penning such classic songs as "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek." The Band's 1976 farewell concert was documented by director Martin Scorsese in the film The Last Waltz and the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. In addition to his acclaimed solo albums, Robertson also has a long list of film credits. As Executive Soundtrack Producer for 1996's Phenomenon, he recruited Clapton to perform "Change the World," which subsequently won GRAMMY® awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. He has collaborated with Scorsese on numerous films, including Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Casino, Gangs of New York and Shutter Island.
The track listing for How to Become Clairvoyant is as follows:

1. Straight Down The Line
2. When The Night Was Young
3. He Don't Live Here No More
4. The Right Mistake
5. This Is Where I Get Off
6. Fear of Falling
7. She's Not Mine
8. Madame X
9. Axman
10. Won't Be Back
11. How To Become Clairvoyant
12. Tango For Django

For more information visit:
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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC & GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY PARTNER TO LET THE FANS DECIDE TOP NEW ARTIST NOMINEES

The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that for the third year, the newcomer categories for the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards — Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or Group —will be opened up to interactive fan voting through VoteACM.com and GACtv.com/ACM. The Academy is also announcing that the Top New Vocal Duo or Group category will take the place of the Top New Vocal Duo and Top New Vocal Group categories.
The nominees for the newcomer categories are:
TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST
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Eric Church
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Easton Corbin
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Randy Houser
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP
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The Band Perry
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the JaneDear girls
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Steel Magnolia
Professional members of the Academy of Country Music select the final nominees in the Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Vocal or Group categories. Professional member votes will be combined with fan votes to obtain the winners of the newcomer categories of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.
Fan voting for these categories will begin at VoteACM.com and GACtv.com/ACM on Thursday, January 27 at 9:00 AM PST and will close on Thursday, February 24 at 9AM PST. The winner in each category will be announced in March and will move on to compete for Top New Artist. Voting for the Top New Artist category will begin at VoteACM.com and GACtv.com/ACM on Friday, March 11 at 12:00 NOON PST and will close on April 3, with the winner being announced LIVE during the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast on the CBS Television Network.
As part of this partnership, GAC will air several stand-alone specials, including a show featuring all the nominees from each of the two categories, as well as a show featuring the winners who will compete for overall Top New Artist.
“Like the Academy of Country Music, GAC takes pride in introducing our audience to top new artists and their music early in their career,” said Sarah Trahern, General Manager and Senior Vice President at GAC. “Through this partnership we hope to introduce these six talented acts to a wider audience and enable the country music fans to choose their favorites for the coveted ACM Top New Artist prize.”
The first GAC special “ACM Showcase,” hosted by reigning ACM Top New Artist, Luke Bryan, will feature all six nominees, three from each of the two newcomer categories, and will premiere Thursday, January 27 at 10:00 PM ET. This special will re-air through February 24, when voting closes.
The winner of the new Top New Artist category will be awarded on the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
The complete list of nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards will be announced in February.
About the Academy of Country Music Awards
The 46th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Orly Adelson and R.A. Clark are executive producers. Barry Adelman is producer, and Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production. Bob Romeo is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music. For more information, please visit www.acmcountry.com.
About Great American Country (GAC)
Great American Country is the leader in country music entertainment, and delivers to viewers the widest variety of country music, its artists and the lifestyles they influence. GAC broadcasts original country music programming, music performance specials, live concerts and music videos. GAC is available in more than 59 million households and online at http://www.GACTV.com.

Vince Neil’s DUI trial pushed back in Las Vegas

Rocker Vince Neil's trial on misdemeanor drunken driving and speeding charges has been pushed, thanks to a change in the judge in the case.
The Las Vegas Sun reports that the 49-year-old Motley Crue singer's case will now be heard by a newly elected judge who is assigned to DUI trials. A Clark County District Attorney's office spokeswoman said Monday that Neil will go before Justice of the Peace William Kephart on Jan. 26.
His original court date was Jan 6.
Neil has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is accused of driving while intoxicating and speeding at 60 mph in a 45 mph zone before he was stopped in his Lamborghini sports car by police on June 27 near the Las Vegas Strip.
Neil lives with his fourth wife in Las Vegas.

Jason Aldean tops three charts

Nashville, TN – Jan. 4, 2011 – Billboard’s Top Male Country Artist for 2010 Jason Aldean spent Christmas week at No. one on Mediabase’s country chart with his fifth career chart-topper “My Kinda Party.”  The multi-platinum artist also found himself in the top spot on both CMT and GAC’s Top 20 Countdown Shows.

As the party comes to a close, Aldean’s powerful duet with Kelly Clarkson “Don’t You Wanna Stay” is already bounding up the charts, pushing into the Top 25 this week.  Both singles also remain in the Top 10 on iTunes’ Country Songs Chart.

Aldean has already sold out a number of arena dates on his 2011 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR that officially kicks off on Jan. 21 in Little Rock, AR.  The 30 city run through May features special guests Eric Church and the JaneDear girls.  For more information and tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com.

NKOTBSB Tour hittin Scottrade Center

ONE NIGHT- ONE STAGE

 

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - BACKSTREET BOYS

JULY 19

Tickets on Sale Saturday, January 15 at 11am!

Reserved Tickets*: $32, $52, $72, $92

NO SERVICE CHARGE AT THE BOX OFFICE!

TICKETS FOR NKOTBSB WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SCOTTRADE CENTER BOX OFFICE, LIVENATION.COM, TICKETMASTER AND

CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-745-3000.

All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice.

*Tickets may be subject to fees

Produced by Live Nation

New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys closed 2010 with
a show stealing smash performance on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011” proving why their joint NKOTBSB tour is this summer’s hottest and most anticipated tour. NKOTBSB keep the surprises and excitement
coming for 2011. With shows continuing to sell out, superstar groups New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys have responded to the overwhelming demand from their fans by offering more opportunities to see them together on one stage
for their historic NKOTBSB tour. The groups announce 16 new shows for a total of 41 confirmed dates for the highly anticipated 2011 boybandbananza!
The extraordinary NKOTBSB tour, produced by Live Nation, begins June 2nd with confirmed shows through July 30th. Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale beginning Saturday, January 15 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
In their biggest joint appearance to date, in front of millions of television viewers on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011,” NKOTBSB sent thousands of screaming and dancing fans into a fan frenzy. With throngs of fans in the middle of Times Square singing along to their smash hit singles, and millions more tuning in from home, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys once again reaffirmed their place in pop culture proving why their ticket is the hottest ticket of the summer. People Magazine raved, “The Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block ended 2010 on a high note with a rollicking New Year's Eve mashup of their greatest hits in Times Square.”
And Entertainment Weekly gave a nod to the groups saying, “ABC’s live broadcast of Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve boasted a classic boy-band bash, with the well-preserved Backstreet Boys and the New Kids on the Block collaborating for a medley of their greatest hits.”
NKOTBSB first shocked and delighted fans when they took the stage together for
 

 a medley at the sold out NKOTB Radio City Music Hall show. The two groups wowed audiences again in their first joint televised performance at the American Music Awards this past November. The performers had the audience on their feet when they unleashed hit after hit including Backstreet’s “I Want It That Way” and NKOTB’s “Hangin’ Tough,” sending the crowd into rip-roaring applause.
With over 200 million albums sold between both bands, and smash hit after smash hit, these two pop sensations have dominated the music scene for over three decades. Aiming to please, these guys are giving concert goers and diehard fans everywhere the ultimate “night out” experience.
For more information please visit www.nkotbsb.com.

Shania Twain weds in Puerto Rico

Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud were married at sunset on the island of Puerto Rico on January 1, 2011 in front of 40 of their family members and closest friends.
The bride wore Lorraine Schwartz jewelry, Calvin Klein shoes and bought her dress from a small boutique in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Twain was escorted down the aisle by her nine-year-old son, Eja.
Photo credit: Robert Evans and/or Robertevans.com

Commodores headline Boogie Ball

Our friend Kevin Johnson over at the Post Distpatch reported this event this morning:

The 2011 Boogie Ball will take place at 9 p.m Feb. 18 at the Conference Center of the Ameristar Casino with headliners the Commodores.

Tickets are $200 and include dinner, premium bar and show.

The event will also feature a live and silent auction.

For more information go to 352-7377 or go to liverfoundation.org/chapters/missouri.

The Boogie Ball is in support of the American Liver Foundation.

Fox Theatre has 'Spam-A-Lot' ticket giveaway

The Fabulous Fox Theatre - St. Louis
has your chance to win tickets to see MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT January 7 at 8pm! E-mail your answer to foxtheatrestlouis@gmail.com by 6pm today. Tell us which character says the following line:
"The swallow may fly south with the sun, or the house martin or the plover seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land...."
Choices: Sir Robin or Tim the Enchanter or King Arthur

Tim McGraw announces 2011 'Emotional Traffic Tour'

Tim McGraw, named country music's No. 1 touring act of 2010 by Billboard, announced today that he and his band, the Dancehall Doctors, will return to the road this spring. The "Emotional Traffic Tour" will feature special guests Luke Bryan and The Band Perry. Dates for the extensive North American run will be announced shortly.

Ticket sales will begin on January 15th; for further details visit http://www.timmcgraw.com/. Fans can get the latest updates on the "Emotional Traffic Tour" by joining McGraw's fan club (http://mcgrawfan.com/) or via Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TimMcGraw) or Twitter (http://twitter.com/TheTimMcGraw). Outback Steakhouse will be a sponsor of the tour, which will be promoted nationally by Live Nation.
McGraw will deliver "The Journey to Super Bowl 45," the opening tease to the FOX NFL Sunday pre-game show, which airs today at Noon ET on FOX. "Felt Good On My Lips," McGraw's latest single, is No. 1* on Billboard's Country Songs chart and has topped Mediabase's Canadian chart for three consecutive weeks. The song is one of two bonus tracks included on his new double-CD collection, Number One Hits (Curb Records), which includes 22 other chart-topping singles. You can check out the video for "Felt Good On My Lips" on Tim's YouTube channel.

McGraw co-stars alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester in Screen Gems' Country Strong, which will be released in theatres nationwide this Friday, January 7th. He'll discuss the film in a series of television appearances that includes "Late Show with David Letterman" (1/4), "Good Morning America" (1/5), "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1/5), "ChelseaLately" (1/6) and "The Martha Stewart Show" (1/7). Variety called Country Strong a "rare ensemble piece in which all four principals are not only compellingly drawn but handled with an astute sense of dramatic balance" while CMT Insider noted: "Tim McGraw proves once again just what a fine actor he is."

About Luke Bryan:

Luke Bryan made his debut in 2007 with I'll Stay Me, which was named one of the best albums of the year by numerous critics and contained the Top 10 hits "All My Friends Say" and "Country Man." His latest album, Doin' My Thing, bowed at No. 6 on The Billboard 200 in 2009 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. It's already yielded two No. 1 singles - "Do I" and "Rain Is A Good Thing." His latest hit, "Someone Else Calling You Baby," is currently No. 10 on Billboard's Country Songs chart. Last year Bryan took home two ACM Awards - "Top New Solo Vocalist" and "Top New Artist" - while "Do I" won CMT's "USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year" Award. For additional information, visit http://www.lukebryan.com/.

About The Band Perry:

The Band Perry - siblings Reid, Neil and Kimberly Perry - scored a Top 20 smash with their very first single, "Hip To My Heart." The follow-up single, "If I Die Young," hit No. 1 on Billboard's Country songs chart and entered the Top 20 of The Billboard Hot 100. Both tracks appear on the group's self-titled debut album. Released in October 2010, the record entered The Billboard 200 at No. 4 and the Country Albums chart at No. 2. The Band Perry was nominated for a CMA award in the "Vocal Group of the Year" category. "If I Die Young," which has been certified Platinum, is nominated for a GRAMMY® Award for "Best Country Song." "You Lie," the group's latest single, just went to radio. Foradditional information, visit http://www.thebandperry.com/.

Ozzy to make up date Jan. 14 at Scottrade

Two-time Grammy Award winner OZZY OSBOURNE  has been nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Hard Rock Performance” for the “Let Me Hear You Scream” track from his June 2010 release SCREAM (Epic Records). “Let Me Hear You Scream”--co-written and co-produced by OZZY--was a #1 single on both the Active Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, and  this Grammy nod marks OZZY’s fourth Grammy nomination in his career.

SCREAM--his first album in three years and 10^th studio album overall--entered the charts in the Top Ten in more than 10 countries, including the U.S. (#4).

Here’s what some critics had to say about “Let Me Hear You Scream”:

"The single 'Let Me Hear You Scream' gallops with neck-snapping ferocity, while sludgy grooves put some muscle behind 'Soul Sucker' and 'Fearless.'"

--Gary Graff, Billboard, July 31, 2010

"That sweat-and-danger attitude carries into 'Let Me Hear You Scream,' which combines thrash metal with a tempo that would allow Scream dance-hall success...This is heavy, stairway-to-hell music that demands more volume than your ears should hear."

--Dan Aquilante, New York Post, June 15, 2010

 “The highlight is the fist-pumping first single, ‘Let Me Hear You Scream,’ on which, against a blitzkrieg of snarling guitars, the Ozzster works up a real rebel yell.”

--People Magazine, July 5, 2010

"The lead single ‘Let Me Hear You Scream,’ with its mega-chorus and insane guitar solo should prove perfect for arena madness…"

--Kevin O’Hare, The Republican (Springfield, MA), June 21, 2010

Next up for OZZY:  The "Scream" Tour will stop  January 14, 2011 in St. Louis, MO  at the Scottrade Center, for a re-scheduled date from Dec. 10, and will conclude February 22 in Jacksonville, FL.   OZZY’s longtime friend and musical collaborator Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy) will open all the concerts on 2011 leg.

The previous date for the St. Louis show was cancelled due to Ozzy getting an ear infection.

For more information, log on to www.livenation.com.

Chuck Berry has spell in Chicago, will be okay

St. Louis' beloved Chuck Berry took a slight spell at a show in Chicago last night, but is expected to be okay.
At age 84, Berry performed two shows on Friday night in New York City,  and flew to Chicago for Saturday's show.
Witnesses say that Berry had slumped over the piano with his head down and was helped offstage.
However, Berry returned to the stage after approximately 20 minutes to "give the fans what they came for," including his signature scoop walk, or duck walk as some have labeled it.
A text to me from his daughter Ingride Berry of Wentzville earlier in the day said that "he's ok now.. landing in about 20 minutes, I will know better after I see him."
Berry continually performs all over the United States, and does short tours in Europe and South America, and well as monthly shows at the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill at St. Louis.
It' only goes to show, you're never to old to rock and roll.
Best to you and yours, Mr. Berry!!

GRAMMY WINNER JIMBO MATHUS RETURNS TO ST. LOUIS ON JANUARY 14TH

Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition to play Old Rock House with special guest Powder Mill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Jan 3, 2011) – Jimbo Mathus will once again bring North Mississippi’s best catfish music to the Old Rock House on Friday, January 14^th.  Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition, with opening act Powder Mill, will take the stage beginning at 9P.  Tickets are $10 and are available online through the Old Rock House website. 

The late, great Memphis producer Jim Dickinson (Big Star, The Replacements, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones) called Mathus “the singing voice of Huck Finn.” Mathus was asked by the Dickinson family to participate in the recording of “Onward and Upward” just days after Jim’s death in 2009, the resulting CD garnering a 2011 Grammy nomination from The Recording Academy.  Mathus was also Grammy-nominated this year for his work with Dickinson’s son, Luther, and Alvin Youngblood Hart on the South Memphis String Band debut CD, “Home Sweet Home.”

Outside the South, Mathus is best known as the mastermind and front man of the hyper-ragtime outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers.  In Memphis, in his native Mississippi and throughout the South, however, Mathus is known as the songwriter of born-in-the-bone Southern music, the torchbearer for Deep South mythology and culture.  It’s Delta highways, bowling-pin Budweisers and “innerplanetary honky-tonk” for the masses.  Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi AllStars, Black Crowes) proclaims Mathus as “a link in the ‘crazy Mississippi white-boy’ chain of music that goes all the way back through Elvis to Jimmie Rodgers...white musicians playing black music and influencing people of both cultures.”

Kicking off 2011 with a new record deal with Memphis International, Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition are a rising-star powerhouse that live music fans won’t want to miss.  His backing band, The Tri-State Coalition, features solid talent cut from the same Delta cloth out of Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri, respectively.  Mathus describes Tri-State as “a great Southern band that is versatile to the extreme.  Our sound is a true Southern amalgam of blues, white country, soul and rock-n-roll.  As Jim [Dickinson] would say, ‘If you don’t like this, there is seriously something wrong with you.’”

For more information on the band or for ticket information, check out the following—

JIMBO MATHUS & THE TRI-STATE COALITION

http://www.jimbomathus.net

http://oldrockhouse.com/jimbomathus/

OLD ROCK HOUSE

http://oldrockhouse.com/