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Q It Up Live Features Headlining Performers Through End of the Year

Jennifer Swirsky — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:27:42 +0000

Newly-launched artist management firm, XYQ Artist Management, will host Q It Up Live, a star-studded concert series at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in downtown Nashville. Concerts will be held once every other month through the end of the year. The series kicks off this Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. CDT featuring country music headliner, Darryl Worley, and supporting acts Danielle Peck, Sarah Darling, Mo Pitney and Friends of Lola. Adam Wurtzel from WSMV Channel 4 News’ More at Midday will host, and a silent auction and raffle will benefit the American Red Cross and local non-profit for the hearing impaired, Songs For Sound.

The silent auction will give fans the chance to bid on a diverse array of celebrity autographed items and experiences, including a signed guitar from country star Jake Owen, a ride in a two-seater Indy race car during the week of the Indianapolis 500, presented by IndyCar, and merchandise from Jack Daniel’s and Roper. In addition, Herta Racing will present a prize package that includes a meet and greet with driver Alex Tagliani, a personal tour of his race car and garage, and an autographed team hat. Additional items are being added to the auction daily.

General admission tickets for Wednesday night’s Q It Up Live concert series kick-off show can be purchased online in advance at www.qituplive.com or at the door for $10. VIP packages including food, two Jack Daniel’s drinks and an exclusive gift are available for $35.

The Q It Up Live concert series, in partnership with the American Red Cross, Songs For Sound and The Big 98 WSIX “Nashville’s NEW Country,” is sponsored by Jack Daniel’s, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville and Roper. Additional concert series line-ups will be announced soon.
For more information, visit www.qituplive.com.

Danielle Peck added to Angels on Earth benefit concert

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:36:13 +0000

Danielle Peck, chart-topping country music star, has been added to the “Angels On Earth” benefit concert for Nashville, TN resident, Theresa Lawton. Lawton sustained several traumatic injuries after she was struck by a drunk driver on her way to church on January 30, 2013.

Peck joins an already star-studded evening of music featuring Bucky Covington, Julie Roberts, Jason Crabb and Brian Nutter from Keith Urban‘s band as well as hit songwriters. Emceed by News Channel 5′s Rhori Johnston, the event is sure to be an amazing night of music all for a great cause. The evening will also include a silent auction.

For more information about Theresa and upcoming announcements regarding the event, follow the Prayers for Theresa Lawton Facebook page.

Full Artist Line-Up:

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Julie Roberts (Country Music Star)

Bucky Covington (American Idol)

Jason Crabb (Grammy Award Winner)

Brian Nutter (Guitarist to Keith Urban)

Anthony Smith (Lonestar’s “What About Now” and Chris Young’s “Tomorrow”)

Sam Tate (Chely Wright’s first hit single “Shut Up and Drive” and Reba’s 33rd #1 song “Somebody”)

Bernie Nelson (Achieved ‘million-airplay’ status on his #1 hit “Daddy Never was the Cadillac Kind” and penned hits for Conway Twitty, Wynonna, Kenny Chesney and others.)

Good For Giving: Miranda, Blake and Taylor

Ted Efron — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:35:04 +0000

Sometimes giving gets you something. In this case, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift’s giving is getting them recognized. All three appear on DoSomething.org’s just released “Top 20 Celebs Gone Good for 2011”.

The site, which is designed to inspire young people to take charitable action, ranks Taylor at #20 for her many charitable efforts this past year. Those efforts include donating $500,000 to help rebuild flood –stricken areas of Nashville and auctioning off the tap water from her home on behalf of UNICEF’s Tap Project Campaign. In all, Taylor gave away more than $1 million this past year.

Miranda and Blake are paired together in the rankings, coming in at #14. Blake is singled out for his hosting of disaster relief concerts to benefit victims like those of the tornadoes that devastated Joplin, Missouri. Miranda is praised for her fundraising to end domestic violence through the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation. (They didn’t mention it, but we certainly will here: Miranda’s main charity, MuttNation Foundation, raises money to help animals in need.)

Who was the top celeb on their list? That would be Lady Gaga. For look at the complete Top 20, click here.

Naturally, country stars are known for their good works. Just last week Danielle Peck held her online auction to benefit Nashville’s Safe Haven Family Shelter. What is your favorite star’s cause of charity? Put it here in the comments so others may learn about the good they are doing and how they may get involved.

Danielle Peck and Friends Online Charity Auction (Ends 12/22)

Ted Efron — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:51:10 +0000

In this season of giving, Danielle Peck and some of her fellow country music stars are doing their part to help the homeless. Last month, Peck held her 4th Annual “Danielle Peck and Friends Concert” which supports the Nashville-based Safe Haven Family Shelter. She’s now following it up with an online auction featuring an awesome assortment of autographs, guitars and other collectables.

Learn about the auction, register and bid by clicking here.

We’re making this posting with a little bit more than a day to go before the auction ends (8pm Central Time on 12/22). That still leaves you with plenty of time to get your bids in. For example, at the time of this writing, there is a Kenny Chesney package featuring items from his 2009 Sun City Carnival tour (including two t-shirts and an autographed picture) that had a high bid of only $9! Now that would make a fine (and cheap) Christmas gift!

Other artists with items in the auction include: Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, James Otto, Travis Tritt, Jerrod Niemann, Jamie O’Neal, Bo Bice, Josh Gracin, Clint Black, Heidi Newfield, Rodney Atkins, Toby Keith, Joe Nichols, and Keith Anderson.

Along with the country music items, the auction also offers many sports-related items.

Again, this online auction is to support homeless families as they receive the necessary tools to return into a home of their own with stable employment and secured housing. Safe Haven Family Shelter is the only shelter-to-housing program of its kind in Middle Tennessee that accepts the entire homeless family.

REVIEW: Sherrie Austin “Circus Girl”

Ted Efron — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:58:28 +0000

It’s fitting that Sherrie Austin’s new album is called “Circus Girl.” With this project, the affable Australian singer/songwriter walks a high wire without a net. The album is self-written, self-produced and self-financed. Fortunately, we can apply one more “s-word” to Austin’s album: Satisfying.

It’s been eight years since her last release. It’s an understatement to say the country music landscape has changed a lot in that time. It would’ve been easy for Austin to try to reinvent who she is to fit that landscape. But instead of changing herself, she finds success simply by being herself.

Austin had a hand in writing every one of the 13 tracks on the album. She gives each song the voice of one who has lived life and learned about herself with every step and misstep along the way. It’s this voice of experience that gives the album its heart.

The album kicks off with the autobiographical title track “Circus Girl.” Austin has spent most of her life as a performer. While most of us can’t relate to what it’s like living your life in the spotlight, we can relate to sometimes feeling like a “round peg in a little town square”. It’s okay to not fit in. Happiness can be found if you approach life as fearless and confident as the girl on the trapeze.

“Tryin’ To Be Me” reflects on life and the “scars in the battle” of trying to be ourselves. Austin wrote the track to pay homage to George Harrison. The opening notes certainly will make any fan of the former Beatle think of his “All Things Must Pass” album.

The next two songs show that along with heart, Austin also has a wicked sense of humor. “I Didn’t” rips a former lover for the differences that led to a breakup. The biggest being “he thought he was God, and I didn’t”. In “If I Was A Man,” she imagines how she would be if she were the opposite sex. Naturally, she comes off as being Mr. Right until a surprise twist in the end.

(Note: ”I Didn’t” also appears on Kristin Chenoweth‘s “Some Lessons Learned” album. Chenoweth recently performed an over-the-top version of the song during the American Country Awards. It would be fun to see Austin perform it for comparison’s sake.)

“Just Want To Love You Tonight” steers the album back in a serious direction. Austin tackles the issue of one night stands from the woman’s perspective. The woman isn’t just a participant, but an instigator who along with her man, also lays down the ground rules.

“Get Your Leavin’ Done” continues the serious streak. It’s the end of a relationship. But instead of sorrow, the feeling is more one of resignation. Austin conveys that she acknowledges that it’s over and now it’s time to move out so they can move on.

“He’s All Yours” is bold, bluesy and full of drama. It’s both a kiss-off and a warning from one woman to another about a man who has done her wrong and will do the same to the next woman who falls for his lines. Austin shines through in her powerful delivery of the song which must be a show-stopper live in concert.

“Bad For Me” is another light-hearted approach to love. We all do things that we know are bad for us (like that extra Christmas cookie or two) and sometimes that includes who we choose to be with. This song appeared a few years ago on Danielle Peck’s “Can’t Behave” album. Austin reclaims it with vocal vigor and a banjo backing that gives it more of a country feel.

“Friday Night Girls” serves as an anthem for all the women out there who have reached a certain age where they see the game, but don’t feel the need to play it. They have experienced the world and are smart and strong enough to handle all of its ups and downs – even if just for a Friday night.

“Sleep With Me” is brilliant take on infidelity. The title of the song isn’t an invitation to someone else, but having to face the consequences from the decisions we make. We all have to face ourselves in the mirror, where we see the one person we always have to sleep with.

“That Kind Of Happy” once again leans on life’s lessons. This up-tempo shot of smartness is about realizing that happiness comes in all forms. By letting go and accepting yourself for who you are, you’re able to find the kind of happy that doesn’t come with a matching set of sadness.

“Streets of Heaven” actually was the title track of Austin’s last album. The deeply personal song is based on a family experience and is her highest-charting song to date. She says she re-cut it for this album to remind herself that even though this is an independent release, she’s not the one who is ultimately in control – God is.

The Christmas song “Naughty Or Nice” puts a neat, little bow on the album. It features Shane Stevens (who co-wrote “American Honey” for Lady Antebellum). Holiday songs are risky as they can be hit or miss. This one falls on the “hit” side and its funky rhythm will have fans rockin’ around the Christmas tree for years to come.

Score 8/10

Steel Magnolia joins CW’s Fashion Show Lineup

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:14:34 +0000

Steel Magnolia and Joe Nichols are the latest acts added on to the Country Weekly Fashion Show lineup. The event is part of the Musician’s on Call program, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in America. Both Steel Magnolia and Nichols will perform at the event, while other country stars will walk the catwalk. Hosted by Suzanne Alexander, the full list of participants is below the cut. You can catch this special event in Nashville on June 7th. Tickets are available on ticketmaster.com.

On the Runway:
Joey + Rory
Danny Gokey
Bucky Covington
Tiffany
Sarah Darling
Katie Armiger
Carter’s Chord
Ty Herndon
Stealing Angels
Burns & Poe
Joanna Smith
LoCash Cowboys
Ashley Gearing
James Wesley
Danielle Peck
Margaret Durante
EMCEE: Suzanne Alexander