Our friends over at Budweiser Gardens in London, ON, sure know how to throw a kick ass party on a Saturday night. Invite Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year winner, Jason Aldean, to bring his Six String Circus Tour to town with Thomas Rhett and A Thousand Horses, throw in some local country artists, rocking the parking lot before the show, and you have yourself one heck of a tailgate party.
Six String Circus Doesn’t Clown Around in Oshawa…
Jason Aldean brought his Six String Circus Tour to Ontario this weekend. Hands down one of the best tours this spring with the likes of Big Machine recording artists Thomas Rhett & A Thousand Horses in tow.
Country Music is Coming to London, ON in a BIG way!
Hard to believe we are only 4.5 months away from the Canadian Country Music Association Awards show in London, Ontario. But hold your horses, They have so much more coming to London before we can even talk about September.
Two major tours announced with eastern Ontario stops in 2016
It was a big day for country music concert announcements especially if you live in eastern Ontario. Reigning three-time ACM Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year nominee Jason Aldean announced his “We Were Here Tour” and 22-time CCMA Award winner Gord Bamford along with 4-time Grammy nominee Joe Nichols announced today their co-headline “Certified Country Tour”.
Chattin’ Illinois with Brett Eldredge
We recently had a chance to sit down and chat with Brett Eldredge, about his album that actually drops TODAY! September 11th. You can grab it here. I had a chance to chat with Brett awhile back when he played in Detroit at a radio gig. But this time around it was a bit more of a chance to go a little deeper with Brett and discuss the the new album and touring with Darius Rucker! Enjoy! And hey… WE LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK! Don’t be shy.
Boots and Hearts 2016 Wish List
Well,
The gates have barely closed on the 2015 Boots and Hearts Music Festival and my thoughts are already turning to the big 5 Year Anniversary in 2016. With so many of Country’s biggest names already having graced the B&H Stages it’s a tough one. But here is my Top 20 list of acts for next year!
A Thousand Horses – Southernality
We had a chance to sit down with A Thousand Horses this past weekend while they were in Toronto in support of Darius Rucker’s Southern Style Tour. The fellas release Southernality TODAY! Here is all the good stuff….
Toronto, ON (June 8, 2015) – Get ready for more music from Republic Nashville’s A Thousand Horses. After one of the fastest starts in Country music history, the band will release their highly anticipated debut album Southernality on Tuesday, June 9.
The album’s title – a mix of the words Southern and personality – is meant to evoke a state of mind and a way of life, and fans have enthusiastically embraced the vibe. They’ve helped A Thousand Horses pull off one of the most memorable debuts in recent history with the first single “Smoke” setting records on the way to the top of the charts.
“Smoke” is about a woman whose presence lingers even when she’s not around. The song immediately stuck with fans in much the same way. A Thousand Horses set a record for highest charting debut single at No. 28 on the Mediabase country songs chart. They also became the first group (of three members or more) to send their debut single to No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart since December 2008.
“It’s been mind-blowing,” lead singer Michael Hobby said. “It’s overwhelming and crazy to see the reaction from country radio, from fans loving it and all the people we’re meeting being out on the road. We’re very grateful, it’s very humbling and unbelievable.”
Southernality, produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton) can be purchased at iTunes and all other major retailers. A Thousand Horses will celebrate the release with a number of appearances this week. The band, which includes Bill Satcher, Zach Brown and Graham DeLoach, will perform at the CMT Music Awards on June 10, where they are nominated for Group Video of the Year, and will perform at CMA Music Festival on June 11 and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 14. The band also is out on the road with Darius Rucker’s SOUTHERN STYLE TOUR this summer.
The group mixes the Southern rock sounds they fell in love with growing up in eastern Georgia and South Carolina with the storytelling tradition of country music to make songs that stick in the mind. The mix has proven appealing to fans of both, as well as critics. All Access said of the band and their album, “I defy you to put this in your car, start listening and not like it. The first single, ‘Smoke,’ is a runaway hit, sounds terrific on the radio and is selling big. Not convinced? Go see them live.” Rolling Stone Country said “the Horses are bringing musicianship back to a stale format” and USA Today named them a 2015 “Artist to Watch.” They also recently made their television debut on TODAY immediately followed by two performances on FOX and Friends.
The band’s next single, “(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial,” is available for purchase at iTunesand will impact country radio on June 29.
SOUTHERNALITY Track Listing:
1. “First Time” (Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher and Patrick Davis)
2. “Sunday Morning” (Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Graham DeLoach, Zach Brown and Rich Robinson)
3. “Smoke” (Michael Hobby, Ross Copperman and John Knight)
4. “(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial” (Michael Hobby, Corey Crowder, Neil Mason and Cale Dodds)
5. “Heaven is Close” (Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher and Graham DeLoach)
6. “Travelin’ Man” (Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher and Jaren Johnston)
7. “Back to Me” (Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Graham DeLoach and Westin Davis)
8. “Southernality” (Michael Hobby, Corey Crowder and Neil Mason)
9. “Tennessee Whiskey” (Michael Hobby and Bill Satcher)
10. “Hell on My Heart” (Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Graham DeLoach and Zach Brown)
11. “Trailer Trashed” (Graham DeLoach)
12. “Landslide” (Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher and Zach Brown)
13. “Where I’m Going” (Michael Hobby, Brad Warren, Brett Warren)
For more information about the band or to purchase tickets, visithttp://bigmachinelabelgroup.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ada70aba29278f3df16e674a4&id=9fdb669ecc&e=d0b05407d3 and follow @athousandhorses on Twitter and Instagram.
A Little Southern Style North of the Border with Darius Rucker & Friends
Darius Rucker brought some of country musics new pedigree to Toronto Saturday night with his Southern Style Tour hitting the Molson amphitheatre . With a line up this strong it was no surprise the place was rockin’ from start to finish.
Coming up in spring 2015
Chad Brownlee – Photo by Trish Cassling for Sound Check Entertainment
To say that 2015 has started with a bang is a major understatement. It took the independent Sound Check over a year to hit 100,000 readers and we hit 200,000 in just the first month and a half of 2015.
Our top stories of Q1 2015 included breaking the news of Luke Bryan in Ottawa and the 2015 Ottawa Bluesfest line-up as well as our coast to coast coverage of Dallas Smith’s Tippin’ Point Tour and Chad Brownlee’s When the Lights Go Down tour not to mention our unprecedented concert coverage from New Country 94’s welcome to Ottawa party with Dallas Smith to Florida Georgia Line and ZZ Top in Kingston. All of this and only in the first 3 months of 2015.
Here’s a look at what’s ahead from April to June 2015
Prediction: Darius Rucker Boots and Hearts 2015
Darius Rucker
We are going out on a limb and predicting that Darius Rucker will bring his Southern Style Tour to Boots and Hearts this August. Rucker’s fourth country solo album, ‘Southern Style,’ will be released on March 31, 2015. The disc’s first single, ‘Homegrown Honey,’ was released in September.
