Boston Country Hub

A record 50,000 enthusiastic country music fans turned out over three days to attend the 3rd Annual Taste of Country Music Festival, held June 12-14, 2015 at Hunter Mountain Resort in the Catskills of New York State. The star-packed lineup for this year’s festival was headlined by Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, and Toby Keith; and included Billy Currington, Eli Young Band, Jerrod Niemann, Sara Evans, Easton Corbin, Chase Bryant, Colt Ford, Josh Abbott Band, Tracy Lawrence, LOCASH, Logan Mize, Katie Armiger, Western Underground, Amanda Watkins, Rachel Lipsky, Sasha McVeigh, Nikki Briar, Jandee Lee Porter and Jackson Michelson. Here's what one attendee, Brianna, had to say: "This was my first year going to ToC Fest and I can honestly say it was the best weekend of my life! I did not see a single person that looked unhappy while at the festival. Everyone was dressed in "country outfits." Lots of cowboy hats and boots, flannels, and of course camo and American...

*It was a busy week for concerts in New England.  Eric Palsay played a packed show at Lupos Providence last Thursday.  Check out coverage here .  And check out his new music video for "She Don't Love You" below. *Love and Theft debuted their new album, " Whiskey On My Breath " for Bostonians at Toby Keith's Foxboro Friday .   *Josh Abbott Band joined fellow Texas Pat Green and Hudson Moore at the House of Blues Boston on Friday night . *Sam Hunt also has a new video out for " Take Your Time "  It's a more serious take than the I just want to pick you up at the bar vibe the song gives off with Sam rescuing a young mother from an abusive relationship. *Gary Allen has a new single out on the radio, " Hungover Tonight ".  The Brothers Osborne have one of my favorite songs of the year, "Stay a Little Longer" on the radio.  Check out this great acoustic version of it from Thunder 106. *Lance Carpenter, songwrite...

Daylight savings and Sunday night didn't deter a rowdy crowd from enjoying some country music - Texas style.  Fort Worth native Hudson Moore opened the show sharing some of his new music off his EP . Mostly fellow Texans, the Josh Abbott Band played a rocking set with their traditional country twang.  It was exciting to hear some of their songs off their new EP , "Tuesday Night".   The band covered all the bases including having Pat Green join them for a "My Texas" duet.  The highlight of the show for me was seeing the full band live.  The band features lead singer and guitarist, and band namesake, Josh Abbott with Edward Villanueva on drums, Caleb Keeter on guitar and James Hertless on the bass.  Preston Wait's fiddle and Austin Davis' banjo come across more dynamically live than on the album.  The real difference between seeing the band live or listening to the album is, as Abbott told the crowd, "If you want to hear the three...

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...