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Love And Theft Selected As NRA Country Artist Of The Month For August

By on August 2, 2012 in In The Press

Nashville, TN… (August 1, 2012)…On the heels of their self-titled highly anticipated album release, Love and Theft has been chosen as the NRA Country Artist Of The Month for August. The duo joins some of country music’s biggest artists including: Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Lee Brice, Montgomery Gentry, Justin Moore, Craig Morgan, Sunny Sweeney, Gretchen Wilson, Josh Thompson, and TV personality Storme Warren, who have teamed up with NRA Country to celebrate their support of our brave men and women in uniform, appreciation for the great outdoors, and love of family. Stephen and Eric have strong beliefs and values, which make Love and Theft a great fit for the NRA Country Artist of the Month promotion.

“NRA Country represents everything Love and Theft believes in.  Our love for our families and this great country, preserving our American freedom, and most importantly a sincere appreciation and respect for our men and women in uniform and for their service abroad and at home.” – Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson / Love and Theft.

As part of the August promotion, fans can check out a behind the scenes Love and Theft video featuring interviews, rare “in the studio” footage, and more.  In addition to this great video, fans can register to win a Love and Theft prize pack including:  Two (2) tickets to the public concert of the winner’s choice, Two (2) meet & greet passes, autographed poster and copy of their brand new album!

Visit http://nracountry.com/this-is from now through the end of August to check out the video and register to win.

Each month a new country music artist will be featured on NRACountry.com, highlighting what makes them ‘NRA Country.’ Celebrate our country and learn more at www.NRACountry.com!

ABOUT LOVE AND THEFT: Love and Theft, Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, celebrated the release of their second studio album on July 24th. The self-titled project, on a new record label (RCA Nashville) and working for the first time with legendary producer Josh Leo (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama), features Top 5 single “Angel Eyes”. The song, co-written by Jeff Coplan, Eric Paslay and Eric Gunderson has sold nearly 500K digital downloads and is No. 6 on Billboard’s Digital Country Songs chart. The music video for “Angel Eyes” has received over 1.5 million views on VEVO.com.  To learn more about Love and Theft, please visit www.loveandtheft.com, www.facebook.com/loveandtheft, and follow them on Twitter @LNTweet.

ABOUT NRA COUNTRY: NRA Country is a celebration of American values. Respect. Honor. Freedom. It’s a lifestyle and a bond between the country music community and hard-working Americans everywhere. It’s powered by pride, freedom, love of country, respect for the military, and the responsibilities of protecting the great American life. We celebrate these values with concerts and other events that benefit gun safety programs for kids, youth hunting and education programs, efforts to support our armed services, and other worthy causes. NRA Country will be involved in causes that defend our values and it will empower our artist friends who promote these values to encourage our next generation of leaders. For more information and latest events, visit www.nracountry.com and follow NRA Country on twitter @nracountry2010.

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Album Review: A Thousand Miles Left Behind By Gloriana

By on August 2, 2012 in Album & Song Reviews

With their first release in 3 years, Gloriana is proving this is no sophomore slump and they are back better than ever with their debut single in the top 5 on the Billboard country chart (and still climbing).

Gloriana, also, was just awarded gold status for their debut single “(Kissed You) Good Night” from this newest release.  They have had to overcome some obstacles since their last album such as the departure of Cheyenne Kimball from the band and leaving them to refocus/reorganize as a group.  Thankfully they are back even better than before and being embraced by the country music fans once again.

Their new album entitled A Thousand Miles Left Behind is a solid effort.  Their harmonies blend perfectly as a trio with strong melodies and lyrical depth.  This is an album filled with radio-friendly hits ranging from uptempo, catchy tunes to heartfelt, emotional ballads.  Tom Gossin, Rachel Reinert, and Mike Gossin who make up the trio, Gloriana, all had a hand in co-writing all of the songs on this release and each take lead on this album.

It’s hard to pick a favorite on this album.  Very strong album through and through.  Their first album was a great effort and this newest one shows even more growth as a group in songwriting as they worked with top songwriters all around Nashville.  Hoping this newest effort solidifies them as artists and means they will be around for a long time to come.  This can possibly garnish some awards for them.  Those awards would be well-deserved and couldn’t happen to 3 nicer people.

Standout songs to me are as follow:  “Wanna Take You Home” an uptempo, catchy song about love filled with plenty of fiddle.  “Carolina Rose” is a beautiful ballad showing depth and a softer side filled with perfectly-blended harmonies that just seem to flow so naturally.  “Turn My World Around” is a mid-tempo ballad filled with mandolin that I thoroughly enjoyed.  I, also, love the more traditional country feel of “Gold Rush”.

Honestly, I could go straight down the list of songs and tell you something I like about each of the songs.  Bottom line is it’s a very strong release, polished mastering and production, and I highly-recommend it to any contemporary country fan.

For more information about Gloriana, check out their site at: www.gloriana.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

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NASHVILLE, TN – (July 31, 2012) – Country music trio Gloriana release their much anticipated second studio album A Thousand Miles Left Behind today. The album, that  includes their current single “(Kissed You) Good Night” which this week lands at #2 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart, has been receiving rave reviews for the growth the band clearly displays on the 11 tracks. Gloriana, who performed on Good Morning America yesterday, will be back in New York City Friday, August 3rd to perform on Fox & Friends All-American Summer Concert Series.

Those in New York City August 3rd can attend Gloriana’s performance at Fox & Friends All-American Summer Concert Series outside the Fox News studios on Avenue of the Americas and 48th Street or can tune in at 7:30am EST (check local listings) to catch their performance. On Saturday, August 4th at 10:30pm EST fans can tune into Gloriana’s album release concert at Joe’s Bar in Chicago, IL streamed live by UV2Live. To get more information on how you can check out this concert go to http://www.gloriana.com/news/stream-glorianas-album-release-concert-32626.

You can check out Gloriana’s performance on Good Morning America at http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/gloriana-performs-kissed-good-night-16886423 as well as a special performance of “Turn My World Around” at http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/gloriana-performs-turn-world-live-gma-16887603.

Tom, Mike, and Rachel have funneled everything they’ve learned into A Thousand Miles Left Behind intent on revealing more of themselves as artists. Gloriana worked with some of Nashville’s finest songwriters and had a hand in writing every track on the album. The result is an alluring mix of up-tempo songs, “Wanna Take You Home,” “Sunset Lovin’,” “Go On…Miss Me,” “Doin’ It Our Way,” and graceful, heartfelt tunes: current single “(Kissed You) Good Night,” “Can’t Shake You,” “Turn My World Around,” “Carolina Rose,” and “Soldier Song.”

Fans can get up to date information on Gloriana’s tour and more information on the rising country group by going to www.Gloriana.com.

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Celebrate the Life and Career of Elvis Presley at Nashville’s Elvis Week

By on August 2, 2012 in In The Press

From August 10-18, rock-and-roll fans from all over the country will flock to Nashville to pay homage to Elvis Presley and honor the 35th anniversary of his death.

Elvis, who is widely referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll,” is one of the most iconic figures of 20th century pop culture. Beginning with his rapid rise to stardom in the mid-1950s, Elvis ushered in a new era of music, launching the rock-and-roll revolution in America with his unique voice, sound and style.

Elvis shares a rich history with the city of Nashville, starting with the recording of his very first hit song, “Heartbreak Hotel,” at RCA Victor in 1956 and lasting throughout his entire legendary musical career. He recorded a total of 262 songs in the Music City, including nine #1 hits.

During Elvis Week, you’ll get an extended, in-depth look at the life of the King that you can’t get with any documentary or DIRECT TV special.

See where Elvis performed in Nashville, including the Ryman Auditorium, where he made his only performance at the Grand Ole Opry in 1954. Embark on a tour of RCA Studio B, where Elvis – over a period of 13 years – recorded more than 200 songs, including “Are You Lonesome Tonight” and “How Great Thou Art.” You can even sit at the piano where Elvis perfected his craft for countless hours inside one of the world’s most famous recording studios. And in perhaps the main attraction of the week, John Beardsley will perform more than 30 songs in five different costumes as plays three decades of music from Elvis’ career.

If you’re an Elvis fan or just a music fan in general, you won’t want to miss out on Elvis Week 2012.

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