Last night, The Bellamy Brothers were in town to sing their hits to the crowd at Hurricane Alley. Howard and David Bellamy have toured extensively around the world, and have made stops in the southwest region in the recent past. This was their first stop in Las Cruces proper in many years. The mostly middle-aged crowd seemed to enjoy the hits and a night out for dancing. Tonight, EMI recording artist Troy Olsen takes that same stage at Hurricane Alley. Tickets are $15 and best purchased in advance to assure entry. The merchandise table will be selling copies of the special CD that contains Troy’s hits, “Summer Thing,” “Good Hands,” and the local smash, “Truth or Consequences.” This exclusive CD is available at Troy’s tour stops only.
Meanwhile, on TV tonight, Las Cruces native Bri Bagwell make her television debut on CMT’s Next Superstar. The show comes on at 10pm on CMT, so set your DVRs if you’re going to be at the Troy Olsen concert. On the premiere episode, all the contestants will be moving in the house together, and then they will have to perform musical tasks to avoid being eliminated. The whittling down of contestants is supposed to ultimately result in a viewer vote for the winner. Go Bri!
Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” has now surpassed Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” to become the most downloaded country song in history. Meanwhile, the trio is on their way to Australia to do a few tour dates with Keith Urban.
Carrie Underwood appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday to dish to Ellen about married life. Carrie said that she and NHL star Mike Fisher are “great” but marriage “comes with its own wonderfulness and challenges.” Now that he has been traded to the Nashville Predators, Mike recently moved into Carrie’s home, and she says that he “brought all his crap with him”. “He’s not a hoarder,” she said, “but he’s close, maybe.” Carrie complains that Mike has too many shirts and admits he would say she “nags” at him to clean up his stuff. Carrie makes her big-screen acting debut as a youth counselor in the movie Soul Surfer, in theaters today.
And finally, here's a bit of fun for a Feel Good Friday. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis is scheduled to record a live album in Nashville at Third Man Records, an independent record store owned by rock musician Jack White from the White Stripes. The April 16th concert coincides with “Record Store Day,” an event celebrating the more than 700 independently-owned record stores that still exist in the U.S. The album will feature Lewis performing with a band of legendary studio musicians. The show will be recorded direct to analog tape, pressed in vinyl at the nearby United Record Pressing Plant and available for sale within weeks.
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