Zac Brown In Town

The Breaking Southern Ground Tour comes to Las Cruces tonight! Levi Lowery, Nic Cowan, and Sonia Leigh open the show for Zac Brown Band. Joey & Rori are the guest MCs. It will be a full house tonight at the Pan Am Center. The GA tickets (that’s General Admission; not Georgia) are sold out, so the floor of the Pan Am will have its fair share of dancers. The lower bowl seats were said to be full with the exception of a few scattered single tickets. And the last-minute batch of upper bowl seats are said to be selling pretty briskly. Check the box office for availability, because the community and the region will be coming together tonight for the opportunity to see one of music’s hottest bands in action. Look for a report about the show in this space tomorrow.

News From Around The Country
Jessica Harp is retiring. In a post to her fans, Jessica wrote at-length about her decision to quit pursuing a singing career and concentrate on songwriting instead. She thanked fans profusely for being there with her through her rise as an independent artist, her stint with The Wreckers, and her transition to a solo artist. Now she hopes that that allegiance can be given to another young artist as she pursues other interests. She vented her frustration surrounding the release of her album, but did mention that as a parting gift, her label will be releasing her digital album on March 16th.

Set the DVRs, Keith Urban will be singing “Til Summer Comes Around Again” on Jimmy Kimmel Live, directly after the Academy Awards on Sunday. ….. Taylor Swift kicked off the North American leg of her Fearless 2010 Tour with a sold-out show in Tampa, Florida. Meanwhile, she is nominated for a 2010 JUNO Award for International Album of the Year. ….. And finally, word is out that after the taping of CMT Crossroads in Nashville on Tuesday, Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller took to tradition, left the Ryman Auditorium, crossed the alley and snuck into the backdoor of Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge to continue the party until all hours of the night. That must have been some treat for those lucky enough to fit into such a small venue.

Feel Good Friday

Keith Urban needs a title for his webisode series, so he is challenging fans to be creative. The clips air every Thursday on keithurban.net and feature behind-the-scenes footage from Keith's Defying Gravity promotional campaign, as well as video from his Verizon Underplay No Frills Concert Tour and rehearsals for his upcoming Escape Together World Tour. Keith also needs video of fans singing “You’ll Think of Me.” A montage of those fan-submitted videos will be shown on the big screen during Keith's live performances.

Reba McEntire is going to be appearing in an IMAX documentary on the history of Wyoming. "I've always been a big fan," Reba says, "Daddy and Grandpap were contestants at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Cheyenne, so we were up there an awful lot during my growing up years." Then on May 9th, Reba will remedy her absence from the Grand Ole Opry with a long awaited 4-song set, which will undoubtedly include her new hit single “Strange.” Reba made her Opry debut in 1977; she became a member in 1986.

This year’s hosts have been named for the annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert: Chuck Wicks, Jessica Harp and Suzanne Alexander from GAC. Fellow country artists will strut the runway to model the latest fashions. The show is a fundraiser for a charitable foundation that takes music to patients in medical facilities that are unable to attend the concerts in person. Of co-hosting the event, Jessica Harp says, "Being the fashion lover I am, I'm excited to be co-hosting the 3rd Annual Country Weekly Fashion show alongside Chuck Wicks. Perhaps I'll share some fashion tips with him...if he'll share some dancing tips with me!"

Several weeks ago, Craig Morgan hosted his Charity Ride in Dickson, TN to raise money for his foundation that aids charities in his hometown. Pictures of Craig and his guests are starting to appear. Country artists and professional motocross riders got together for a day of music and mud. Appearing with Craig Morgan were Bucky Covington, James Otto, Blake Shelton, Jason Michael Carroll, and Kellie Pickler. Your humble Blog Mouse stumbled across some great pictures from the event.












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