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J.J. Grey and Mofro will be at the House of Blues in Boston on Friday, February 20 th .  The band, out of Jacksonville, combines the sounds of blues, soul, and funk with a healthy dash of southern rock.  Anyone that hasn't seem them perform live will be in for a real treat.  Grey brings a ton of energy to the show along with a packed band that includes pianos, saxophones and trumpets.   The band’s most recent album, ' Ol’ Glory ,' will feature 12 new songs and will be released on February 25 th .   While we wait for new music, check out my favorite track, "Somebody Else," from 'The River'.  The band, currently out on tour, will have stops both stateside and abroad.  February 14 - Whig Fest - St. Petersburg, FL February 15 - The Moon - Tallahassee, FL February 18 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC   February 19 - The Egg - Albany, NY   February 20 - House of Blues - Boston, MA   February 21 -...

Luke Bryan will release his final Spring Break EP, ‘Spring Break … Checkin’ Out’ on March 10 ahead of his two beach concerts on March 11-12 in Panama City Beach, Florida. Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter have the premiere of "Wild Child" on USA Today , today.  Love and Theft released "Whiskey On My Breath" yesterday.  Check out my review here .  Joe Nichols will be at the HOB Boston on February 28th.  Little Big Town shared "Girl Crush" at the Grand Ole Orpy and I'm going to be singing it in my head all day. Charlie Worsham has been working on a "Bus Jams" play list while touring Canada with Dallas Smith.  Check out his playlist on Spotify here . You can check out the full episode ACM New Artist Special featuring  Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Sam Hunt, Kip Moore, Thomas Rhett, Chase Rice, Cole Swindell and Dan + Shay    here . If you're attending a show, I'd love to hear from you.  Feel free to send in a review,...

With ear pleasing harmonies and light-hearted melodies, it could be easy to overlook the complexity of Love and Theft ’s third album, Whiskey On My Breath .  The new release from duo Stephen Barker-Liles and Eric Gunderson  is full of catchy phrases and, well, catchy phrases. Simply put, it's fun to listen to the melodies .  The album is an eclectic mix of songs that can both pull on your heartstrings or make you pour a cold beer (or both).  The album is a departure from some of the more pop sounding country you've heard from them in the past.   The first track, “Can’t Wait for the Weekend,” gets the party started with the duo promising they can party on any day that ends in –Y.   The tempo changes with the sweet, “Anytime Anywhere” which promises a kiss, you guessed it, anytime, anywhere and features perhaps my favorite line on the album: "Slow dancing just off the blacktop; fireflies falling like electric raindrops."  Track 3, “Hangout...

The Sinclair hosted a packed house for Country 102.5's "Chicks with Picks and One Dude" on February 4th to benefit the Floating Hospital for Children at Tuft's Medical Center. The event featured premiere Nashville talent including Easton Corbin, the cook dude, and the chicks, Massachusetts' own Lori McKenna, Kelsea Bellerini, and Maddie  & Tae.  The show was set up as a Nashville style songwriter's night with each artist taking time to explain the reason for writing their hits and then playing them for a a packed house. The highlights for me was definitely hearing Lori McKenna's the story and song behind " Girl Crush " by Little Big Town.  McKenna revealed the hit, written along her songwriting partners, Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey group, was not a hit for everyone at first but that once they started working on it, it came pretty easily.  Later the same day, Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman came to hear w...

*People Country was with Sam Hunt as he kicked off his Lipstick Graffiti tour in Los Angeles over the weekend.  Check out the full photo album here . *Dierks Bentley and the fellas had a busy week kicking off the Super Bowl in Arizona then making appearances with "Say You Do" on Ellen and then a rare "Riser" on the David Letterman show. * Tickets for Eric Church at the Garden will be on sale at 10 AM on Friday, February 6th.  Check out behind the scenes for the Outsiders tour here .  * Tickets for Little Big Town and David Nail on September 5, 2015 at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion are on sale tomorrow as well. * Tickets for Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge, and the Brothers Osborne July 10th in Gilford, NH at Meadowbrook are also on sale tomorrow.   Tickets are also on sale for Lady A, Hunter Hayes, and Sam Hunt on August 16th at 10 AM. *Listen to The Bull 101.7 all this week to win tickets to their private show with A Thousand Horses. ...

Pat Green and the Josh Abbott Band will return to Boston on March 8, 2015 at the House of Blues.  I was able to chat with Preston Wait, a member of the band about their EP, new album, and touring with Pat.  Wait has been a member of the Josh Abbott Band since 2008, playing the fiddle and guitar. Wait’s excited to return to the House of Blues along with Green.  Wait calls Green, “One of our biggest influences” and says the band has always been big fans.  Green and the band, all from Texas, even recorded a song together, “ My Texas ”.  Being from Texas, Wait says one of his favorite venues is the famous Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth but that the biggest thrill for any country musician is to play the Grand Ole Opry.   The band enjoys interacting with their fans, of twitter , Wait says, "I think it’s a great way to connect with fans that know that there’s a real person there."   The band is currently working on a new album, their first fu...