RAW: Nashville of RAW: natural born artists premiers its first greaser and pin-up show, Kaleidoscope, Thursday, June 20 from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Cannery Ballroom. Continue Reading →
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RAW: Nashville Artists Get Greasy Pin-Up Style at Kaleidoscope
Learn About Nashville-Based Non-Profit Organization Instruments Of Joy
How They Got Started?
On a short-term missions trip to Malawi, the founder of Watermelon Ministries, Joshua MacLeod, met a young musician who had fashioned a hand made “guitar” from a gas can and a block of wood. This young man had immense musical potential, but was limited by his life circumstances. He was using his “guitar” to bring joy to young orphans in his community. With the help of others, Joshua was able to send two quality guitars to that orphanage as an encouragement. Today Instruments of Joy (IOJ) has distributed instruments all over the world.
To learn more, go to: http://www.instrumentsofjoy.org/
The Roys Share The Stories Behind ‘Gypsy Runaway Train’
The new album by The Roys entitled ‘Gypsy Runaway Train’ is available for purchase now available on Amazon.com and iTunes. Here is a special video of The Roys talking about the stories behind the songs. Hope you enjoy!
Show Review: UNWRAP THE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS At Fontanel
Thank you to the management of Fontanel who was kind enough to invite FOCUS to enjoy their Christmas dinner show called UNWRAP THE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS. This showstars hit songwriters,Will Robinson and James Dean Hicks, which is running up until December 23rd.
We really enjoyed the delicious meal and the setting was really nice inside their Studio Gallery with a stage set up festively for the holiday show. Continue Reading →
Tim McGraw Announces More Album Details
Debut Big Machine Records Disc To Include Standard & An Accelerated Deluxe Version, in Stores Feb 5
Country music icon Tim McGraw is revealing more details about his highly anticipated release TWO LANES OF FREEDOM. His first album for Big Machine Records will be released on Feb. 5, 2013 and is set to prove once again that on stage and on record, he remains dedicated to delivering music that is innovative, heartfelt and authentic.
“I feel like I’ve progressed in my work, and I’ve always strived to get better,” says McGraw. “On my last album, I was discovering some new sounds and new things that I wanted to do, scratching the surface of the direction I wanted to head. This album was a way to reach a little further back, to all that I’d done throughout my career, and bring both sides together—it’s a combination of that discovery, along with some rediscovery.”
On TWO LANES OF FREEDOM, the sense of nostalgia comes through on the hard-driving current single “One of Those Nights.” The reverie of that song, though, is countered by the humor and joy of “Southern Girl” or the feel-good hangover of “Mexicoma.” McGraw maintains that it was the album’s title track that really established the tone for the entire project.
Florida Georgia Line Earns 2012’S Highest Country Debut
Lead Single, “Cruise,” Garners Duo Two-Week #1, Platinum Certification & National TV Appearances
Florida Georgia Line has been heating up the music scene – and just this week – earned the highest debut album sales of 2012 for a new Country artist with nearly 63,000 copies of Here’s To The Good Times. The debut project on Republic Nashville entered the sales charts at #3 on the Billboard Country Albums and #10 on the Billboard Top 200.
Last night, FGL made their national television performance debut on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Watch them perform their Platinum-certified debut single, “Cruise,” via http://www.
Ashley Monroe “Like A Rose” New Release Date: March 5, 2013
Album Produced by Vince Gill and Justin Niebank, with All songs co-written by Monroe
Ashley Monroe, a member of the critically acclaimed trio Pistol Annies, will release her first Warner Nashville solo album, Like A Rose, on March 5, 2013. Monroe is set to debut two songs from Like A Rose at the Grand Ole Opry with Vince Gill on December 22.
“The great Vince Gill and I have written a brand new song that I love so much I have to put it on my new album,” Monroe says to explain the new street date.
Most folks, as soon as they hear Ashley Monroe, instantly recognize one thing: she’s the real deal. Her songs resonate so profoundly because they reflect the experiences of an artist who, although she is just 26, has already seen both the best and worst that life has to offer. Continue Reading →
Jason Aldean’s “Night Train” Is Certified PLATINUM Just 4 Weeks After Release
Aldean to Perform on Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013
Award winning entertainer Jason Aldean is wrapping up a record-breaking year with news of PLATINUM certification for his latest album Night Train, which earned the status officially just four weeks after its Oct. 16 release. The album that Entertainment Weekly described as EPIC hit big out of the gate, debuting at No. one on the Billboard Top 200 and doubling the first week sales numbers of his previous album, the Double Platinum My Kinda Party.
Additionally, Aldean will join a lineup that includes Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Pitbull and Psy to ring in the New Year with a three song performance on Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013. The legendary special airs Mon., Dec 31 beginning at 10:00pm ET on ABC.
Aldean’s second single off Night Train, “The Only Way I Know” feat. Luke Bryan and Eric Church, is currently climbing up the Top 15 on the Billboard chart. The album’s lead single, “Take A Little Ride,” spent three weeks at No. one to become the longest running chart-topper of the year and Aldean’s sixth consecutive No. one single.
John Corbett Delivers On New Album, “Leaving Nothin’ Behind”
New Album Available at iTunes January 29, 2013 and Drops at Retail Feb 5
No one has to tell John Corbett that Hollywood stars moonlighting as musicians don’t always get taken seriously. He’s already faced crowds full of skeptics wearing expectant looks that silently challenge, “All right, actor boy, show us what you’ve got.”
But Corbett’s never had a problem doing just that, onstage with his band or on radio airwaves. His self-titled debut album, released in 2006, climbed to No. 42 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart, surprising even the guy who rose to fame as Cicely, Alaska’s resident radio deejay on the “Northern Exposure” TV series (and made women swoon in “Sex and the City” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”).
With his new album, Leaving Nothin’ Behind, on his own Funbone Records label, Corbett confirms what fans of John Corbett quickly recognized: He was never just moonlighting in the first place. Growing up in the shadow of Wheeling, W.Va.’s famed Capitol Music Hall, just a few miles from where Brad Paisley was raised, music was always Corbett’s first love. He’s been playing since he can remember.
“I never for a second dreamed that I could make a living making music, except probably when I was a freshman in high school and would daydream about what it would be like to be in Kiss or Styx or something,” he admits, laughing. “But I always had a guitar with me.”
Christmas Traditions From Some Of Our Favorite Artists
We thought we’d ask some of our favorite artists to share some of their Christmas traditions and here’s what they had to say! Enjoy! Continue Reading →
