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December 13, 2011 - COLT FORD - Ticket price $15.00 general admission

Be part of history with Colt's first West Coast Tour! You've got to be part of "The Colt Ford Experience"! Purchase tickets here.

OLT FORD Biography www.coltford.com

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December 4, 2011 - HUNTER HAYES all ages show.

Hunter’s Story

Among the many extraordinary things about Hunter Hayes, the multi-talented musician, writer, producer and performer, perhaps what is most astonishing is that in truth, he’s just getting started. And it is that fact which holds the promise of Hunter Hayes becoming one of the most significant musical talents to emerge, not just from Nashville, but from anywhere, in a long, long time.

Already, he has accomplishments beyond most musicians wildest dreams: Singing “Jambalaya” with Hank Williams Jr. in front of 200,000 people (15 million YouTube views) at the age of four; appearing with Robert Duvall (who gave Hunter his first guitar) in “The Apostle” at the age of six; playing with Johnny and June Cash, and Charlie Daniels at a BBQ; performing for President Clinton and many more. You might say that he’s lived a charmed life. But those experiences are simply the natural result of Hunter’s prodigal talent, one that’s been there from the beginning as though a gift from God, and one that he’s always conscious to be in service to.

Having moved to Nashville three years ago, Hunter was quickly signed to Universal Music Publishing Group where he has co-written songs for Rascal Flatts and Montgomery Gentry. At the same time, he was introduced to Atlantic Records’ Chairman/CEO and music visionary Craig Kallman, who he signed with at Atlantic Records. “I’m blessed to be surrounded by people who appreciate music and support what I do.”

Born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, Hunter has been making music since about the time he learned to walk. As he recounts, “By the time I was almost two, I was picking up everything and making an instrument out of it. My grandmother gave me a toy accordion for my second birthday and I immediately began picking up Cajun songs by ear from the radio.” While both of Hunter’s parents are music lovers, neither are musicians, so as he says, “The way I picked up music was out of left field, but, I suppose, a pleasant surprise for them.”

For the Hayes’, most Friday night’s in the early part of Hunter’s childhood were spent at a Cajun restaurant a couple of blocks from their home that featured live music, and it was there where Hunter joined his first band at the age of four, first as the accordionist, and then as the front man at the age of five.

Taking up guitar at the age of 6, Hunter’s ability to pick up instruments (including bass guitar, drums, keyboards, and more) became evident. He says, “I’ve never had the patience to sit down and learn from anyone. So with the guitar, and with every subsequent instrument and piece of studio equipment, it’s been a process of experimentation – pressing every button I can.”

Songwriting, too, has been a constant undertaking of Hunter’s. “I wrote my first song at 6,” he recalls, “I spent every day with the guitar and I just made up songs.” Hunter’s songwriting has been informed by an eclectic grouping of influences. “When I was really young, Garth Brooks was enormous, and I was a huge fan. I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I’ve gotten older, my influences have broadened – John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Beatles – all of these artists have somehow been a part of my development as a songwriter.”

Like playing and songwriting, performing has become almost second nature to Hunter who, in just his short life, has shared the stage with the likes of Taylor Swift, Hank Williams, Jr., Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum . “I’ve been doing at least thirty dates a year for the past fifteen years. I’ve done a lot of the festivals several times and built up relationships with the people that go every year.”Now Hunter, in the producer’s chair with Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins) releases his self-titled Atlantic Records debut album. “I’ve released independent records before, but this feels like the first real record – with the high stakes,” he says excitedly. For Hunter, even with those high stakes, he was committed to doing it his way – “playing everything on the album, having fun and experimenting,” he stops, and then says with a smile, “I literally lived in the studio.”

The expectations may be high, but no one has set higher expectations and ambitions for his music than Hunter himself. He declares, “I hope people half my age and twice my age will listen to my music – I want it to live forever and for my audience to feel like they have a friend in my music.” He continues, “Music is a spirit. It heals. It’s an amazing thing to be loved and appreciated, and sometimes, music has not just been my best friend, it’s been my only friend.”

In 2011, Hunter released his debut album, toured with superstar Taylor Swift, kicked-off his first ever headlining tour, made his national network television debut on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman and made his Grand Ole Opry debut. The world at large now has the opportunity to see this prodigiously talented artist, a young man who respects the gift his talent is, and has already learned how to give it the honor it commands. He says, “I’ve been lucky as a kid. I’ve met some of the greats, and whether it’s Johnny and June (Cash), Charlie Daniels or Brad Paisley, you could sense they were in it for the love of the music. That was the thing I took away from every single one of those people.”

“I don’t know if I’m worthy of being considered of ‘carrying the torch,’ but I would love to be told that by somebody someday. A lot of the decisions I make are from answering the question ‘are we doing it for the right reasons?’ I want people to say about me, ‘I know he’s making music because he loves it.’”

www.hunterhayes.com

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LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA

JAMES WESLEY NOVEMBER 18TH!!

DOORS OPEN AT 7PM

Austin Law 9:00-9:30pm

James Wesley 10:00pm

Austin Law after concert

$5.00 regular cover (21 & over)

18 and over welcome ($8.00 cover)

"I’ve always been a big believer in tradition," declares James Wesley. "A lot of the old ways are the best ways: family, God, treating people right, doing what you’re supposed to do. I think it’s time to come back to what’s real. That’s what country music is about."

James Wesley puts those core values into his music with a whiskey-smooth voice and a timelessly winning way with a great country song. Wesley sings directly to real people about real things that profoundly affect real lives—and from his small-town upbringing to his blue-collar work ethic, he has a deep understanding of what those folks are longing to hear. "I know there’s more people out there than just me who want to hear something that grabs you and makes you go, ‘Wow, that’s me—that’s how I feel, that’s my day, that’s my family,’" he says. "When you swing a hammer every day, when you’re out there doing what you have to do, you learn a lot of compassion for the people that do it day in and day out."

Wesley grew up in tiny Mound Valley, a community of about 200 people in Southeastern Kansas. He first discovered country music via his grandmother’s record collection, which included heaping helpings of classic crooners like Marty Robbins, George Jones and Ray Price. "We’d go over there on the weekends," he recalls. "She’d have the console set up and the records stacked up and we’d listen to them as they dropped. Those guys back then, they could sing. I thought, ‘That’s what I want to do.’" His mother was the first to notice Wesley’s own talent for singing when she overheard him belting out his favorite songs behind his bedroom door. "I thought if I shut my door I blocked everybody out, but evidently I didn’t block Mom out," he says with a chuckle. "She heard me and said, ‘I’d love to have you sing in church.’ So that’s what I did." Soon he taught himself to play guitar on an old Stella practice model. "I’ve got it to this day," he says. "You can still see where I wore down the D, C and G chords on the fretboard."

By his late teens he was singing in local nightclubs and beginning to think about making music his life. "I’d sit in my bedroom and stare out of the window and dream of being out there, getting to see the world," he remembers. His first move in that direction was to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he performed in a nightly music and variety show.

OCTOBER 11, 2011

CHRISTMAS CARAVAN FOR KIDS CONCERT

featuring RANDY HOUSER AND LITTLE TEXAS!!

Christmas Caravan for Kids Concert - Join us October 11, 2011 at the Gallatin Civic Center at 7 pm to see Randy Houser ("Boots On," "Anything Goes") and Little Texas ("God Blessed Texas," "What Might Have Been," "Kick a Little") IN CONCERT! $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Purchase tickets at the following locations: Cambridge Mortgage 230-1998, Gallatin Sumner Bank & Trust, Gallatin Commerce Union Bank, Gallatin Optical, Larry Maynard Allstate Agency, Quality Printing OR CALL: 615-957-8842

Online Tickets $21 each

(purchase multiple tickets by changing Quantity on the next page)

Can't make the Concert but still want to donate?

ANY amount is GREATLY appreciated!

$150 will provide a Christmas shopping spree and dinner for a child.
$200 will provide a Christmas shopping spree, groceries and dinner for a child.

Unfortunately, many children in Sumner County have little or no Christmas experience at all. Gallatin Sertoma Club desires to change that by hosting an annual benefit concert, called Christmas Caravan for Kids, to help raise the needed funds so that some of the less fortunate children in Sumner County could have a better Christmas.

Nearly every dollar raised goes to provide Christmas for each child, chosen through a very accurate and strategic process that qualifies them. They are provided dinner by a local business while meeting their shopping sponsors and visiting Santa for group photos. They are then taken on a shopping trip with their adult shopping sponsor via our entertainment coach sponsors. Each year our kids receive not only a shopping trip to buy whatever they want up to a certain amount, but other nice surprises provided by local business donors and other raised funds.

Our desire is to increase the number of kids we can help each year. The amount of money each child receives and the number of children we are able to help depends on ticket sales of this concert, corporate sponsorships and the additional activities surrounding it. This only happens because of the generosity of local individuals and business owners who give generously of their time and funds.

We do all that we can to make sure that every dollar counts toward our main goal, putting a smile on a child’s face for Christmas! Because of you, another child can have a better Christmas!

Check us out on You Tube!

GALLERY of SMILING KIDS while shopping for Christmas!

Purchase tickets at the following locations: Cambridge Mortgage on the Gallatin Square 230-1998, Gallatin Gallatin Sumner Bank & Trust,

Gallatin Commerce Union Bank, Gallatin Optical, Larry Maynard Allstate Agency, Quality Printing

OR CALL: 615-957-8842

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August 16, 2011 - DAVID NAIL - Tickets $12.00 general admission

One of the hottest new artists in Nashville today!

DAVID NAIL Biography www.davidnail.com

Growing up in a small southeastern Missouri town, David Nail might’ve chosen to follow any of the dreams that drifted by like the riverboats on the mighty Mississippi: but in the end, it was music that called his name. “I was definitely more into sports growing up,” says the Midwest native. “I think I was expected to play in college, but as I grew older I became more interested in music. After my senior year I had a few small college offers to play baseball. My coach came to me and said ‘David, you need to decide where you’re going to school,’ and out of the blue I just said, ‘Do you know anybody in Nashville?’” For singer-songwriter Nail, it was a history-making moment -- small town boy decides to chase a big city dream -- and a theme that has informed his music ever since. On his first album from MCA Nashville, he neatly bridges the divide, laying claim to his hometown roots while keeping a firm grip on the future, and all the deeply emotional territory in between. “I feel like regardless of where you grew up, city, small town, east coast, west coast or whatever, there’s something in this music that you can relate to,” he says. “They might not all be exactly the same, but everyone has those moments; the first time you left home, falling in love, losing love. That’s what moves me, what I can dig into.” Nail, son of a former high school band director, cut his musical teeth on a record collection that included Stevie Wonder, Elton John and the Beatles. “Elton John was one of the main reasons I started singing, and is still a tremendous influence,” he says. “I think he and the Beatles are probably two of the greatest melody makers of all time.” Then he moved on to country: “I ‘discovered’ country music in the early 90’s along with everyone else my age,” he says. “But I guess I kind of got more obsessive than everybody else. I found myself looking back as far as the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, exposing myself to some of the biggest stars of that era. It was then that I fell in love with Glen Campbell, who is still one of my all-time favorites.” Drawn to Music City after high school, Nail took that first step on his long and winding road, following the music. “I had been to Nashville as a small child but I had no memories of what it was like and obviously had no idea what the music business was like,” he says. “I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing.” Overwhelmed, he ended up moving back to Missouri in less than a year. Returning to Nashville two years later, Nail became frustrated once again in early 2005 with the lack of movement of his music career. David spent the next two summers helping an old college buddy coach the Twitty City Knights, a select group of some of Nashville’s best baseball talent. “I did it just to get away from the reality of what my career had become at that time, and it was being around those kids that recharged my batteries. It reminded me how free and easy life is at 17 and 18 years old and how truly blessed I’d been, both growing up, and now, being able to chase my dream. I will forever look back on that time and those kids for getting me back on track.” Shortly thereafter, mutual friend Brian Wright, who’d recently become V.P., A&R, for both the MCA and Mercury Nashville labels, introduced Nail to producer Frank Liddell, who 10 years earlier had produced one of Nail’s all-time favorite records, Chris Knight’s self-titled Decca debut. Through the ups and downs of a life in the music business, Nail was persistent – and his dream became a realization with I’m About To Come Alive, a collection of songs that captures the highs and lows and the hometown flavor of his own experiences. “I wanted to take something from the people who’ve inspired me,” he says. “But also put myself in there, and just make something I could be proud of. It’s definitely a moody record. There’s definitely going to be some heartbreak in there, as well as some dark times. But there’s music you listen to when you’re feeling good, and music you listen to when you’re down and out, and I think this is a record that satisfies both needs.” From the second he started recording, Nail was determined to bridge the gap between traditional country and the soulful stylings of a Lionel Richie and Ray Charles. “I’ve got to have a piano player with a lot of fire, a little more recklessness!” he says. Liddell offered up legendary player Chuck Leavell, who brought his inspired piano into the mix with

July 19, 2011 - JAMES OTTO - Tickets $15.00 general admission

Returning to the Brandin' Iron after a sold-out show in 2010! Buy tickets here

CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA 4th of JULY 2011

THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S 37TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS

AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM

GATES OPEN AT 6PM

MUSIC BY RONNY & THE CLASSICS 7:00-9:00PM

FIREWORKS SHOW AT 9:00PM

$5.00 adults, $4.00 children PRE-SALE, $6.00 adults, $5.00 children DAY OF SHOW

Rated one of the top 10 fireworks displays in Southern California! Bring your blankets and beach chairs for an evening of music and a fabulous fireworks show choreographed to music! Start your day with the annual 4th of July parade, carnival games & booths, and other festivities. Click here for more info

Call 909-596-5991 for additional information

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

BRETT ELDREDGE

Some life-changing moments are only apparent in retrospect. Brett Eldredge recognized his as it was happening. The Paris, IL native was at the Station Inn, an historic bluegrass/country venue, in Nashville. His cousin Terry, a veteran of Dolly Parton's band and now a member of the Grascals, was playing with a band called the Sidemen, and a mesmerized Brett was in the crowd. "He asked me to come up on stage and told me to pick a song to play with the band," says Brett. I said, 'Amarillo By Morning,' and when I heard that fiddle intro, chills shot up my spine. I sang it for the crowd there and it was a magical experience. That was the point where I thought, 'This is it. This is something I've got to do.'"

The talent that let him turn that dream into reality—the depth of his writing and the sheer power of his smoky and expressive baritone—are both apparent in his first single. "Raymond" is the poignant tale of a nursing home employee mistaken by a patient with Alzheimer's for her deceased son, who was killed at war. It is a song whose inspiring reaffirmation of their mutual humanity is affecting listeners deeply. The single rings true for Eldredge as his Grandmother currently struggles through the disease.

"As a songwriter," he says, "my aim is to portray a little bit of me and my life along with the stories of other people and turn them into something that can really touch somebody's heart and soul. We sit down on Music Row every day and write songs and every once in a while a song like ‘Raymond’ comes from such a real place. I hope it's that real to other people and that I can make them feel the way I felt when I wrote it and when I sing it."

Judging from audience reaction, that’s exactly what he's doing.

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA 92401

April 26, 2011 - TICKETS ONLY $12 ! Call (909) 381-6172 for more info.

Doors & kitchen open at 6:00pm - show time 8:30pm

18 & over welcome!

Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office.

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The Brandin' Iron is Californias' longest running Honky Tonk since 1969. The Brandin' Iron is located in the historic 1953 Citrus Bowl building. The brassy and classy authentic saloon interior and 3" thick huge maple dance floor has made us literally world famous.

The 13,000 square foot nightclub offers Southern California the best local and Nashville live entertainment every week. Rising Nashville stars like Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney and Rodney Adkins to Legendary greats like Johhny Cash and Willie Nelson have all graced the Brandin Iron stage. The B I is notorious for Nashville's rising artists and celebraties dropping in on their way to stardom.

Saturday, April 16, 2011
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura

21st Annual Gold Dust Gala featuring LITTLE TEXAS

Proceeds from the Gold Dust Gala are used for breast cancer detection and treatment, cervical cancer screening and vaccine, and needed diagnostic equipment that benefits women in our community who lack access to life-saving exams. These services are provided by Community Memorial Health System. For more info, please go to www.golddustgala.org

Evening Festivities

Pre-Party VIP Reception
Find out how you can be part of the exclusive Gold Dust Gala Reception.

Silent Auction
Trips, collectibles, paintings, dinners at fine restaurants, theater tickets, gems, western clothes, boots, autographed items from top country artists and more!

Dinner & Enjoy a Delicious BBQ Dinner and the Amazing Phil Vassar

	6:00 - Cocktails, Silent Auction, Raffle, Tribute Tree Sales
	6:45 - Barbecue Dinner, Dancing
	8:30 - Little Texas in a Benefit Concert

Purchase Tickets | More Info | Sponsorship Opportunities

All proceeds benefit Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation | For more information please call (805) 667-2881 or email foundation@cmhhospital.org

"Amy's Back in Austin", "My Love", "Some Guys Have All The Love", "What Might Have Been", "God Blessed Texas" - the list goes on and on...

Little Texas was conceived in Nashville, TN by a handful of guys in their early 20's who were willing to do just about anything to bring their brand of rockin' country to the forefront of the music industry. Before hitting the big time, the band crisscrossed America for three long years, playing every bar and honky-tonk from Myrtle Beach, SC to Los Angeles, CA, all the while writing songs that were destined to change the sound of modern country and perfecting a stage show that has been critically acclaimed worldwide.

Known as "the hardest working band in country music", it was not uncommon for the band to play more than 300 shows a year without a bus, without a driver, without tour support from a label. They simply made it on their own, and that seasoning is evident today.

Their first radio release, "Some Guys Have All The Love", became a Top-10 hit, as did their next single, "First Time For Everything". After the album First Time For Everything was released, five singles reached the top of the charts. The second album, Big Time, truly was the big time for Little Texas. The sophomore release, which has sold more than three million copies to date, spawned three #1 singles - "What Might Have Been", "God Blessed Texas" and "My Love" - and captured the group's first CMT Award, a Billboard Award, a Radio & Records Award and a Grammy nod.

Soon, they signed on as the opening act on an arena tour headlined by Clint Black. Later, they traveled with Travis Tritt and Trisha Yearwood on a tour sponsored by Budweiser. After that, they were on their own, with Crown Roya sponsorship, singing to packed arenas across the USA and Canada. During this time, the band played a part in Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, which later earned their first Country Music Association trophy for Album of the Year. The group's cover of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" charted well; albeit, without an official release...and with that, Little Texas broke another record in country music history: three different songs on three different charts with three different lead singers, all at the same time. It is a feat that has never been repeated by any other band. The year 1994 also brought the lineup an Academy of Country Music Award for "Vocal Group of the Year".

Little Texas released their Kick A Little album , and their first true arena-headlining tour began, supported by Keebler and newcomer Tim McGraw and opening act Blackhawk. The tour and the album were huge successes, highlighted by shows in Detroit and Minneapolis where they sold out the arenas just days after their heroes, The Eagles, had played the same venues. The tour continued on through 1995, finishing as the fifth-largest grossing tour of the year. over the course of '94 and '95 the band received two more Grammy nominations and released Little Texas-Greatest Hits.

After the self-titled Little

Today though, LITTLE TEXAS IS BACK! The multi-platinum band's four original members - Propes, Porter Howell (lead vocals and lead guitar), Dwayne O'Brien (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Del Gray (drums) - have rebuilt the franchise with a completely new sound. And with two recent albums under their collective musical belt, they couldn't be happier to be back on tour and bringing fans what they do best.

"Everybody has a "What Might Have Been" and there's always a "First Time For Everything" , and folks still want to "Kick A Little" , shares Propes, referring to the group's continued rotation on radio and generations of both old and new fans that keep the band playing their classics and putting out new music.

In Summer 2007, Little Texas returned to the airwaves , country charts and music video playlists with an album titled Missing Years. In typical Little Texas style, the band broke the rules again, choosing to unleash TWO new albums within the same month, including the band's LIVE album, The Very Best of Little Texas-LIVE AND LOUD, released on May 15, 2007.

Currently the band is on the concert circuit celebrating its official 20th Anniversary tour (1989-2009), which includes a handful of casino-based Triple Threat performances with fellow hit country acts Restless Heart and Diamond Rio.

"The four of us appreciate each other and still have a ball on stage," says drummer Del Gray, of the band's chemistry on stage after all this time. "There is a comfort level that happens to us when we play together that can only happen with 20 years of experience."

Purchase Tickets | More Info | Sponsorship Opportunities

All proceeds benefit Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation | For more information please call (805) 667-2881 or email foundation@cmhhospital.org

Bo Bice

Friday, April 15, 2011 - Private Show for the Military at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

Known for his diverse vocal abilities, the songs Bo Bice is writing these days have put him in a new spot musically. "My next record will continue to reflect my love of my country, my family' my faith and the emotional journey I'm on," he said during a recent interview from a recording studio behind his home that he shares with his wife and three young children. "I moved my family to Nashville six years ago and that change is now reflected in my music."

"I've always been a family man," Bice continued' referencing his feelings for his mother' a gospel singer who infused him with a love of music at an early age. "My mom remarried and moved our family to England when I was just a kid. But before I finished school, I knew I wanted to be in a band and I returned to Alabama to continue that process."

"I'm really digging the Nashville scene and where it's taking me musically," he said. "It's a little different than what I was doing on previous albums, but Nashville represents many of the things that are important to me these days." After a few health scares stemming from life on the road, Bice has changed his lifestyle and enjoyed a clean bill of health for three years. "I'm more into being a good husband and father, and giving back to others, rather than just doing what feels good at the time," he said. Now, instead of chasing wild times, Bice spends time helping fellow motorcycle enthusiasts raise money for medical research or supporting the military and their families. "I have a lot of respect for the troops and want to do all I can to create awareness of their needs, and support their families."

Backing up that claim, Bice found time to perform overseas for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. "You hear and see first-hand some of the devastating stories, but you also witness the blessing that these men and women are fighting for us," he said. "I just hope I'm lifting them up somehow." (Bice suggests checking out www.bobice.com to see how you can contribute). More recently, Bice arranged for all of his proceeds from the song "Long Road Back" to benefit those affected by the 2010 Nashville floods. He also won $50,000 on a special celebrity edition of VH1's "Don't Forget The Lyrics," with proceeds being donated to the NARAS charity organization MusiCares, for use in its recovery efforts. Bice was the first celebrity contestant in the history of the show to win the grand prize.

Bice's career began to take shape when he worked the Southern club circuit in a number of bands, including Blue Suede Nickel, Purge and Sugar Money. Although the groups made some in-roads, his initial claim to fame came in 2005, when he finished 2nd to Carrie Underwood on FOX television's American Idol. His first release following that show, The Real Thing, yielded the chart-topping single "Inside Your Heaven" and helped Bice attain the first of his two gold record awards.

presents

COLT FORD in concert

Saturday, April 2, 2011 on the shores of Lake Dora in Tavares, FL!

Part of Trains, Planes, & BBQ festival - make it an all day event!

April 2, 2011
Gates open at 6:00 pm

Michael Ray performs 4:30pm - 6:30pm at the main entry gate

Hayfire performs at 6:30pm

Colt Ford performs at 8:00pm Buy Tickets Online @ Ticketweb - $15
Buy Tickets at the Gate - $20

Link to Poster

Visit Colt's website to listen to his music.

COLT FORD is a walking, talking 300-pound celebration of country music and country living. His songs pay tribute to the people, pastimes and attitudes that define a lifestyle embraced from Texas to Wisconsin, from Florida to Washington State and a lot of places in between. For all the bigger-than-life excitement that defines his music and his stage show, though, Colt is quick to point to what lies underneath it all.

"I'm just an average Joe who's been blessed with the ability to write music and who loves to perform," he says. "I talk about everyday real country life and I believe in real country values—God, family, friends, and hard work. And if that ain't country, I don't know what is."

HAYFIRE has played all over the great state of Florida with some of the biggest names in country music. Hayfire is known for superb vocals with a modern, Southern-tinged sound that's instantly familiar and fun. Playing hits from artists like Jason Aldean, Sugarland, and Jamey Johnson. Not to worry though, they still play some of the classic artists like Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Garth Brooks. They even play some top 40, classic rock, and oldies. Hayfire’s approach is simple: to provide a great show, full of great music and good times.

Visit Hayfire's website to listen to their music.

Wooton Park, 100 E. Ruby St., Tavares, FL 32778

Purchase Tickets here for $15 @ Ticketweb , $20 day of show.

CALL THE CITY OF TAVARES FOR MORE INFO (352) 742-6477

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, Tuesday April 5, 2011

THE JANEDEAR GIRLS!

There may be no better place to start, when talking about the JaneDear girls, than with the description offered by their producer, John Rich. “They are,” he says, “the girls next door that kick country A**,,,”

Their name offers another level of insight. “We wanted something that was feminine, All-American, and country,” says Danelle Leverett, the Lone Star portion of this Texas-Utah duo. Susie Brown, adds, “It took us a while to find a name that really described who we are and what we want to say to our country audience, and the JaneDear girls does just that."

All of that is embodied in the JaneDear girls’ debut single, “Wildflower,” as perfect an introduction to their high energy, soaring harmonies, and world-class instrumental prowess as a country fan could ask for. It’s also a song whose very roots express the organic unity of the approach Susie and Danelle take to life and music.

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA 92401

April 5, 2011 - TICKETS ONLY $12 ! Call (909) 381-6172 for more info.

Doors & kitchen open at 6:00pm - show time 8:30pm

18 & over welcome!

Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office.

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RETURNING FOR A 2ND TIME ON JANUARY 30, 2011...

LEE BRICE!

with special guest Tyler Farr

Born and raised in the small town of Garden City, Missouri, Tyler grew up hunting and fishing, playing football and baseball, and of course, singing. At the age of 16 he had the opportunity of going on the road with country music legend, George Jones. That was all it took for him to realize that's what he wanted to do. With the help of a friend and hunting buddy, Rhett Akins, Tyler began to move forward in the industry. For the past year Tyler has been writing for Sony BMG's publishing company "Monument" and working with Jim Catino. He continues to write music on a weekly basis and get in his deer stand when he can find the time. For the following year Tyler will be on the road opening and playing for Colt Ford. Look for his upcoming songs on I-Tunes and playing around a hometown near you!--------- " A big thanks goes to Colt Ford for giving me this great opportunity, my fans and everyone supporting me. Without you it would be much harder. Another thanks goes to God for believing in me when no one else did and standing by my side both day and night through thick and thin. I am grateful for everything You have given me. And lastly, I want to thank my family for loving and supporting me all these years. Thank you and God Bless." -------Tyler Farr------- http://www.myspace.com/tylerfarrmusic

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COUNTRY MUSIC’S NEWCOMER LEE BRICE

TOPS BILLBOARD’S YEAR END HOT COUNTRY SONGS CHART

Brice’s “Love Like Crazy” Closes Year as Most Heard Song of the Year

rNashville, TN – Country music rising star Lee Brice tops the Hot Country Songs chart with Gold-certified selling single “Love Like Crazy,” as the most heard song in America by Billboard. His debut album LOVE LIKE CRAZY was released June 8th on Curb Records.

Billboard’s Year End Hot Country Song Chart (Top 10)Brice’s “Love Like Crazy” Closes Year as Most Heard Song of the Year
1.      Love Like Crazy – Lee Brice
2.      Rain Is A Good Thing – Luke Bryan
3.      Why Don’t We Just Dance – Josh Turner
4.      All Over Me – Josh Turner
5.      The Man I Want To Be – Chris Young
6.      Roll With It – Easton Corbin
7.      Gimmie The Girl – Joe Nichols
8.      All About Tonight – Blake Shelton
9.      Come Back Song – Darius Rucker
10.    She Won’t Be Lonely Long – Clay Walker

While working hard on his major label debut, LOVE LIKE CRAZY, he penned hit singles for Tim McGraw’s “Still”, Garth Brooks’ “More Than A Memory” a song that actually entered the charts at No. 1, and Jason Aldean “Not Every Man Lives”.   In the last few years, he has charted four hits of his own, including “She Ain’t Right,” and “Happy Endings.” His latest single, “Love Like Crazy,” peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart while his new single “Beautiful Every Time” is climbing the charts.   While Brice may be a newcomer, he is certainly no stranger to the thousands of fans who have seen his live performances. A self-described "road dog," Brice has spent most of the past three years on the road, performing in everything from the smallest club to larger arenas, developing a strong and passionate following along the way.

“I’ve always loved the live aspect of what I do for a living,” Brice said. “It gives you the most immediate satisfaction, not to mention pure adrenalin rush. Watching this song climb the charts is sort of like that rush I feel when I perform it live. It’s that gratification that someone out there is digging what I do, and it just doesn’t get better than that.”

For more information and tour dates, visit www.leebrice.com

When Lee Brice first entered the country consciousness with the Top 30 hit “She Ain’t Right” in 2007, his voice carrying over FM radio waves like honey trickling through lines of melody etched in leather, his rugged sound and raw emotion spoke for a new generation of Nashville recording artists. “I love what I’m hearing on the radio today,” Brice said. “People aren’t trying to be perfect or slick anymore. It reminds me of records back in the day, when everything sounded like it was played live. I’d love it if someday people could look back on what I’m doing now too and say, ‘When Lee Brice came around, something changed in a positive way.’” As follow-up singles “Happy Endings,” “Upper Middle Class White Trash,” and “Love Like Crazy” have doggedly climbed the charts, Brice has continued to change the landscape of country with images inspired by the Carolina backcountry where he was raised—of a tightly packed car heading from Myrtle Beach into the sunset, of a trailer park full of Cadillacs, of 58 years of marriage lived in a 2-story house on Maple Street.

Not only has Brice established himself as one of the most promising new voices in country, he has proven himself as one of Nashville’s top tunesmiths, with cuts by Jason Aldean, Adam Gregory, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, and Garth Brooks to his credit. “More Than A Memory,” the Garth Brooks smash that became the first song in Billboard chart history to debut at #1, seems more like a dream to Brice, who names Garth as his first major musical influence. As a young boy, Brice was raised on Gospel in church and the harmonies of Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, and the Statler Brothers at home, largely sheltered from the popular music of the day. “I got my first clock radio when I was twelve,” Brice recalls, “just as Garth was becoming huge. He’s the reason I first picked up a guitar to write, and he had a definite effect on my writing.”

OCTOBER 24, 2010 - FRANKIE BALLARD !!

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON,

SAN BERNARDINO, CA

FREE CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CONCERT!

Hailing from Battle Creek, MI, Frankie Ballard may be a newcomer to Nashville, but his edgy, country rock sounds like the work of someone deeply at home in Music City. His heartfelt first single, “Tell Me You Get Lonely,” is a power midtempo song, but a slow down for this singer and powerful guitar slinger. Currently at work on his upcoming debut album for Reprise Records with producer Michael Knox (Jason Aldean), Ballard keeps things rolling on songs like “Get On Down the Road” and “While The Sun Sleeps,” which is brim with a brash, youthful vigor and potent high energy. The fleet-fingered Ballard got his start singing Elvis songs with his dad at the age of five and jokes that he shot his first music video in the family basement when he was seven. Obsessed with baseball and intent on becoming a professional athlete, Ballard didn’t learn to play guitar until he was 18, but once he did, it was full-steam ahead as he locked himself in his room for hours a day to master the instrument. He began playing in blues bands, juggling weeknight gigs with his weekend college baseball commitments. Eventually, music won out, and in the summer of 2008, Ballard won Kenny Chesney’s “Next Big Star” regional competition in Michigan. He opened for Chesney at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids and at Ford Field in Detroit, which led to a publishing deal with Sony ATV, Morris Artists Management (Alabama, Kenny Chesney) representation, and a recording contract with Reprise Records. Ballard moved to Nashville in April 2009 and began recording songs penned by such hit makers as Dallas Davidson (Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn) and David Lee Murphy (Jason Aldean) on his debut album. Listen for his first single “Tell Me You Get Lonely,” off his forthcoming Reprise Records debut album.

OCTOBER 24, 2010 - 8:30pm - ONE NIGHT ONLY!

FREE SHOW - OUR THANKS TO OUR CUSTOMERS!!

October 23, 2010

Tavares, FL "HARVEST MOON ON THE LAKE DORA BAYOU" featuring 2010 Grammy winner BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO from Louisiana's bayou country playing Creole dance music.

www.buckwheatzydeco.com

Harvest Moon o

October 23, 2010 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Wooton Park, 100 E. Ruby St., Tavares, FL 32778

Musical Entertainment by The Accelerators, Dixieland Band, and Buckwheat Zydeco ~ Fall Harvest Light Show ~ Pumpkin Patch ~ Hush Puppy (Dog) Parade ~ Farmers Market ~ Cajun Food ~ Hayrides ~ Bounce House ~ Smores Pit ~ Splash Park Open ~ Movie Under The Stars ~ Rock Climbing Wall ~ Ghost Boat Tours ~

3:00pm Hush Puppy Parade

3:30-4:30pm The Accelerators

5:00-6:00pm The Accelerators

7:30pm Buckwheat Zydeco

9:00pm Movie Under The Stars

"Buckwheat leads one of the best party bands in America; he can pump out zydeco two-beats or shift into rolling 12-bar blues, steaming all the way." - The New York Times -

If you've seen a Buckwheat show, you know what to expect: rocking, stomping, good time Creole party music. If you haven't seen Buckwheat Zydeco live, you're missing one of the music world's most exciting and fun performers.

"A propulsive, rollicking, swamp-boogie joy ride." –People "Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural, Jr. is the leader of the world’s hottest zydeco band. Buckwheat is a brilliantly dexterous musician belting it out with a terrific set of pipes while exuding consummate showmanship. From beginning to end, Buck throws it down and slams it sideways." –OffBeat

American musical legend Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr.—along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco—is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. 2009 marks Buckwheat Zydeco’s 30^{th anniversary, and Buckwheat is
celebrating with the release of his new CD (and Alligator Records debut), Lay
Your Burden Down. The
New York Times says, "Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural leads one of
the best bands in America. A down-home and high-powered celebration, meaty and
muscular with a fine-tuned sense of dynamics…propulsive rhythms, incendiary
performances." The Louisiana vocalist, accordion and organ master recorded
his new CD at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana with Steve Berlin (Los
Lobos) producing, as well as leading the horn section. Lay
Your Burden Down is the most ambitious, deepest and varied
recording of Buckwheat Zydeco’s career.}

It is a remarkably conceived, rocking album featuring five new Buckwheat originals and complete reinventions of songs by Memphis Minnie (When The Levee Breaks, made famous by Led Zeppelin), Bruce Springsteen (Back In Your Arms), Gov’t Mule (Lay Your Burden Down), Captain Beefheart (Too Much Time), Jimmy Cliff (Let Your Yeah Be Yeah) and JJ Grey & Mofro (The Wrong Side). Guests on the album include Sonny Landreth, Warren Haynes, Steve Berlin, JJ Grey and Trombone Shorty. As New Orleans author Ben Sandmel writes in the liner notes, "Lay Your Burden Down pulses with music that tells a story. Since it’s zydeco, this album will naturally get feet to moving. But Lay Your Burden Down speaks with equal eloquence to the head, and the heart." In this, Buckwheat’s first post-Katrina album, Louisiana’s life-affirming jazz funeral philosophy of renewal—partying in the face of adversity—is on full display, with joyful, rhythmic dance music and deeper, more intense songs sharing the same celebratory bayou sprit. With Lay Your Burden Down, Buckwheat Zydeco’s large and loyal fan base will have to make room for a massive influx of new converts.

Over the course of 30 years, Buckwheat Zydeco has gigged with everyone from Eric Clapton (with whom Buckwheat also recorded) and U2 to The Boston Pops. The band performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics to a worldwide audience of three billion people. Buckwheat even performed for President Clinton twice, celebrating both of his inaugurations. The band has appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman, CNN, The Today Show, MTV, NBC News, CBS Morning News and many others. According to Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer, the addition of Buckwheat Zydeco to the label is huge. "Buckwheat is the iconic figure of Louisiana zydeco music worldwide. It’s a thrill to bring an artist of this stature to Alligator. More important, he tears it up at every show. His energy level and accordion chops are just amazing, and he’s a terrific, soulful singer. Plus, he’s a thrilling Hammond organ player.

Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr. was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1947. He acquired his nickname because, with his braided hair, he looked like Buckwheat from The Little Rascals. His father was an accomplished, non-professional traditional Creole accordion player, but young Buckwheat preferred listening to and playing R&B. He became proficient at the organ, and by the late 1950s was backing Joe Tex, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and many others. In 1971 he formed Buckwheat and The Hitchhikers, a 15-piece funk and soul band. They were a local sensation and found success with the single, "It’s Hard To Get," recorded for a local Louisiana-based label. Never a traditional zydeco fan when growing up, Buckwheat nonetheless accepted an invitation in 1976 to join Clifton Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band as organist. He quickly discovered the joy and power of zydeco music, and marveled at the effect the music had on the audience. "Everywhere, people young and old just loved zydeco music," Buckwheat says. "I had so much fun playing that first night with Clifton. We played for four hours and I wasn’t ready to quit." Buckwheat’s relationship with the legendary Chenier led him to take up the accordion in 1978. After woodshedding for a year, he felt ready to start his own band under the name Buckwheat Zydeco, and began his recording career with the small Blues Unlimited label. By the mid-1980s there were more offers to perform than he could possibly accept. Recordings for Black Top and Rounder followed before Buckwheat befriended New York-based journalist Ted Fox, who championed Buckwheat to Chris Blackwell at Island Records in 1986. Buckwheat Zydeco signed a five-record deal and Fox became and still remains his manager.

The success of these records kept Buckwheat Zydeco on the road and in constant demand. In 1988, Eric Clapton invited the band to open his North American tour as well as his 12-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall. As even more doors opened, Buckwheat found himself sharing stages and/or recording with Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples, David Hidalgo, Dwight Yoakam, Paul Simon, Ry Cooder and many others, including indie music stalwarts Yo La Tengo on the soundtrack to the Bob Dylan bio-pic, I’m Not There. His music has been featured in films ranging from The Waterboy, The Big Easy, Fletch Lives and Hard Target to name a few. BET’s #1-rated show, Comic View, used his live version of What You Gonna Do? as theme music for the program’s 10th anniversary "Pardi Gras" season. He even wrote and performed the theme music for the PBS television series Pierre Franey’s Cooking In America. Buckwheat won an Emmy for his music in the CBS TV movie, Pistol Pete: The Life And Times Of Pete Maravich. Buckwheat Zydeco has played just about every major music festival in the world, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (numerous times), Newport Folk Festival, Summerfest, San Diego Street Scene, Bumbershoot, Montreaux Jazz Festival and countless others. During the 1990s and 2000s Buckwheat recorded for his own Tomorrow Recordings label and maintained an extensive touring schedule. Along with his remarkably talented band, he brings his music to fans all over the world. Now, with his new relationship with Alligator and Lay Your Burden Down, his massive instrumental and vocal talents and boundless energy, Buckwheat, already the most popular zydeco artist in the world, will find the largest and most enthusiastic audience of his long and storied career

The City of Tavares has scheduled another fun filled community event!  “Harvest Moon on the Lake Dora Bayou” promises to deliver food, music and activities to please everyone’s interests.  Entertainment, dancing, food,

pumpkin patch, “Hush Puppy” parade and many other fun family activities. Stay tuned…. More info to come…..

FREE ADMISSION - CALL THE CITY OF TAVARES FOR MORE INFO (352) 742-6477

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 - JOSH THOMPSON and just added...JON PARDI !!

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON,

SAN BERNARDINO, CA SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 -

A native of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, Josh Thompson began pouring concrete with his father at the age of 12, giving him first hand insight about the trials of hard-working men everywhere. After arriving in Nashville in 2005, Thompson instantly began writing and quickly established himself as a country artist on the rise. He received his first major songwriter credit with a song called “Growing Up Is Getting Old” which is the title track of Jason Michael Carroll’s current album. Thompson formed a band and drew in a huge fan base by playing raucous, energetic live shows all over the country. Josh’s raw talent, in both songwriting and performing, caught the attention of hit songwriters and eventually led to a major record deal with Columbia Nashville. Thompson’s blue collar lifestyle influences every song he has written, as he tells his stories with candor, honesty and a good-natured spirit. His debut single, “Beer On The Table,” is one of the most down-to-earth working man's anthems in years, a look at the dance between work and play, and the hard-won, easy-go nature of money that ties them together.

That work ethic, the honesty in his writing and the energy in his performances have combined to make Josh a powerful new voice in country music. His Columbia Nashville debut, Way Out Here, showcases a man who has lived the music he makes. Produced by Michael Knox (Jason Aldean) Way Out Here features 10 songs solely written or cowritten by Josh.

For more info, check out www.joshthompsonofficial.com

TICKETS $12.00 GENERAL ADMISSION Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office. Doors open at 6:00pm - show time 8:00pm

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THE ROCKIN' RODEO PRESENTS...

SEPTEMBER 14th, 2010

"How I Got To Be This Way", "Small Town USA", "Backwoods", "Back That Thing Up"

http://www.myspace.com/moorejustinmusic

When Justin Moore found himself homesick and missing his mother’s Southern cooking after moving to Nashville several years ago to pursue his musical dream, he was inspired to write “Small Town USA,” an ode to the spirit and simplicity of small-town life. “A lot of people called it prison when I was growin’ up/But these are my roots and this is what I love,” sings Justin about Poyen, Ark. Justin knew he had to record the song because it succinctly captured the upbringing that shaped him both as an artist and as a man, but he wasn’t sure if the autobiographical song would speak to those from different backgrounds. “Thank God I was wrong,” he says.

The fast-rising song has become a Top 15 hit and established Justin as one of 2009’s break-out country artists, garnering attention from People, The Washington Post and Billboard. The singer-songwriter landed coveted spots on tours with Trace Adkins, Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd and opened for Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and ZZ Top. “Moore’s take on the (small-town) theme is clearly resonating with country music fans,” states The Washington Post. During this time of corporate greed and economic uncertainty, his music is a timely reminder of what’s truly important in life.

Justin’s self-titled debut describes the basic but unbendable truths of a place where your word is your bond, elders are respected and bullies are put in their place. In this world, men are the same on Sunday morning as they are on Saturday night, a notion that’s ideal whether you live on a dirt road or city block. “I’ve learned that everybody is proud of where they are from, and it doesn’t matter what size it is,” Justin says. “With the way our economy is right now, it’s evolved into a state of mind. Everybody is struggling and feeling like they’re walking in quicksand. At the end of the day, they have a place to come home to and food on the table.”

Of course, finding common ground is nothing new for Justin, who stakes his claim at the crossroads between traditional country and Southern rock music. Influenced by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, John Anderson and Vern Gosdin, as well as Charlie Daniels, Hank Jr. and the Marshall Tucker Band, Justin has created a music that defies boundaries and definition with its edge, attitude and instrumentation. “I grew up on old-school country and I also played in a Southern rock band,” says Justin, who wrote nine of the 10 songs on his debut project. “If Alabama and Lynyrd Skynyrd made one band, this is the way it would be. Lyrically it’s pretty old-school country and melodically it’s a little more Southern rock edge.”

“Backwoods”, “How I Got to Be This Way,” “The Only Place That I Call Home” and “Good Ole American Way” extol the virtues of a simple life, while “Like There’s No Tomorrow” is a sap-free love song with a Southern rock kick. Live show favorites include the tongue-in-cheek (and politically incorrect) “Back That Thing Up,” his first single, and “I Could Kick Your Ass,” which received 15,000 downloads months before the album’s release. “Grandpa,” his favorite song that he’s written, is a poignant tribute to his personal heroes. “I got to play it on the Grand Ole Opry right after I found out that one of my grandfathers had cancer. They were both watching backstage when I made my debut and sang that song.”

Justin was raised an only child on a 20-acre farm that was part of the 100 acres owned by his extended family. His father was the town’s postmaster and his mother worked at a bank until she took over daily operations of the family’s barbecue restaurant. He helped his grandparents feed cattle and bush hog the fields and was just a toddler when he first joined his grandfather in a deer stand. The sign proclaiming the town’s population of 272 sits in his grandparents’ front yard.

“The only things that really mattered were sports on Friday night, God and family, and that’s about it. It’s a good way to grow up. I’m still scared of my mom and dad, and my grandpas are my heroes.” By age three, he was strumming a toy guitar and singing “I’m a Honky Tonk Man” for his parents, and three years later he was performing in public. “It started in church, basically because my mom and dad made me. If you grew up in a town of 300 people, there aren’t a lot of people who can sing on-key, so I pretty much got all of the leads in church plays.” He won a Poyen High School talent contest at age eight and began performing solo to tracks at any local festival that would have him while in high school. “When I was a senior, I made a tape for my parents to have when I went to college,” he says. “One day my dad said, ‘What do you think about doing this as a job?’ I was like, ‘I never thought about it.’”

This talk inspired him to join his uncle’s Southern rock band and make trips to Nashville to learn how the industry operated. When Justin was 17, his father played that tape over the phone for a few folks on Music Row, which helped Justin land a management deal. The class salutatorian turned down several baseball scholarships and instead enrolled in a nearby community college. But in less than two weeks, he knew that Nashville was where he needed to be and stopped attending classes.

With his parent’s support, he moved to Nashville in 2002 and soon began looking for songs at publishing companies to help him land a record deal. “Obviously I wasn’t getting any of their good stuff, so I thought, ‘I’ll just write it myself since I can’t find anything.’ I started writing songs and that really made me an artist, as opposed to just being able to sing on key,” says Justin, who soon signed a publishing deal with Big Picture Music, which is run by Keith Stegall, who produces Alan Jackson.

A pivotal moment occurred when he met young producer Jeremy Stover, who quickly became Justin’s producer and chief collaborator. Jeremy, who eventually produced Jack Ingram and Danielle Peck, introduced Justin to respected industry executive Scott Borchetta, who was preparing to launch Big Machine Records and, ultimately, The Valory Music Co. “We met and he told me he would give me a record deal if I could be patient with him,” Justin says. “At the time I was 19 or 20 and I thought, ‘I’ll get a record on the radio in a year from now and here we go.’ Four or five years later, here we are.

“I thought, ‘If Scott Borchetta wants to work with me, I’ll wait as long as it takes. I’m going to continue writing songs and developing as an artist more.’ You only get one shot at this, and I wanted to take my shot with Scott. When he started The Valory Music Co., it happened to be the right time and place for both of us. I don’t think I could have handled this as a 20 year old. Things happen when they are supposed to.”

ONE NIGHT ONLY - SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Opening Acts start at 7:30pm with Deuces Wild, and at 8:30pm with The Chris Gardner Band

ROCKIN' RODEO

1320 DEL PASO BLVD.

SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

TICKETS $20 - CALL FOR DETAILS (916) 927-6023

Show time 7:30pm - 11:30pm

www.rockinrodeosacramento.com

AUGUST 3rd - SOLD OUT!

James Otto

Sunset Man

The easy approach in a sound bite culture is to succinctly label the persona and the project, but which to choose: The kid from the Pacific Northwest who bleeds classic rock? The backwoods Alabama teen whose voice channels Southern Rock and high volume country? The romantic balladeer whose passion for soul draws on Otis and Conway? The successful and contemplative songwriter? Truth is, James Otto is all of these, and probably a few more. Standing an easy 6’5” tall with a frame more akin to an NFL lineman than an entertainer, his mere presence is enough to garner your attention. And his voice? Maybe bigger. John Rich of the country duo Big & Rich often introduces Otto as “The Biggest Voice in Country Music,” a claim few refute upon hearing him sing.

The journey leading to his Warner Bros./Raybaw Records debut album—selling his ‘72 Chevelle to move to Nashville, a seven-year immersion in the craft of songwriting, an earlier ill-fated major label deal, touring with superstars like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Shania Twain, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Hank Jr.— has enabled him to incorporate and distinctly express all the hues of his musical talent. And thus, Sunset Man. “As long as I can possibly remember I have been obsessed with music,” Otto says. “Listening to it on the radio, getting into my mom’s record collection—my tastes have changed, but music has been there my whole life.”

Born into a military family, Otto was raised all over the country, from Washington State, to his grandparents’ farm in North Dakota, and in rural Alabama. Otto didn’t just listen to music, he made it. “I got a record player with a mic on it when I was three or four, and I’ve been singing ever since,” he recalls. Truly, music was in his blood. Otto’s grandfather was a self-taught country musician who played in local clubs, and his father also had natural talent and played in local rock and blues bands. “Hearing Van Halen’s 1984, and seeing Prince—I knew I wanted to be a guitar player. A guitar found in the neighbor’s trash was an early tool. My father taught me three chords: C, G, and D, and from there I was addicted to learning how to play everything I heard on the radio. Led Zeppelin, Bob Seger, ZZ Top, John Mellencamp, just about anything I heard became a new challenge.” He adds, “At the time, country was something my grandparents listened to—old timey, gospel sounding stuff.”

Junior high was a turning point. “I moved to Alabama with my mom, a place called Sand Mountain,” he explains. “It was really backwoods country, and all the kids were listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Jr., Alabama and Charlie Daniels. That stuff hit me really hard—it changed my life and my whole perception of music. It took me out of a pop-rock world and moved me into absorbing everything from Johnny Cash and Buck Owens to Dwight Yoakum and Randy Travis, and Willie Nelson to John Anderson.” Music remained his focus, even through a post-high school stint in the military. With an Army Ranger Drill Sergeant for a father, Otto joined the U.S. Navy and was based in Guam for two years while serving on the U.S.S. Hailiakala and the U.S.S. White Plains. This experience gave him the chance to really see the world, docking in over 20 countries. “Really, I signed up to pay off debts so I could move to Nashville,” Otto says. “I’ve been moving around most of my life, just living to make music.”

Nashville offered up a songwriting contract and, eventually, a recording deal with Mercury Records. “I had three different A&R chiefs during the making of my first album,” Otto recalls, “and the original vision became diluted.” The marketing process was almost as frustrating. In the end, the critically acclaimed debut album Days Of Our Lives was released with little advertising or fanfare. Interestingly, several of the songs have since been recorded by other artists and a couple of them have become hits. The saving grace during this difficult period became Otto’s association with MuzikMafia, the loose, music-first alliance of friends and creators that built a local and eventually national following. Otto became one of the group’s most respected musicians and performers, leading to a musical revival for him. Touring and writing with his friends, Otto began to really evolve, immerse himself in songwriting, perfect his live performance skills, and hone in on the kind of music that reflected the musician he had become.

“It was one of the most fun, creative points in my life. I was living my dream—touring, writing, and playing live, high-energy shows every night with my best friends. Does it get any better than that?!” During one of the major tours, CMT began filming the reality TV hit series, MuzikMafia TV, starring the main members of MuzikMafia—Otto and his musically diverse band of brothers and sisters. The result? An all-out Music Row war for Otto’s next album. His Mafia ties resulted in several co-writes for the album and John Rich producing several sides. Meanwhile, Otto’s songwriting success has taken hold. He’s had recent cuts by his long-time idols Randy Travis with “Song Of The Violin,” and the title-cut for John Anderson’s latest album, Easy Money. He also penned a radio single for newcomer Gary Nichols called “I Can’t Love You Anymore.” Otto also found his songs making their way into other media like video games and movies. He has a song on EA Games’ new NASCAR ‘07 release, and Otto performed Skynyrd’s “Call Me The Breeze” for the soundtrack and opening scene of Larry The Cable Guy’s film debut, Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector.

In a sequel to the popular eighties hit movie, Road House, Otto made his acting debut on the big screen. His music led to a speaking and performing role as the House Band in Road House 2: Last Call. “I thought it was an incredible opportunity and I had a blast during the filming. I learned a lot, and it was surreal to think I was following in Jeff Healy’s footsteps.” He laughs, “I only regret not getting to bust up at least one bar room brawl. At one point I actually worked as a bouncer, so I definitely could have called on some per sonal experiences for that!” Signed to the Raybaw label, an imprint of Warner Bros., Otto began a two-year creative journey that also enlisted his brother-in-law Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts as a producer and co-writer. The recording process was aided by Otto’s experiences on tour with some of country’s biggest stars. “Making an album is lot like putting together a good live show, pacing the set and navigating all the ups and downs on that rollercoaster of emotion.”

Those lessons quickly find application on Sunset Man. Otto wrote nine of the eleven songs on the album, revealing his depth not only as a stand out vocalist, but also a seasoned writer. The muscular riff of “Ain’t Gonna Stop” opens the album, carrying a chorus that could be a mantra not just for the rest of the record, but perhaps for the rest of Otto’s career. “Just Got Started Loving You” reveals Otto’s fondness for soul, and its passionate plea carries over to the album closer, “Man That I Am.” The other side of that pure intimacy is the clouded pain expressed in the wrenching “For You,” the searing vocals of “Damn Right” and plain-spoken country truth of the title track. Between those extremes are the relationship struggles of “You Don’t Act Like My Woman” and “When A Woman’s Not Watching.” The good times of “Good Ol’ Days” get a little too good with “Drink And Dial.” Finally, “Where Angels Hang Around” finds Otto visiting the emotions a parent prays never to experience in a heart-in-the-throat tribute to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis. “I really just want it to be a round body of work that’s representative of me as a person and an artist—all sides of who I am.” He continues, “Now that it’s done, I feel really good about it. I never wanted to make a record that’s one dimensional, and I don’t think this album could ever be accused of that.”

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA 92401

AUGUST 3, 2010 - TICKETS ONLY $12 ! Call (909) 381-6172 for more info.

Doors open at 6:00pm - show time 8:00pm

Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office.

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THE ROCKIN' RODEO PRESENTS...

KEITH ANDERSON

AUGUST 3, 2010

Keith Anderson could be the poster child for the notion that good things happen to good people. He's quickly earned the reputation of being an adept writer of award nominated hits, not just for his own projects but for other artists as well. And his good-guy persona is as widely known as his high energy, let's-get-this-party-started live shows.

The release of his sophomore album C'MON! finds Anderson, the Grammy-nominated songwriter in fine form. The album's current single, "I Still Miss You", was written by Anderson, Tim Nichols and Jason Sellers and is one of his fastest rising to date. "More than just writing a breakup song, we made it more a universal song of missing someone no longer in your life," Anderson says. "You always hope to write a song that touches people."

Although he's co-written hits for other artists, most notably "Lost In This Moment" - the No. 1 smash hit for Big & Rich which also garnered him a CMA and ACM Song of the Year nomination, Keith does not write with other artists in mind. "I think I'll always write about what I know and feel and typically with myself in mind. But if it ends up as something I'm not going to cut, it does get pitched to other artists," says the artist who co-wrote the Grammy-nominated "Beer Run" for Garth Brooks and George Jones and "The Bed" for Gretchen Wilson.

Anderson moved to Nashville in the spring of 1998 and took a job waiting tables. An early introduction was to singer/songwriter/producer Jeffrey Steele, the man who would go on to produce both of Anderson's albums. "The minute I met him, I felt like I'd known him for years," Anderson says of Steele. "It was a natural chemistry; hanging out with him is like hanging out with one of my brothers. He's a great friend first and foremost, and being that comfortable with someone makes it easier to dig deep in the soul and write the happy stuff and also the deep, dark stuff."

His debut album, "Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll" garnered two Top 10 hits, "Pickin Wildflowers" and "Every Time I Hear Your Name", along with singles "XXL" and "Podunk", success that prompted Billboard and Radio & Records to name him country music's No. 1 new male artist of 2005. It wasn't just his music that was getting attention. Anderson was named one of People Magazine's "50 Hottest Bachelors", Men's Fitness magazine's "Ultimate Country Star", and continues to show up in Country Weekly's fan-voted "Hottest Bachelor" feature.

And it's not just the ladies who fill the house at his concerts. He's fortunate to also be the kind of guy's guy that men appreciate. "Watching my heroes Garth, Tim, Kenny, George - those guys have a ton of female fans and a ton of male fans at their shows, and I think that's something that you develop over time," Keith says. "Let's face it, in order to have a real party, you're going to need both!"

Anderson seems to have it figured out, building a successful career out of sheer talent, hard work and a clear vision of what he's bringing to his own party. pen the show and the Dave Russell Band will close the show out.

ONE NIGHT ONLY - AUGUST 3, 2010

ROCKIN' RODEO

1320 DEL PASO BLVD.

SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

TICKETS $20 - CALL FOR DETAILS (916) 927-6023

Show time 7:30pm - 11:30pm

www.rockinrodeosacramento.com

THE ROCKIN' RODEO PRESENTS...

CHUCK WICKS - JULY 20, 2010

Chuck Wicks

* Billboard’s Breakout Artist of the Year in 2007.

* Debut single, "Stealing Cinderella," was the fastest rising single from a debut artist in

2007.

* "Stealing Cinderella" has logged over 150,000 digital downloads, remarkable for a

debut single.

* "Stealing Cinderella" has spent over 25 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Singles

Chart and is currently a Top 10 hit.

* Released on January 22, 2008, Chuck’s much anticipated debut album, Starting

Now, debuted at #7 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and #24 on the

Billboard Top 200 Chart.

* Touring with Brad Paisley on the "Bonfires and Amplifiers" tour throughout 2008.

* People Magazine awarded the CD "Starting Now " a 3 out of 4 star review.

* Nominated for "Breakthrough Video of the Year" at the 2008 CMT Music Awards for

the video "Stealing Cinderella."

* Nominated by Country Weekly Magazine as one of 2008's hottest bachelors.

* Chuck wrote 10 out of the 11 tracks on Starting Now and writes almost 100 songs per

year.

CHUCK WICKS - JULY 20, 2010

ROCKIN' RODEO

1320 DEL PASO BLVD.

SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

TICKETS $20 - CALL FOR DETAILS (916) 927-6023

Show time 7:30pm - 11:30pm

www.rockinrodeosacramento.com

CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA 4th of JULY

THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S 36TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS

AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM

GATES OPEN AT 6PM

MUSIC BY THE ANSWER BAND 7:00-9:00PM

FIREWORKS SHOW AT 9:00PM

$5.00 GENERAL ADMISSION

Rated one of the top 10 fireworks displays in Southern California! Bring your blankets and beach chairs for an evening of music and a fabulous fireworks show choreographed to music! Start your day with the annual 4th of July parade, carnival games & booths, and other festivities.

Call 909-596-5991 for additional information

JUST ADDED - MARK CHESNUTT!!

ONE NIGHT ONLY - SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2010

AT THE ROCKIN' RODEO, SACRAMENTO!

ROCKIN' RODEO

1320 DEL PASO BLVD.

SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

TICKETS $20 - CALL FOR DETAILS (916) 927-6023

Show time 7:30pm - 11:30pm

www.rockinrodeosacramento.com

MARK CHESNUTT got his start in the honky-tonks of Beaumont, Texas, learning from his father, Bob Chesnutt, a singer, record collector and major fan of classic country music. Playing alongside his dad, Mark embraced his father’s influence one set at a time and to begin making a name for himself. Mark sang covers by Lefty, Merle, George and Waylon to develop his unmatched crowd-pleasing rapport and his authentic country style. Bob Chesnutt often traveled to Nashville to record and to broaden his exposure. He began taking Mark along to record when he was just 17. After nearly a decade of recording on regional labels, word got out about this young country vocalist. Music Row executives came to hear Mark on his own Texas turf and recognized the depth of Mark Chesnutt’s raw talent. In 1989, he was signed to MCA Nashville and his list of accolades tells the rest of his story. With the release of his first single “Too Cold At Home,” Mark established himself as one of country’s most authentic and talented vocalists. He won the CMA Horizon Award attracting the attention of country legend [and Mark’s greatest mentor] George Jones who introduced him as “A boy from Beaumont, Texas who is the real deal.” That recognition and initial success opened the door to offer Mark his chance of a lifetime, to do what he loved most—sing country music for country fans; this time, on a national level. “The first couple years it was nonstop.” Mark says. “I can remember one time during a tour, I didn’t step foot on the front porch for ten months, with exception of a day or a day-and-a-half, then, it was right back out again.” Mark’s dedication paid off. He developed a true blue fan base. Fans, he confides, “are the reason for my success.” His fans helped his records to climb the charts one right after the other making him one of Billboard’s Ten Most- Played Radio Artists of the ‘90s. Mark’s singles were some the decade’s most memorable; from the fun tempo “Bubba Shot The Jukebox” to emotional ballad “I’ll Think Of Something.” Mark is easily identified for his string of hits including “Brother Jukebox,” “Blame It On Texas,” “Old Flames Have New Names,” “Old Country,” “It Sure Is Monday,” “Almost Goodbye,” “I Just Wanted You To Know,” “Going Through The Big D,” “It’s A Little Too Late,” “Gonna Get A Life,” and one of his biggest, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing;” a song that held its position at the top of the charts for four consecutive weeks. Of all the recorded highlights Chesnutt has enjoyed, they take a back seat to his first love; Mark Chesnutt lives to perform on stage.

“I just make records because I want people to come see my show,” he says with a grin. “Recording music for folks to just listen to music is great,” he says, “but I've got to be out there on stage making it.” Fans who have seen him perform agree. Known as one of the industry’s hardest-working concert performers, maintaining a hefty tour schedule and steady presence in front of his fans, Mark’s dedication to deliver live music is unsurpassed. Mark has been on the road since 1990. Whether you hear Mark Chesnutt with a new release on the radio, or see his face on the cover of a new CD, folks can always find Mark doing what he was born to do playing. “The clubs and honky tonks are home for me; it’s comfortable and I’m always with friends,” says Chesnutt.

ROCKIN' RODEO, 1320 DEL PASO BLVD., SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

TICKETS $20 - CALL FOR DETAILS (916) 927-6023

Show time 7:30pm - 11:30pm www.rockinrodeosacramento.com

JUNE 27, 2010 - LEE BRICE!

Later on, Brice drew inspiration from an ever-widening sphere of artists including Hank Junior, sure, but also Aerosmith and the Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, John Mayer, Brian McKnight, Tom Petty, 3 Doors Down, Whitney Houston, Edwin McCain, and Ray Charles—a list you might well assemble by grabbing randomly as you wander through the bargain bins at your local record store. Yet for Brice, a common thread links them all: “They’re all great, which appeals to me because I want to make every song I do as great as I can too. They all make music that you can believe in.”

Besides music, Brice had another love in his youth—football. His father, a star player in high school, had passed on an offer to play for Clemson University in order to marry and open shop as an electrician. Lee picked up where his dad left off by enrolling at Clemson and making it onto the team, long-snapping for punts and then moving to center, until fate changed the game plan. After playing the first game of his senior year, Lee woke up one morning unable to straighten his right arm. “I’d been snapping the wrong way, 500 times a day,” he explains. “They had me in surgery the next day, took out all this cartilage, and that was the end of that.”

He could have stayed and finished his civil engineering degree; instead, Lee resolved to chase his other dream. He’d kept playing music during spare time at Clemson and had even spent spring break in Nashville, checking out the town and its possibilities. During that visit he met and performed some of his tunes for songwriter/producer Doug Johnson, who told Lee, “I see that you love music with every bone in your body, so unless you love civil engineering as much as you love music, you need to be here. And if you do come to Nashville, I’ll stand by you from the moment you get here.” With Johnson as his mentor, Brice made the decision to leave Clemson that summer and take his chances in Music City, where he sharpened his writing, played out at songwriter circles, and booked co-writing sessions with some of the top talent in town.

Brice continues to work closely with Johnson, who produced the forthcoming debut album, Picture of Me, and penned the current Top 30 single “Love Like Crazy.” Powered by musicians hand-picked for the session, with Johnson bringing the same sensitivity and feel for the material that distinguished his productions for Clay Walker, John Michael Montgomery, and Hank Jr., Picture Of Me alternately flows like a stream of memory or pounds like the tide along the Carolina shore. From the soulful intimacy of “These Last Few Days,” to the devilish drawl of “Sumter County Friday Night,” Brice is equally adept at capturing the tender excitement of brand new love as he is at raising hell with “country girls and redneck boys” anticipating the night to come in the sunset glow of a Dairy Queen.

Altogether, Picture Of Me provides a snapshot image of a promising young artist who’s due for his shot at stardom. “When I first started writing, it was so I could have my own songs to sing. And when I first started singing, it was to sing the songs I wrote,” Brice explains. “I’m so blessed to have the songwriting cuts I’ve had, but I’m here to be an artist, and I can’t neglect that passion.” Brice’s passion shines bright in the album’s title track, exposing his roots and declaring his dreams with definitive Southern swagger. “’Picture Of Me’ is literally me, where I’m from, how I was raised, who I loved, the things I’ve been through…why I am who I am,” Brice says. It’s a picture of growing up on the edge of a cornfield at the end of a long dirt road—gritty and grainy and country to the core, worth a thousand words and more.

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA 92401

JUNE 27, 2010 - TICKETS ONLY $12 ! Call (909) 381-6172 for more info.

Doors open at 6:00pm - show time 8:00pm

Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office.

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Phil Vassar Piano logo

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura

20th Annual Gold Dust Gala

Proceeds from the Gold Dust Gala are used for breast cancer detection and treatment, cervical cancer screening and vaccine, and needed diagnostic equipment that benefits women in our community who lack access to life-saving exams. These services are provided by Community Memorial Health System. For more info, please go to www.golddustgala.org

Evening Festivities

Pre-Party VIP Reception
Find out how you can be part of the exclusive Gold Dust Gala Reception.

Silent Auction
Trips, collectibles, paintings, dinners at fine restaurants, theater tickets, gems, western clothes, boots, autographed items from top country artists and more!

Dinner & Enjoy a Delicious BBQ Dinner and the Amazing Phil Vassar

	6:00 - Cocktails, Silent Auction, Raffle, Tribute Tree Sales
	6:45 - Barbecue Dinner, Dancing
	8:30 - Phil Vassar in a Benefit Concert

Purchase Tickets | More Info | Sponsorship Opportunities

All proceeds benefit Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation | For more information please call (805) 667-2881 or email foundation@cmhhospital.org

About Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar’s unbounded energy and limitless talent have proven him, again and again, as one of Nashville’s most prolific and versatile stars. His resume boasts six #1 hits for country artists including Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina, and Collin Raye, and three more as an artist in his own right. He’s been named the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year twice and has taken top honors from the Academy of Country Music, Billboard and MusicRow. Now releasing his sixth album, Traveling Circus, Vassar approaches his uniquely piano-based, rhythm and blues-infused, infectiously buoyant brand of country music from the back-to-basics school of thought.

Phil bypassed traditional Music City session players and hired his road band to play on Traveling Circus. While the band had played on some of Phil’s Greatest Hits: Vol. 1 album, and had become his go-to guys for demo work, never before had Phil used them for a full album of original material. What’s more, Phil found that his road band, who contribute so much to the frenetic creative energy of his legendary live shows, were much better equipped to capture his concert sound than hired session musicians would be.
With his road band, and friends, on board, Vassar had the opportunity to really get lost in the studio. Free of ticking time clocks, Phil was able to cut several songs, 11 of which ultimately made the album.

With Traveling Circus, and especially the closing track “Where Have All The Pianos Gone,” Phil enjoys the last laugh as Nashville’s preeminent piano man. Co-written and performed with James Slater, the tune laments the lack of Billy Joels, Stevie Wonders, Elton Johns and Ray Charleses in contemporary music, reminiscing how such music “Spoke to me with soul and a melody/The rhyme and the rhythm, I’d sing along with ‘em/On my back porch, I carried the torch.” Vassar continues to carry the torch throughout Traveling Circus, his passion for piano decidedly unrestrained. And at this stage in his life and career, Phil’s clearly enjoying himself.

A Craig Wiseman co-write, “A Year From Now,” epitomizes Phil’s present mindset. Having endured some tough life changes and eventually being able to move past things helped guide Phil’s writing. Looking beyond the turmoil of a break-up to “A year from now I’ll think about the best of times/And not the love we left behind every time you cross my mind,” the song offers a refreshingly positive spin on the loss of a relationship.

Co-written alongside Jeffrey Steele, “Everywhere I Go” echoes that theme. “Even at the end of a relationship,” Phil reflects, “you can always see the good that’s left behind. You’ll look at your kids, and see some of your ex in them, and that’s really a special thing.” Phil’s own daughters, Haley, 10, and Presley, 5, provided the inspiration for “She’s On Her Way,” one of the album’s most poignant tracks. “I remember sitting in the waiting room while Haley was being born,” Phil says, “and this older man came up to me and said, ‘Congratulations. Your daughter is the one woman you’re going to love unconditionally for the rest of your life.’ I could hardly keep from bawling the entire time I wrote this song, because he was absolutely right. No matter what happens, she’s my daughter.”

While not tugging at the heartstrings, Vassar just wants to have a good time. Setting the mood with the funky groove of, “Save Tonight For Me,” Phil makes it clear he’s ready to get down to the business of having some fun. Whether turning lemons into “Lemonade,” forgetting all his troubles in “Tequila Town” or dealing with life’s mysteries in “Life,” Phil’s having a party and everyone’s invited. He definitely has something to celebrate. Firmly in the driver’s seat of his own career, he has perfected his signature sound while venturing into new territory as a songwriter, an artist, and producer.

April 10, 2010

Tavares, FL "2010 Planes, Trains & BBQ" and Seaplane Marina Basin Grand Opening!

FREE CONCERT featuring

Restless Heart

and

Little Texas

Date: April 10, 2010

Time: 7:30pm Restless Heart, 9:30pm Little Texas

Location: Wooton Park at Lake Dora in Tavares, FL

For more information please call: 352-742-6209

Friday, April 9

12 pm - 7pm Guns and Hoses Competition (Pork and Chicken)

5pm -10pm Vending to Public

6pm Anything But Competition

6pm Turn in for Guns and Hoses Competition

7pm Awards for Guns and Hoses Competition

8pm -9:30pm Jim Van Fleet live Band

Saturday, April 10

9am - 6pm Water Taxi Service between Tavares & Mount Dora

10am-9pm Splash Park Open

10am -9pm Planes Trains and BBQ Festival Open to Public

10am -4pm Quilt Exhibit at City Hall

10am -4pm Model Train Display at City Hall

10am - 5pm Robbery Train Rides

10am -4pm Classic Car Show & DJ on Main Street

11am Air Show

1pm Seaplane Basin & Marina Dedication

3pm Second Air Show

3pm People's Choice Barbecue Tasting

6 pm Sanctioned BBQ Awards Ceremony at New Gazebo by Splash Park

7-10pm Headliner Bands -Restless Heart and Little Texas

Note: Local bands will play throughout the day in the Wooton Park gazebo

With a string of hits spanning decades, residents and country music fans will get their share of country music in Tavares, FL as Nashville super-groups Restless Heart and Little Texas co-headline the City's April 10th grand opening of the $4.26 million seaplane base and marina along Lake Dora. at Wooton Park The free concert will coincide with the city's third annual "Planes, Trains and Bar-B-Q" event. The event will symbolize the culmination of long-term planning on the part of city leaders to create an atmosphere that is attractive to seaplane enthusiasts. A "Guns and Hoses Barbecue" competition featuring Jim Van Fleet & "The Reign" will be held a day earlier, on Friday April 9th at 8:00pm and is also free to the public. Van Fleet is a meteorologist on Fox 35 TV in Orlando, FL. The seaplane base will include 88 boat slips and a "Ship's Store" where souvenirs, fuel and other boating/aviation products will be sold in a replica of the historic Woodlea house.

With hits including Grammy-nominated "I'll Still Be Loving You", "That Rock Won't Roll", "Wheels", "Why Does It Have To Be Wrong or Right", "The Bluest Eyes in Texas", "Fast Moving Train", "When She Cries" and "A Tender Lie", Restless Heart doesn't miss a beat.

Restless Heart 25th Anniversary Biography

The harmonies are pure silver, polished to a high sheen. And, as easily as silver conducts electricity, their music has electrified audiences around the world for 25 years. Legendary country music group, Restless Heart, is celebrating their Silver Anniversary – 25 years of perfecting the art of entertaining.

As silver starts as a by-product of the mining of other minerals, Restless Heart came together in late 1983 as the by-product of a project by famed writer/producer Tim Dubois. He was looking for exceptionally talented studio musicians to record demos of songs he had written. The lustrous voices of that “demo band” rose quickly to the surface and Restless Heart signed a recording contract with RCA Records in 1985.

With the release of their first album that year, the vocal style of Restless Heart became instantly identifiable – an intertwining five part harmony led by Larry Stewart, with Dave Innis ..boards, Greg Jennings on lead guitar, Paul Gregg on bass and drummer, John Dittrich. They brought a new, contemporary sound to Nashville, a sound with a touch of pop – the sound which so strongly influences the popular country acts of today like Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and Little Big Town.

Gold became the standard for the group with the release of that self-titled album. Three more gold albums followed between 1986 and 1991. With an additional six albums released through the years, Restless Heart put 26 hits on the country charts with six 1 hits and nine others in the Top Ten. Cross-over success, rare in the music world, was also theirs with six songs making the adult contemporary charts, including taking the 1, 2 and 3 spots.

Success is rarely easy to manage. The controversies in creating a new sound, the endless concert trail, the demand for interviews and appearances, and lack of time with their families took a toll on the band. Larry Stewart left the group for a solo career in 1991 and Dave Innis left in 1993. With seven albums behind them, the group disbanded by 1996.

Four band members, minus Dave Innis, reunited briefly in 1998 to produce a second “Greatest Hits” compilation and tour with good friend, Vince Gill. In 2001, those same four members gathered in Greg Jennings’ home studio to record a special tribute for a long-time fan. The spark was ignited to bring the original group back together. An emotional phone call to Dave Innis put Restless Heart back on the road. Their first real gig as a reunited group was the 2002 Operation Season’s Greetings, an overseas military entertainment tour. They haven’t stopped touring since, averaging more than 100 shows per year, including an around-the-world military tour in 2007.

Today, driven by the musical force which brought them together 25 years ago and tempered by experience, Restless Heart continues to thrill old and new fans by doing what they do best, making great music and having fun.

"Amy's Back in Austin", "My Love", "Some Guys Have All The Love", "What Might Have Been", "God Blessed Texas" - the list goes on and on...

After the self-titled Little Texas album was released, Little Texas, the players, needed a break following years of performing a relentless concert schedule. Thus, at the end of 1995, each member went his separate way, opting to spend time with family and friends, and work on individual projects. Says bassist/vocalist, Duane Propes: "At that point it time for our loved ones to have us back for awhile. It all happened for a reason."

APRIL 16th,

IT IS WELL TOUR with Kutless, featuring Chasen

PHOENIX, AZ AT THE MARICOPA COUNTY FAIR

SHOW TIME: 8:00PM, APRIL 16, 2010

FREE CONCERT WITH FAIR ADMISSION

From the Heart of Kutless…

Being in a band is pretty weird. When you start, it’s like being an infant. Infants grow into kids that mature into adults. If you’re fortunate, you make many of your mistakes when you are younger. By in large those mistakes are somewhat harmless, and you don’t make them in front of a large group of people.

Being in a band is just like that except we were fortunate enough to have early success. The challenge with that is we ended up growing up in front of a whole bunch of people. The successes and failures we faced as a band for the past six years have been out there for everybody to see. We’ve been up, down, exhausted, stoked – you name it. We’ve been through line-up changes, played decent, played terrible, written and recorded some good songs and some songs that we wished would go away and most of you have watched it all.

A funny thing happened though – we started to grow up – as a band, as people, as friends. We are not there yet by any means –we’ll never be; however, we are getting better. That’s the context for our new record, To Know That You’re Alive. The makeup of our band is so strong right now; Jeff Gilbert on drums and Dave Luetkenhoelter on bass are a great rhythm section. James Mead and Nick DePartee can really play their guitars and Jon Micah Sumrall doesn’t hold back on vocals.

Are you learning to serve the melody of a song? Can you pick your moments live? Do you like each other? Can you defer to each other out of respect? Can you write together? Those are the important questions. When we started to think about this record, we wanted to be able to answer all these questions correctly, but we were afraid. We were worried about whether we could really write together because we’d never done it as well as we wanted, worried about picking a new producer, and recording in a new place. Yet, we also felt like things were starting to gel between us guys in the band. Our new guitar player Nick brought a whole new element to the band and Jeff and Dave were ready to contribute in a much bigger way. The more we thought about it, the more it felt like it was the right time for risk. We needed to push ourselves.

For the new record, we chose Pete Kipley (Mercy Me, Phil Wickham) to produce the record. That’s not exactly a standard choice for a rock band, but Pete understood us and we felt like he could help us to mesh in the studio. We started in June of 2007 and all told, we wrote 70 songs. We’d never written more than 15 before for a record. We recorded in November, December, January, February and March of 2007 and 2008. We recorded in killer studios by the ocean in San Diego and in hotel rooms in Pennsylvania with a mike duct taped to a lamp stand, and pretty much everywhere in between. Jeff recorded drums until all he could do was lay on the floor in a pool of sweat. We didn’t sleep, we drank too much coffee, and we depended on each other. We pushed harder than we ever have, and somewhere in that process, we started to become a band.

To Know That You’re Alive is the result. It represents the hardest music we’ve ever recorded (songs “The Feeling,” “The Disease & The Cure”), the most experimental (“Dying To Become,” “Sleeping City”) and the most melodic (“Guiding Me Home,” “I Do Not Belong”). This album is about feeling fully alive. It’s about that feeling that you get when you know that you are doing your very best with what God has given you, and that you’re doing it with your friends – everybody, together. It’s a good feeling. We hope that you enjoy. It’s definitely not a standard Kutless record.

Thanks for being willing to watch us grow as a band. Our hope is that you feel like we’ve grown well in the process of recording To Know That You’re Alive.

Jon Micah, James, Jeff, Dave, and Nick www.kutless.com

The Maricopa County Fair is located at 1826 West McDowell, Phoenix, AZ 85007

At The Arizona State Fair & Exposition Fairgrounds 602-252-0717

http://www.maricopacountyfair.org

FEBRUARY 16, 2010 - JUSTIN MOORE!!

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON,

SAN BERNARDINO, CA FEBRUARY 16, 2010 -

"Small Town USA", "Backwoods", "Back That Thing Up"

http://www.myspace.com/moorejustinmusic
TICKETS $12.00 GENERAL ADMISSION Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office. Doors open at 6:00pm - show time 8:00pm

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JUST ADDED -

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010

at BIG MIKE'S COUNTRY PALACE STEAK HOUSE AND SALOON IN APPLE VALLEY, CA

21041 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308

CALL (760) 810-7702 TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY!

THIS SHOW WILL SELL-OUT - Little Texas, is coming to the High Desert of Southern California. They've sold 7 million albums and are bringing their high-energy, rockin' show to Big Mike's Country Palace Steakhouse and Saloon! Be one of the first to enjoy a concert in this new nightclub & steak house that focuses on customer service, fantastic food and quality entertainment. This dinner show will include all-u-can-eat buffet featuring flame-grilled steak, ribs, chicken, cornbread and all the fixins!!

BIG MIKE'S COUNTRY PALACE STEAK HOUSE AND SALOON IN APPLE VALLEY, CA

21041 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308

CALL (760) 810-7702 TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY!

THE ROCKIN' RODEO AND KNCI PRESENT DAVID NAIL

JANUARY 7, 2010 ill open the show and the Dave Russell Band will close the show out.
Show starts at 8PM

With his top 10 radio hit, "RED LIGHT"

DAVID NAIL

ONE NIGHT ONLY - JANUARY 7th, 2010

ROCKIN' RODEO

1320 DEL PASO BLVD.

SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

$12 General Ticket $20 ticket for dinner and show.

$15 & $25 at the door.
Alan Lopes will open the show and The Dave Russell Band will close the

show out. Show starts at 8PM
CALL FOR DETAILS (916) 927-6023

www.rockinrodeosacramento.com

THE BELLAMY BROTHERS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10,2009

at BIG MIKE'S COUNTRY PALACE STEAK HOUSE AND SALOON IN APPLE VALLEY, CA

21041 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308

CALL (760) 810-7702 TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY!

We are excited to bring the first of many country stars from Nashville to the High Desert of Southern California. Be one of the first to enjoy a concert in this new nightclub & steak house that focuses on customer service, fantastic food and quality entertainment. This dinner show will include all-u-can-eat buffet featuring flame-grilled steak, ribs, chicken, cornbread and all the fixins!!

THE BELLAMY BROTHERS: THE LOVE STILL FLOWS…

Howard and David continue to prove that the trail they’ve ridden to fame has been as unique as their music itself—music that is now celebrating 30 years of success.

	SHOW DATE: DECEMBER 10, 2009
	LOCATION: BIG MIKE'S COUNTRY PALACE STEAKHOUSE & SALOON

21041 Bear Valley Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92308

760-810-7702

	SHOW STARTS AT 7:00pm - DINNER PACKAGE STARTS AT 5:00pm
	ALL SEATS ARE RESERVED SEATING - CALL 760-810-7702 TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Faith & Fantasy - Neptune's Garden and Underwater FantaSea
November 14, 2009 - Time 5:30 p.m.
The Ridge
2020 Golf Course Rd.
Auburn, CA 95602

Musical entertainment provided by

This is one of the most exclusive events in Auburn. Don your finest and come out for a black tie Gala in support of Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital. Festivities include a live and silent auction, dinner and dancing all while raising funds for our coummunity hospital - the Pearl of Auburn...Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital.

To contribute to this event, simply click on the this form and complete

For more information, please contact Carol Zobel at (530) 888-4557.

Auburn's Black & White Ball - "Summer Nights - It's America, Anywhere USA"

New date: August 29, 2009

New Location: Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA

3 exciting stage venues featuring The Crawdaddios, The Doo Wah Riders, Love Train, and Ronny & The Classics with Steve Williams Tributes to Elvis and Buddy Holly!

~ Food ~ Cocktails ~ Entertainment ~

JUST ADDED - AUGUST 25, 2009 AT

THE ROCKIN' RODEO SACRAMENTO

NASHVILLE STAR WINNER!!

An air of high expectation and inevitability has always surrounded Chris Young. Anyone who heard him sing, and anyone who experienced his poised and engaging stage show, inevitably decreed that this tall fellow with the friendly smile had what it takes. When they found out he also wrote the best of his songs, people would just smile, shake their heads and say, "That boy is going to be a star."

Indeed, Young lives up to everyone's predictions with his self-titled debut on RCA Records and his second album which will be released in September 2009. . Working with Kenny Chesney producer Buddy Cannon, Young has created a potent debut that puts an up-to-date, contemporary edge on traditional country music.

With opening acts

Alan Lopes & The West Coast Country Band

Chris Gardner Band

ROCKIN' RODEO

1320 DEL PASO BLVD.

SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

TICKETS $15.00 - CALL FOR DETAILS (916) 927-6023

Show time 7:30pm - 11:30pm

www.rockinrodeosacramento.com

JUST ADDED - AUGUST 1, 2009 AT THE ROCKIN' RODEO SACRAMENTO

Click here for a link to Pat Green video

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5 other acts on same bill including:

The Carter Twins

Dean Brody

TelluRide

Halfway to Hazard

Crossman Connection

CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA 4th of JULY

THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S 35TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS SHOW AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM

GATES OPEN AT 6PM

MUSIC BY THE ANSWER BAND 7:00-9:00PM

FIREWORKS SHOW AT 9:00PM

$5.00 GENERAL ADMISSION

Rated one of the top 10 fireworks displays in Southern California! Bring your blankets and beach chairs for an evening of music and a fabulous fireworks show choreographed to music! Start your day with the annual 4th of July parade, carnival games & booths, and other festivities.

Call 909-596-5991 for additional information

2 nights of headliners!

MAY 1, 2009

You know Joe. When you meet him, he’s the guy you thought he’d be. When you hear him sing, you can feel the honesty in his words.

Since he first topped the charts in 1990 with Home, Joe has remained on a steady course, staying true to his Oklahoma roots and delivering hit after hit totaling twelve 1’s, twenty top 10’s and four gold and platinum albums. When you attend a Joe Diffie concert, you’re not waiting for him to sing his hit - you’re waiting for him to sing your hit. Whether it’s Ships That Don’t Come In, Pickup Man, John Deere Green, or If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets), Joe’s music always makes you remember where you were the first time you heard it.

Joe’s journey to Nashville began when a song he wrote called Love on the Rocks was recorded by country legend Hank Thompson. The taste of success lured Joe to move to Nashville where he really got serious about songwriting and found an additional means of income by singing demos on music row. As his reputation as a demo singer burgeoned, it wasn’t long before he caught the attention of music row’s record executives and Joe was on his way to becoming the star he is today.

As a songwriter, Joe’s success is equally impressive. In addition to the numerous hits he kept for himself, Joe’s songs have been recorded by Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw, Tracy Lawrence, Conway Twitty, Doug Stone,

MAY 2, 2009 ONE NIGHT ONLY

Mark Chesnutt is one of Countrys true musical treasures. Critics have hailed him as a classic Country singer of the first
order and some of Country musics most elite entertainers from George Jones to George Strait echo this sentiment. Mark
Chesnutts stature is easily gauged; he has 14 No. 1 hits, 23 top ten singles, four platinum albums and five gold records.
Country music critics and fans alike need look no further when it comes to Country music basics. If you ask Mark Chesnutt hell
tell you, Its the music that has kept me around this long. In a world that sometimes confuses style with substance, Mark
Chesnutt possesses both. Remaining true to himself as a traditional country artist while still keeping up with the
ever-changing country landscape, Mark has a knack for picking great songs; delivering them with his world-class vocals; and
with real heart-felt emotion. Mark has set the bar for his generationnot just for his being a consistent hit maker, but
because of his love of genuine country music. Mark Chesnutt's personal integrity as well as his principal to record a genuine
country song has made him a fixture on radio and in the honky tonks. Chesnutt got his start in the honky-tonks of Beaumont,
Texas, learning from his father, Bob Chesnutt, a singer, record collector, and major fan of classic country music. Playing along
side his dad, one set at a time, Mark embraced his father's influence and began making a name for himself. Mark sang
covers by Lefty, Merle, George, and Waylon to develop his unmatched crowd-pleasing rapport and his authentic country
style

The Verde Valley Fair continues providing country music headliners with fair favorites, Nashville superstars Joe Diffie on Friday, May 1st, and Mark Chesnutt on Saturday May 2nd. The fair is located at 800 E. Cherry Street in Cottonwood. The fair runs April 29th through May 3rd. For more information call 928-634-3290.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2009

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA

featuring Keith Anderson in Concert

http://www.golddustgala.org

Proceeds from the Gold Dust Gala are used for breast cancer detection and treatment, cervical cancer screenings, and needed diagnostic equipment that benefits women in our community who lack access to life-saving exams. These services are provided by Community Memorial Health System.

Evening Festivities

Pre-Party VIP Reception
Find out how you can be part of the exclusive
Gold Dust Gala Reception.

Silent Auction
Trips, Collectibles, Paintings, Dinners at Fine Restaurants, Theater Tickets, Gems, Western Clothes, Boots, Autographed Items From Top Country Artists and more!

Dinner & Dancing
Delicious BBQ and country western line dancing.

	6:00 - Cocktails, Silent Auction & Country Western Line Dancing
	6:45 - Barbeque Dinner, Dancing
	8:00 - Silent Auction Closes/Winner Pickup Items
	8:30 - Keith Anderson in Concert

Purchase Tickets | More Info | Sponsorship Opportunities

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009, 8:00pm,

MARICOPA COUNTY FAIR

PHOENIX, AZ - free with fair admission

The Flame In All Of Us

Remember when bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Green Day were considered alternative-only, their respective rap and punk roots too radical for the masses? Then the sea changed, and as their artistry broadened and matured, each found an uncompromising place in the Top 40.

Although not exactly comparable in musical style, a similar thing is happening with intensely energetic Toronto act Thousand Foot Krutch. Started by frontman/songwriter Trevor McNevan back in high school, the band first found an audience with the hip-hop centric debut, Set It Off, and then deftly edged into full-blown rock territory with Phenomenon and The Art of Breaking. In just a few years, the group has sold half a million records, shared stages with a wide mix of headliners (Switchfoot, Korn, The Roots), and landed adrenaline-rush songs like "Rawkfist" and "Move" on nationally televised sporting events--all of this achieved relatively under the radar.

Now, the September 2007 release of The Flame in All of Us looks to be that noticeable turning point for Thousand Foot Krutch, when the youthful hip-hop and alternative rock sensibilities uniquely coalesce into a more universal, sometimes pop-shaped framework to create a deeper, fuller experience for artist and listener alike. Thousand Foot Krutch also features McNevan's childhood friend Joel Bruyere on bass guitar and drummer Steve Augustine; all three originally hail from Ontario, Canada.

"The common thread really interests me," Trevor says. "No matter what you believe or how you were raised, you have the same core group of burning questions as the next person: Who am I? Why am I here? What is life really all about?" As their fans know, the members of Thousand Foot Krutch address such matters from a spiritual perspective, singing to and about God in a way that doesn't intimidate anyone who might not think exactly like them.

"I'm a fan of music that doesn't say everything in black and white," McNevan admits. "We talk about life in a way anyone can relate to, always focusing on the hope factor. I believe that's what God would have us do."

Come and grow with Thousand Foot Krutch as the flame in all of us continues to burn.

The Maricopa County Fair is located at 1826 West McDowell, Phoenix, AZ 85007

At The Arizona State Fair & Exposition Fairgrounds 602-252-0717

http://www.maricopacountyfair.org

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2009 at 7:00pm,

CASA GRANDE, AZ

Malo, Santana, War, Tower of Power, El Chicano, Sly & the Family Stone, Journey, Sammy Hagar, Tito Puente, Bo Diddly, Spanish Fly, Little Anthony & the Imperials & more.

These are legendary bands that members of this explosive tribute band either play with currently or have played with in the past. With roots that originate deep in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district in the late 60’s & early 70’s, the sounds of most of these bands mentioned above have carried over and have become staple classics in American music & culture. The Lions of Latin Rock’s set list includes only the best songs of these great groups of the past and present that will keep you on the edge of your seat, if you are not already dancing on the dance floor.

Founded by the lead singer & explosive front man of the band Malo, Octaviano has chosen the best of the best to be a part of this dynamic tribute band, which includes Gabe Manzo, Gibby Ross, Marcos Reyes, David George, Steve Gordon, Gus Bogius, Daniel Cervantes, Frank Baily, and more! These are names you may not recognize but their faces have been on album covers of the bands mentioned above.

Getting to the Pinal County Fair is easy. Conveniently located just seven miles off Interstate 10.

From Phoenix: Travel east on Interstate 10, take exit 194. Go east 7 miles on Hwy 287. Turn south on Eleven Mile Corner Rd.

From Tucson: Travel west on Interstate 10, take exit 194. Go east 7 miles on Hwy 287. Turn south on Eleven Mile Corner Rd.

November 8,2008

Faith & Fantasy - "Russian Rhapsody, The Tsar's Winter Ball"

This elegant black-tie dinner-dance is the largest fundraising event for Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn, CA. Evening activities include:

	Silent Auction
	Live Auction
	Cocktail Hour
	Dinner
	Dancing to the music of "Proxy"

Sponsorship opportunities are as follows:

$7,500 Tsar/Tsarina Sponsor including table for eight w/premium seating, event signage, pre-event advertising, acknowledgement from Podium.

$5,000 St. Petersburg Sponsor including table for eight and items noted above.

$2,500 Tchaikovsky Sponsor including table for eight with preferred seating and acknowledgement from Podium.

$2,000 Faberge Sponsor including table for eight

$1,500 Caviar Sponsor underwrites a portion of the evening's entertainment

$1,000 Dr.Shivago Sponsor includes 4 tickets

$ 500 Hermitage Sponsor includes 2 tickets

$ 500 Wine Sponsor underwrites a portion of the evening's wine

$ 150 Individual Ticket

For more information, please contact:

Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Foundation

11815 Education Street

Auburn, CA 95602

530-888-4557

One Night Only at The Brandin' Iron in San Bernardino, CA - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - FREE SHOW!!!

ONE FLEW SOUTH
LAST OF THE GOOD GUYS

"With beautiful echoes of the great harmony groups like Poco, Eagles, even The Beach Boys; One Flew South are the new kids in town." — JD Souther

They're called One Flew South, but Royal Reed, Chris Roberts and Eddie Bush, whose debut album is aptly titled Last of the Good Guys, actually had to fly north to launch their career.

The Nashville-based trio's vocal sound fit in perfectly with the progressive thinkers at Decca/Universal Records, in whose New York offices they auditioned. The result was instant signing—both to a recording contract and song publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

But One Flew South is no overnight success. Rather, the three vocalist-songwriters have been involved in show business for years prior to hitting upon a perfect combination--and actualizing a long-held notion of a band starring three superbly matched vocalists.

October 18, 2008

Giant Pumpkins ~ Amazing Scarecrows ~ Costume Parade ~ Recipe Contest ~ Live Music with Clean Slate and The DoubleShots ~ Food ~ Crafts ~ Amusements

Welcome to the Auburn Community Festival.
A message from Deric Rothe - Event Chairman:

We started the festival in 1997 to celebrate Auburn. This year will be another annual Community Festival and we are giving away more prize money in scarecrow, giant pumpkin, costume and recipe contests to celebrate. Come, compete, and you could take home a big check.

Auburn is an awesome community located in the picturesque Sierra Nevada foothills, about halfway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe along Interstate 80. Auburn is such a wonderful place to live work and play that it’s well worth celebrating. It’s the gateway to the Sierra, located just above the confluence of the middle and north forks of the scenic American River. But even more important than its Sierra location are the people who live here. They enjoy having a good time, and guests are always welcome.

At the Community Festival we feature quality live music, giant pumpkin and scarecrow contests, arts and crafts booths showcasing local artisans and a costume contest and parade for young and old alike. There are carnival games and pony rides for kids, food and vendor booths hosted by local nonprofits and Auburn’s own Sugar Plump Fairies are out in friendly force. We produce a day of wholesome activities that cater to the entire family. And it’s free, thanks to our generous sponsors.
A volunteer committee works all year long to put on this unique event that is designed just for fun. As committee chairman and editor/general manager of the community’s daily newspaper, the Auburn Journal, I want to personally invite everyone to come and see what we’re so excited about. And please let our sponsors know you appreciate their important contributions.

This year the festival is Oct. 18th in beautiful Recreation Park. I’ll be the guy with the microphone announcing the weight of the giant pumpkins being lugged onto a huge digital scale in the morning. Some of the pumpkins could top 1,000 pounds, but we encourage all pumpkin growers to bring their gourds and get a free T-shirt.
Come on out and say hello. And check out Auburn while you’re here.

We’re sure you’ll like what you find.

For more information, click on www.auburncommunityfestival.com

michael joseph

Nashville's next break-out artist - LIVE OCTOBER 22, 2008, IN NASHVILLE AT 3rd & LINDSLEY BAR AND GRILL!

10/22/08 - 6:00 pm 3rd and Lindsley Bar & Grill - 818 3rd Ave. S. - Nashville, TN

Click here for more info on Michael Joseph...

AUGUST 16th, 2008

NEW DATE! NEW THEME! NEW HEADLINER BAND!

THE EVENT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!

"Fun like this happens once in a lifetime...that's why we do it every year!"

Auburn's Black & White Ball - Northern California's biggest one-night party under the stars. This year featuring Nashville country music Supergroup LITTLE TEXAS !!

Go to www.auburnbwball.com for all the details and to purchase tickets!

MAY 3, 2008 - ONE NIGHT ONLY

COLLIN RAYE

Five Platinum albums, 25 Top Ten hits, 15 No. 1 smashes and 12 chart-topping videos.

Collin Raye is nothing if not passionate. His fiery delivery has made country standards of such searing ballads as "Love, Me," "In This Life," "Not That Different" and "Little Rock." Always an electrifying showman, he has also blazed through such vivid rockers as "My Kind of Girl," "That's My Story," "I Can Still Feel You" and "I Want You Bad."

#1 hits - "Couldn't Last A Moment", "I Can Still Feel You", "Someone You Used To Know", "What The Heart Wants", "The Gift", "Little Red Rodeo", "One Boy, One Girl", "Not That Different", "I Think About You", "On The Verge", "Little Rock", "My Kind Of Girl", "If I Were You", "In This Life", "That Was A River", "Love, Me"

For the past four years, Collin Raye has heard the same question everywhere he goes.

At every sold-out concert, at every radio-station visit, the mega hit maker gets asked by fans and industry professionals alike, "Hey, man, when are you going to put out a new record?" Well, that time is now. Actually, he's been working on his new Twenty Years and Change collection all along. In between the constant concert appearances, he began traveling to Nashville three years ago. During each visit, he would record a song or two. "In the end, we wound up with 23 songs. And these 12 are the best of those 23."

AWARDS and NOMINATIONS

2000 Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee Academy of Country Music

1999 Music Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee Academy of Country

1998 Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee Country Music Association

1998 Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee Academy of Country Music

1998 Country Recorded Song of the Year ("The Gift") Dove Award

1997 Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee Country Music Association

1997 Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee Academy of Country Music

1997 Video of the Year Award ("I Think About You") Academy of Country Music

1996 Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee Country Music Association

1996 Best Video Nominee ("Not that Different") Country Music Association

1994 Song of the Year Nominee ("Little Rock") Country Music Association

1992 Song of the Year Nominee (Love Me) Country Music Association

1992 Single of the Year ("Love Me") Academy of Country Music

The Verde Valley Fair continues providing country music headliners with fair favorites, The Doo Wah Riders, on Friday, May 2nd, and Nashville superstar Collin Raye on Saturday May 3rd. The fair is located at 800 E. Cherry Street in Cottonwood. The fair runs April 30th through May 4th . Admission prices are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors 60 and above, $3 for children 6-12 and kids 5 and under are free. For more information call 928-634-3290.

SATURDAY, MAY 10th, 2008, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA

SEASIDE PARK FAIRGROUNDS

Proceeds from the Gold Dust Gala are used exclusively for breast cancer detection and treatment for women in our community who lack access to these life-saving exams. These services are provided by Community Memorial Health System’s Breast Center.

Evening Festivities

Pre-Party VIP Reception
Find out how you can be part of the inaugural
Gold Dust Gala Reception.

Digging for Diamonds
Win a chance at a diamond from Van Gundy Jewelers.

Silent Auction
Trips, collectibles, paintings, dinners at fine
restaurants, theater tickets, gems, western clothes, boots, autographed items from top country artists and more!

Dinner & Dancing
Delicious BBQ and country western line dancing.

	6:00 - Cocktails, Silent Auction, Dj & Country Western Line Dancing
	6:30 - Barbeque Dinner, Dancing, Caught Red Handed
	8:30 - Emerson Drive in Concert

Countrified began in Bowling Green, KY on a night when Emerson Drive was honored to have two special guests in the audience, hit record producer Josh Leo and Teddy Gentry from the group Alabama.

"We drove to Bowling Green to see this band with the idea of helping them cut a few songs," states Josh Leo. "Well, they blew us away. So I said, Sign us up! We're in! Let's go!" Continues Teddy Gentry, "I was blown away with the band. This is possibly the best band I've heard in years as far as playing live on stage."

With Leo and Gentry committed to the project, Emerson Drive began recording the album that Midas Records released in the fall of 2006. The final product, Countrified, features the production talents of publishing veteran Brad Allen and hit songwriter Keith Follese, in addition to Leo and Gentry, and together they produced an album that has given Emerson Drive two singles so far, including the top 20 hit "A Good Man" and #1 song, "Moments", the fastest climbing single of the band's career and nominated for honors including song and video of the year.

"Moments has been our impact song, a song that other artists shied away from because it deals with delicate issues facing people today," commented lead vocalist Brad Mates. "Since 'Moments' was releaed as a single, we have found that there are a lot of empathic people who are aware of and want to deal with the issues of loneliness, despair and the hope of a new life again. This song has something to say and we are proud to be able to say i t,"

"Moments has indeed impacted country music fans around the world, and yielded the band's first #1 song of their career. Emerson Drive continues to receive an outpouring of emotion from fans who want to share their story with the band. Whether it's in person after a show or through a letter sent in the mail, each story reinforces that we all have had our "Moments" in life, and those "Moments" are worth living for.

The band's current single, "You Still Own Me", is making its way up the country charts and could soon become the next #1 hit for the band.

Countrified has given Emerson Drive a second chance to play their music for country fans everywhere and the band couldn't be happier about that. As musicians, they can't wait to be back on the stage each night doing what they do best - entertaining the crowd with their high energy show.

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Billboard Magazine Year End Awards

2002 Top New Artist

Country Music Association (CMA) Awards

	2007 Vocal Group of the Year Nominee
	2007 Video of the Year Nominee for "Moments"

Grammy Awards

2008 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Nominee for "Moments"

Inspirational Country Music Awards

2007 Video of the Year Winner for "Moments"

Academy of Country Music Awards

Horizon Award, Group of the Year

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LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON,

SAN BERNARDINO, CA JANUARY 27, 2008 -

CHUCK WICKS!!!

"Stealing Cinderella"

Touring in 2008 with Brad Paisley and Rodney Atkins, Chuck Wicks is having a great year! RCA Nashville recording artist, Chuck Wicks grew up on a family farm in Smyrna, Delaware. During college, Wicks found his musical direction and moved to Nashville 5 years ago to concentrate on songwriting and to pursue a career in music. His debut single “Stealing Cinderella,” which he co-wrote with Rivers Rutherford and George Teren, is currently being played on country radio. Wicks combines both country and R&B influences into his music with his musical heroes ranging from Alan Jackson to Brian McKnight. He spends a majority of his time concentrating on songwriting and writes about 100 songs per year. A majority of his songwriting focuses on relationships – falling in love, looking for love, breaking up, etc.

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, SAN BERNARDINO, CA TICKETS $12.00 GENERAL ADMISSION Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office. Doors open at 6:00pm - show time 8:00pm

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michael joseph

Nashville's next break-out artist - watch for big things to come! Click here for more info on Michael Joseph...

Friday, November 23, 2007 1:00 - 2:00PM

The Berkshire Mall, Lanesboro, MA

Friday November 23, 2007 9:30PM

Prime Restaurant and Bar, Lenox, MA

Sunday, December 2, 2007 7:00 PM

The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN

Come see Michael Joseph at the world-reknown Bluebird Cafe on writer's night -

you never know who might be in the room!

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"A Tribute to the 50th Anniversary of American Bandstand"

50's Dance featuring Ronny & The Classics

Saturday, October 13, 2007 7:00-11:00pm

Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA

Presented by the 49er Lions Club, Auburn, CA

Tickets $20.00 (doors open at 6:30pm)

Call 530-885-5449 for tickets and more information

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, SUNDAY OCTOBER 21st!

ERIC CHURCH

Auburn's Black & White Ball -

September 15, 2007

www.partyauburn.com

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON,

SAN BERNARDINO, CA JULY 22, 2007 -

ONE NIGHT ONLY - LITTLE TEXAS!!!

"God Blessed Texas" ~ "Kick A Little" ~ "Amy's Back In Austin" ~ "What Might Have Been" ~ "My Love" ~ " Some Guys Have All The Love"

With over seven million albums and mega hits like “What Might Have Been” and “My Love” to their credit, Duane Propes, Porter Howell, Del Gray, and Dwayne O’Brien hardly need an introduction. As part of the band Little Texas, the handful of guys all barely in their 20’s, burst onto the scene in the 90’s like a rocket, and within five years had established themselves as one of country’s “supergroups” and one of the most exciting live bands of the genre.

Even before they ever signed a record deal, the group was known as “the hardest working band in country music,” it was not uncommon for them to play over 300 shows a year, without a bus, without a driver and without tour support from a record label. They simply made it on their own, and that seasoning shows up even today. Still in the midst of a heavy tour schedule playing major markets nationwide this year, the band’s four original members are gearing up for the release of a brand new album on their new label, Montage Records, and couldn’t be happier to be back and bringing fans what they do best.

Their debut album, “First Time For Everything,” yielded five hit singles during the 90’s and launched the band in a big, big way, setting the stage for their hugely successful sophomore effort, “Big Time.” Featuring smash hits like “God Blessed Texas” and the monster ballad “My Love,” that album became Little Texas’ biggest-selling CD of their impressive career. The group toured relentlessly throughout the mid-90s on that momentum, releasing several other albums before finally taking a much-needed break.

But after a six-year hiatus from touring and recording, during which they pursued other interests and focused on their songwriting, Little Texas is back and better than ever, with a renewed energy and excitement to make more of the music that fans nationwide came to love and respect. Now they return to the airwaves with a new single titled “Your Woman” from their forthcoming studio album. As a special bonus and “appetizer,” Little Texas has “cooked up” a live album showcasing a mix of long-time Little Texas favorites and a few new songs penned and recorded by the group in pure, big and bold, in-your-face, Little Texas style. The new LIVE album LIVE AND LOUD (THE BEST OF LITTLE TEXAS) is slated for release early 2007

	LIVE AND LOUD (THE BEST OF LITTLE TEXAS) was released May 15, 2007
	The new studio album, "The Missing Years" was released June 12, 2007

JULY 22, 2007 - ONE NIGHT ONLY -

LITTLE TEXAS

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, SAN BERNARDINO, CA TICKETS $13.00 GENERAL ADMISSION Buy tickets here call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office. Doors open at 6:00pm - show time 8:00pm

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4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW

THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S 26TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS SHOW AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM

GATES OPEN AT 6PM, JULY 4TH, 2007 MUSIC BY CAPPY'S GARAGE BAND 7:00-9:00PM FIREWORKS SHOW AT 9:00PM $5.00 GENERAL ADMISSION Rated one of the top 10 fireworks displays in Southern California! Bring your blankets and beach chairs for an evening of music and a fabulous fireworks show choreographed to music! Start your day with the annual 4th of July parade, carnival games & booths, and other festivities. Call 909-596-5991 for more information.

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON,

SAN BERNARDINO, CA

MAY 27, 2007 - ONE NIGHT ONLY

BUCKY COVINGTON

Brandin' Iron Saloon & Dance Hall 320 South "E" Street. San Bernardino, CA 92401

TICKETS $12.00 GENERAL ADMISSION

For more info, please call 909-888-7388

Bucky Covington adds a new twist to the notion that winning is everything. The eighth-place finalist on the fifth season of the runaway hit TV show American Idol, Covington has now parlayed that into a burgeoning country music singing career. And that was exactly what he set out to accomplish.

"The main reason I wanted to get on the show was to get enough recognition to start a career," explains the 29-year-old native of Rockingham, North Carolina. He had sung with local bands for the last decade and wanted to get a Nashville record deal, but he wasn't quite sure how to actualize his dream. "I kept wondering: how do people do that? It was kind of like saying I wanted to be a fire truck almost impossible."

But now he's recording his debut album with Sawyer Brown singer Mark Miller as the producer and singing on the 20-date GAC Country Music Christmas Tour alongside Deana Carter, Julie Roberts, Blue County and Steve Azar. With his first single slated for an early 2007 release, Covington is on his way to seeing his dreams come true.

Last summer, Covington crossed the nation on the 60-date American Idols Live tour performing for sold-out arena crowds. "For the first five or six shows, I was very, very nervous. I sang for the cameras on the show. But singing in front of 15,000 people? Phew! The first time I came off the stage, I was so nervous I was shaking. But I also thought, 'man, that was awesome.'"

After completing the tour, Covington signed with O-Seven Artist Management and started working with Miller on making his first album. But then, yet again, fortune smiled on the aspiring singer when he was invited at the last minute to join the GAC Country Music Christmas Tour. In another stroke of TV talent show synchronicity, it was to replace Buddy Jewell, who had won the first season of Nashville Star and had injured his wrist just prior to the tour and had to bow out.

It's obvious that Covington's considerable talent as a singer combined with his winning personality and presence are prime factors in his rapid rise. But he also believes that both luck and some spiritual grace had an influence as well. "It's the karma thing," he notes. "I've always believed in treating people well anybody and everybody and I try to live by the Golden Rule. And I think a lot of it came back to me."

Add some pluck to the formula, and it's no surprise that Covington is on his way to winning the big race of having a lifetime singing career. And where does his determination to succeed come from? "First, I was tired of what I was doing for a living. Not that it's a bad thing. But I'd done it for more than 10 years, since I was a junior in high school. And then there was just wanting a better life for myself, and my wife [Crystal] and family [at this point, their dog Slim]. And finally, there's just the thrill of singing for people."

And Covington will be enjoying that again right up to the holidays on the GAC Country Music Christmas tour. "It's the best feeling in the world to have all those people dig what you do," Covington enthuses. "It's instant gratification."

Then he'll come home to his new house just outside Nashville to enjoy the holidays at the end of an entire year that has been like Christmas rich with the gifts that Covington has long wished for. And what has he learned to share with others who have dreams they hope can come true? "If you want to do it," Covington concludes, "then get out there and do it

LITTLE TEXAS APPEARS ONE NIGHT ONLY,

MAY 4, 2007, Cottonwood, Arizona

It’s almost fair time! The animals are being groomed, the carnival rides are on their way and can’t you just about smell those corn dogs? The annual Verde Valley Fair is gearing up for another 5 days of fun and excitement. Set your calendars for May 2-6, 2007 and get ready for an old fashioned good time! The theme “Hogs, Dogs and Flying Bob's” sets the tone for fun.

“This year’s fair is full of everyone’s favorites, only we are throwing in a few twists,” says Linda Harrison, Fair Manager. "We are still finalizing our entertainment lineup. We have already confirmed Country superstars, Little Texas, and the Doo Wah Riders who's single "Dear Beer" is gaining in popularity and receiving a lot of air play on country stations across the country."

Daily acts already scheduled include the popular Doggies of the Wild West. Back after several years of absence is Nancy Kobert's Amazing World of Birds Show. Also returning is one of the last traveling marionette shows, Mitchell Marionettes. "We are very excited about our lineup this year," says Michael Searle, Marketing Director. "Be sure to check back for the complete schedule."

If you are into Extreme Sports, do not miss the action on Friday and Saturday nights! The Verde Valley’s best cowboy event comes to the fairgrounds and you’re going to want to be there. With both nights filled with barebacks, broncs and bulls, you’re in for one exciting weekend!

All the traditional fair favorites will on hand. Be sure and take advantage of the carnival rides, food on a stick, livestock shows and auction. Discount carnival ride tickets are available now until May 2^nd. Save big, buy yours in advance at Fry’s, Suzy Q Market, Bashas’, The Cowboy Shop and the Verde Valley Fair Office.

The fair is located at 800 E. Cherry Street in Cottonwood. The fair runs May 2-6, 2007. Admission prices are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors 60 and above, $3 for children 6-12 and kids 5 and under are free. For more information call 928-634-3290.

"PHIL VASSAR presented by Movie Gallery"

live on stage - one night only!

May 12, 2007

The Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation
Proudly Presents the
17th Annual Gold Dust Gala

Featuring PHIL VASSAR presented by Movie Gallery

Saturday, May 12th 2007

Seaside Park, Ventura
San Miguel Hall

All Seats Reserved:

Preferred Seating: $95 per person
General Seating: $75 per person

www.golddustgala.com

Order Your Tickets Online Here
Tickets are non-refundable.
Seating will be based on date of purchase.

Tickets Also Available at The Wharf
980 East Front Street, Ventura

Click here to apply as a sponsor
of the Gold Dust Gala

Click here if you would like to apply
as a vendor at the Gold Dust Gala

6:00 p.m.	Cocktails, Gold Dust Bags, Silent Auction, DJ and Dancing
7:00 p.m.	Barbecue Dinner, Dancing, Caught Red Handed
8:30 p.m.	Phil Vassar in Concert

Silent Auction: Trips • Collectibles • Paintings • And More!

Gold Dust Bags filled with opportunities for exciting treasures: Dinners at Fine Restaurants • Theater Tickets • Gems • Western Clothes • Boots • Autographed Items From Top Country Artists

Taylor Swift -

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, SAN BERNARDINO, CA

ONE NIGHT ONLY - December 10, 2006 - ALL AGES WELCOME!!!!

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RETURN TO THE 50'S

"A Tribute to the 50th Anniversary of American Bandstand"

Classic Car Show (pre-73) and 50's Dance featuring Ronny & The Classics

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA

Presented by the 49er Lions Club, Auburn, CA

Classic Car Show 3pm - 7pm (call 530-823-9906 or 530-320-2138 for more info)

Registration 2 - 4pm

Awards @ 6:30pm

$30.00 entry includes 2 tickets to 50's dance, goody bag, car show

DJ Music 2 - 7pm

50's Dance Concert 8pm-midnight (doors open at 6:30pm) (call 530-885-5449)

$25.00 per person

Food, Beverages, Raffles available through the day and evening.

For dance concert information call (530) 885-5449

For car show information call (530) 823-9906 or (530) 320-2138

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September 16, 2006

presents

Don't miss the very best party of the year!

Call us toll free at
1-800-971-1888 and order
your tickets over the phone or order online www.partyauburn.com.

Join us for the party of the year as Auburn looks back at a bygone era, where automobiles were art, dancing was euphoric, styles were chic and romantic, and life was flamboyant! Society exploded in a million directions - glamorous stars had grand stories. Entertainment, music, and dance were part of everyday life. Top hats, gloves, knickers, flappers - The Charleston, The Lindy Hop, jazz music, big band swing, the Cotton Club, speakeasies...all provide a wonderful backdrop to Auburn's Black & White Ball. For a look at last year's Ball and for more information, please go to www.partyauburn.com .

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The entertainment line-up includes Tainted Love, David Martin's House Party, John Skinner Big Band, and Steely Scam! With 40 restaurants serving free samplings, 4 bars, and 4 stages, this is the PARTY OF THE YEAR from 8:30pm-1:30am on Saturday, September 16th, 2006!

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4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW

THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S 34TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS SHOW AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM

GATES OPEN AT 6PM

MUSIC BY HYJINX 7:00-9:00PM

FIREWORKS SHOW AT 9:00PM

$5.00 GENERAL ADMISSION

Rated one of the top 10 fireworks displays in Southern California! Bring your blankets and beach chairs for an evening of music and a fabulous fireworks show choreographed to music! Start your day with the annual 4th of July parade, carnival games & booths, and other festivities.

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LEE ROY PARNELL MAY 5, 2006 VERDE VALLEY FAIR, Cottonwood, Arizona

Free with fair admission

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JAMEY JOHNSON & RHETT AKINS

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, SAN BERNARDINO, CA

ONE NIGHT ONLY - APRIL 4TH, 2006

TICKETS $12.00 GENERAL ADMISSION

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LIVE AT THE WHISKEY RANCH (inside club aqua), CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA

ONE NIGHT ONLY - JANUARY 16, 2006

DOORS OPEN AT 7:00PM, SHOW TIME 8:00PM

TICKETS - $15.00 in advance, $20 day of show

BROUGHT TO YOU BY MIKE RIDDLE PRESENTS

7942 Arcadia Drive, Citrus Heights, Ca 95610

Please 916-722-2400 or 530-367-4075 for more info

(click here for club information)

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LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, SAN BERNARDINO, CA

ONE NIGHT ONLY - JANUARY 17, 2006

Brandin' Iron Saloon & Dance Hall 320 South "E" Street. San Bernardino, CA 92401

For more info, please call 909-888-7388

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"Hicktown" top 10 hit!

LIVE AT THE WHISKEY RANCH, CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA

ONE NIGHT ONLY - NOVEMBER 3, 2005

TICKETS - $12.00 IN ADVANCE, $15.00 DAY OF SHOW

BROUGHT TO YOU BY MIKE RIDDLE PRESENTS

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LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, SAN BERNARDINO, CA

ONE NIGHT ONLY - NOVEMBER 1, 2005

Brandin' Iron Saloon & Dance Hall 320 South "E" Street. San Bernardino, CA 92401

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AUBURN'S BLACK & WHITE BALL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

5 GREAT VENUES, 40 RESTAURANTS

(CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFO!)

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MAY 21, 2005

SEASIDE PARK, VENTURA, CA

A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SAN BUENAVENTURA FOUNDATION

THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT - RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW! $95 AND $75 seats include dinner, dancing, DJ and concert with country superstars Restless Heart!

The original is still the greatest. Restless Heart is back.

Restless Heart was one of RCA's greatest band success stories of the late '80s and early '90s, turning out a series of gold selling albums,garnering a host of award nominations, and crossing over to the adult contemporary charts. Their hits included "I'll Still Be Loving You", "Tender Lie", "Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)", "When She Cries", "Bluest Eyes In Texas", and "Dancy's Dream".

Dozens of country music groups have appeared during the past few years that sport top-notch instrumental abilities, flawless harmony blends, songwriting talent and onstage showmanship. Virtually all of them will tell you that they were inspired by the virtuoso performances of Restless Heart. The group's brilliant 1985-94 string of successes remains unmatched for sheer technical finesse, heartfelt vocal emotion and downright audio charisma. None of those succeeding bands has recaptured this special magic. The years have shown that,whatever its origin, Restless Heart has earned its place in music as a consistent No. 1 chart act, as a strong record seller and as a committed touring attraction with a strong fan following. Restless Heart, with all the original members; Larry Stewart, Paul Gregg, John Dittrich, Dave Innis and Greg Jennings have just released their new album, "Still Restless". The first release "Feel My Way To You"

With such widespread influence, it seems undeniable that as certain as Alabama left its mark as the voice of Southern country music of the 80’s, it is Restless Heart that has earned the right to claim its title as the forebear of contemporary country music with a pop flavor, and it dominated the charts with that sound from 1985 – 1994. From “Let the Heartache Ride” to “When She Cries” and “Tell Me What You Dream,” no other band was able to so consistently turn out a string of hits so instantly identifiable – the intertwining vocal blend led by Larry Stewart, the deftly sweeping keyboards of David Innis in concert with the masterful guitar of Greg Jennings, all backed by the steady rhythm section of drummer John Dittrich and Paul Gregg on bass.

Today, as the quintet comes together for the release of Still Restless, they continue to lead the pack by choosing songs of conviction and maturity and recording with innovative creativity. Working for the first time with producers Kyle Lehning (Randy Travis) and Mac McAnally (Jimmy Buffett), the group has once again forged new musical paths for themselves. There are more acoustic instruments here, as in the Dobro and fiddle heard in the cover of The Beatles classic, “The Night Before.” Other surprises include the dance-beat, pounding vibe of “Yesterday’s News,” while “Same Boat Now” shows an upbeat social consciousness. “Makin’ Hay” is the rocking burner of the collection, with a short but no-questions-asked guitar solo from Greg that lights a fire under the driving keyboards from David.

As always, Restless Heart offers ballads as few artists can, and the ballads on Still Restless are no exception. “And More,” “Every Fire,” “Down the Road” and “Miracle” all tell of love in its many, sometimes complex versions with stirring emotion and great compassion. John takes over the lead vocals on the haunting “Looking Back,” the story of woman who lives a reckless life with disastrous results even though “she never saw it coming.” For more info, see www.restlessheartband.com

15th Annual Gold Dust Gala

This annual fundraiser for the Community Memorial Healthcare Foudnation attracts country music fans from all over Southern California. This wildly popular concert is now in its 15th year and shows no signs of slowing down. Most recently, the funds raised by the Gold Dust Gala have helped finance crucial hospital projects, such as the Women's Diagnostic Center and the Breast Center. The event is designed not only to raise money for various hospital programs and equipment, but also to allow the community to interact on a social level with the men and women whose tireless efforts protect and comfort the lives of countless Ventura County residents.

For decades now, the CMH Foundation has been bridging the gap between the hospital and the community. Without the effort of the dedicated fundraisers of the Foundation, the quality of healthcare provided to Ventura County residents would be nowhere near where it is today.

Past performers include Doug Stone, Restless Heart, Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, Trace Adkins, Toby Keith, Gary Allan, Phil Vassar and Randy Travis.

Saturday, May 21, 2005
Seaside Park in Ventura

Schedule of Event:

5:00 Doors Open, Cocktails, Gold Dust Bags, Silent Auction, and
Western Dance Lessons
6:30 Barbecue Dinner, Dancing and Gold Dust Bags
7:30 Opening Band – Caught Red Handed, Dancing
9:00 Restless Heart in Concert
10:00 DJ & Dancing

Tickets:

Preferred Seating $95
General Seating $75
Sponsorships packages available

For Information:

Mary McCormick
Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation
805-652-5009
mmccormick@cmhhospital.org

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Mike Riddle Presents &

Call Me Entertainment

present

RESTLESS HEART

LIVE IN CONCERT MAY 22, 2005

AT THE TEMECULA STAMPEDE, 28721 Front St., Temecula, CA

Tickets: $25.00 Reserved

$15.00 General Admission

$12.00 Military General Admission

Showtime: 7:00pm

For info and tickets call 951-695-1761.

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ONE NIGHT ONLY...APRIL 21, 2005

RETURNING TO THE TEMECULA STAMPEDE!

$20 reserved, $15 general admission

JUST ADDED... LITTLE BIG TOWN to open the show!

TEMECULA STAMPEDE CONCERT SERIES KICKS OFF APRIL 21ST WITH EMERSON DRIVE AND LITTLE BIG TOWN!

The Academy of Country Music 's top new vocal group in 2003 returns for one night only to the Temecula Stampede. Emerson Drive, who brought the house down on their 1st visit to this popular venue the night after winning this coveted award, returns by popular demand for this all-ages show on April 21st.

With 2 Top 5 hits to their credit, "Fall Into Me" and "I Should Be Sleeping", this dynamic band is the hottest young phenomenon in country music. With powerful vocals, solid harmonies, and electrifying musicianship, Emerson Drive was personally selected by Swania Twain to open the shows on her 2004 concert tour. Playing to tens of thousands fans each night, the band has reached a new level. Emerson Drive 's standard is "nothing but the best". In a field that's dominated by solo artists, Emerson Drive is a band - with each musician a standout in his own right.

Opening the show with their intricate four-part harmony will be LIttle Big Town, country music's first act consisting of two women and two men. "The dynamics of the Little Big Town sound is incredible", says former SONY Music President/CEO Allen Butler . "They are each phenomenal singers in their own right but have managed to integrate each of their distinctive voices into something that sounds totally fresh yet somehow classic."

For their debut project, the Little Big Town members collaborated with some of Nashville 's finest songwriters crafting a collection of songs that showcases the foursome's vast musical influences with range from the traditional sounds of Alabama to the soaring California sounds of Fleetwood Mac and the harmony-rich beauty of Restless Heart.

Tickets for the show are $20 reserved and $15 general admission. Doors open at 6:00pm , showtime is 8:00pm . Tickets can be purchased at the Temecula Stampede box office or by phone at 695-1761.

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MAY 22, 2004

SEASIDE PARK, VENTURA, CA

A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

OF SAN BUENAVENTURA FOUNDATION

THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT - RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW! $95 AND $75 seats include dinner, dancing, DJ and concert with country superstar Randy Travis!

Gold Dust Gala

Saturday, May 22, 2004
Seaside Park in Ventura

Schedule of Event:

Tickets:

Preferred Seating $95
General Seating $75
Sponsorships packages available

For Information:

Mary McCormick
Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation
805-652-5009
mmccormick@cmhhospital.org

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JUST ADDED! THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2004

MIKE RIDDLE PRESENTS and

LIVE AT THE TEMECULA STAMPEDE!

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC NOMINEE FOR NEW GROUP!

YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS GREAT SHOW -ALL AGES INVITED!

TICKETS $20.00 RESERVED SEATING (VERY LIMITED) AND $12.00 GENERAL ADMISSION.

Read here what USA Today wrote about Blue County (click here)

ORDER TICKETS BY PHONING 866-885-4114 OR THE TEMECULA STAMPEDE (909)695-1767 OR BY EMAIL BELOW

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Call Me Entertainment

615-989-1639

"Your Entertainment Needs Are Our Business..."

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA

December 13, 2011 - COLT FORD - Ticket price $15.00 general admission

Be part of history with Colt's first West Coast Tour! You've got to be part of "The Colt Ford Experience"! Purchase tickets here.

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA

December 4, 2011 - HUNTER HAYES all ages show.

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA

JAMES WESLEY NOVEMBER 18TH!!

DOORS OPEN AT 7PM

Austin Law 9:00-9:30pm

James Wesley 10:00pm

Austin Law after concert

$5.00 regular cover (21 & over)

18 and over welcome ($8.00 cover)

OCTOBER 11, 2011

CHRISTMAS CARAVAN FOR KIDS CONCERT

featuring RANDY HOUSER AND LITTLE TEXAS!!

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino,

CA 92401

August 16, 2011 - DAVID NAIL - Tickets $12.00 general admission

One of the hottest new artists in Nashville today!

July 19, 2011 - JAMES OTTO - Tickets $15.00 general admission

Returning to the Brandin' Iron after a sold-out show in 2010! Buy tickets here

CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA 4th of JULY 2011

THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S 37TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS

AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM

GATES OPEN AT 6PM

MUSIC BY RONNY & THE CLASSICS 7:00-9:00PM

FIREWORKS SHOW AT 9:00PM

$5.00 adults, $4.00 children PRE-SALE, $6.00 adults, $5.00 children DAY OF SHOW

Call 909-596-5991 for additional information

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA 92401

April 26, 2011 - TICKETS ONLY $12 ! Call (909) 381-6172 for more info.

Doors & kitchen open at 6:00pm - show time 8:30pm

18 & over welcome!

Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office.

Saturday, April 16, 2011 Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura

21st Annual Gold Dust Gala featuring LITTLE TEXAS

Evening Festivities

"Amy's Back in Austin", "My Love", "Some Guys Have All The Love", "What Might Have Been", "God Blessed Texas" - the list goes on and on...

Friday, April 15, 2011 - Private Show for the Military at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

presents

COLT FORD in concert

Saturday, April 2, 2011 on the shores of Lake Dora in Tavares, FL!

Part of Trains, Planes, & BBQ festival - make it an all day event!

April 2, 2011 Gates open at 6:00 pm

Michael Ray performs 4:30pm - 6:30pm at the main entry gate

Hayfire performs at 6:30pm

Colt Ford performs at 8:00pm Buy Tickets Online @ Ticketweb - $15 Buy Tickets at the Gate - $20 Link to Poster

Wooton Park, 100 E. Ruby St., Tavares, FL 32778

Purchase Tickets here for $15 @ Ticketweb , $20 day of show.

CALL THE CITY OF TAVARES FOR MORE INFO (352) 742-6477

THE JANEDEAR GIRLS!

There may be no better place to start, when talking about the JaneDear girls, than with the description offered by their producer, John Rich. “They are,” he says, “the girls next door that kick country A**,,,”

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON, 320 South "E" St., San Bernardino, CA 92401

April 5, 2011 - TICKETS ONLY $12 ! Call (909) 381-6172 for more info.

Doors & kitchen open at 6:00pm - show time 8:30pm

18 & over welcome!

Buy tickets here or call (909) 381-6172. Tickets can also be purchased at the Brandin' Iron Box Office.

with special guest Tyler Farr

COUNTRYSIC’S N

COUNTRY MUSIC’S NEWCOMER LEE BRICE

TOPS BILLBOARD’S YEAR END HOT COUNTRY SONGS CHART

Brice’s “Love Like Crazy” Closes Year as Most Heard Song of the Year

OCTOBER 24, 2010 - FRANKIE BALLARD !!

LIVE AT THE BRANDIN' IRON,

SAN BERNARDINO, CA

FREE CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CONCERT!

OCTOBER 24, 2010 - 8:30pm - ONE NIGHT ONLY!

FREE SHOW - OUR THANKS TO OUR CUSTOMERS!!

October 23, 2010

Tavares, FL "HARVEST MOON ON THE LAKE DORA BAYOU" featuring 2010 Grammy winner BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO from Louisiana's bayou country playing Creole dance music.

www.buckwheatzydeco.com

Harvest Moon o

October 23, 2010 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Wooton Park, 100 E. Ruby St., Tavares, FL 32778

3:00pm Hush Puppy Parade

3:30-4:30pm The Accelerators

Saturday, April 16, 2011
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura

April 2, 2011
Gates open at 6:00 pm

Colt Ford performs at 8:00pm Buy Tickets Online @ Ticketweb - $15
Buy Tickets at the Gate - $20

Link to Poster