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LoCash Cowboys Fiddle Player Passes Away

Lydia Picknell — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:17:06 +0000

Our thoughts are with the family, friends and fans of the LoCash Cowboys today after long-time fiddle player Ryan “Troop” Jones passed away yesterday. He had been with the band since 2005, and took on the challenge of playing quite a few instruments for the group including the mandolin, fiddle, and acoustic guitar. He was admitted to hospital earlier this year with a serious ulcer that later lead to contracting pneumonia.

“Today is a sad day in the Locash world. We lost Ryan “Troop” Jones…our Brother & our Best Friend. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Troop will live forever in our hearts.”

No funeral plans have yet been announced.

Bus trouble can’t stop LoCash from performing

Jessica Z — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:07:12 +0000

Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seemed to go right? The LoCash Cowboys probably felt that way last weekend. They were scheduled to play in Eau Claire, Wisconsin for Country Jam USA last Saturday. The night before after a show, their bus wouldn’t start and they didn’t get it fixed and get going until that Saturday morning. After finding a charter plane in Madison, WI, they manged to fly to Eau Claire and get to the stage at Country Jam at 4:59pm. But they found out that the stage manager shut the stage down due to storms coming in. The fans were upset that LoCash wouldn’t be able to perform on the main stage but Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band got an idea.

Zac Brown had heard about the upset fans and decided to arrange it to where Preston and Chris could perform after their set. All clear, right? Halfway through a performance of their song, “Keep in Mind,” Preston’s piano stopped working due to having gotten wet, so they finished it out acoustically. They realized after finishing that Zac Brown was onstage with them and he even joked about being able to open for the LoCash Cowboys. Preston had this to say about Zac:

“I made sure I personally thanked ZAC when he came off stage that night. He was so genuine, cool, and sincere about giving us the opportunity to close the night on the main stage. It was a historical night for LOCASH, to perform in front of 30,000 fans under such conditions, and we can’t thank the Zac Brown Band and Country Jam enough for giving us such a great memory. It’s definitely going in our book some day!”

To find out if Locash Cowboys will be coming to a city near you, go to their website, www.locashcowboys.com

Man vs Food: LoCash Cowboys Edition

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:02:19 +0000

The LoCash Cowboys are tackling a 72-ounce steak in an eating challenge with Travel Channel. Filmed in March at Rooster’s Texas Style BBQ in Nashville, the episode is set to air on the new series “Man vs. Food Nation.” The duo will watch the episode with the public live at Rooster’s in Nashville when it airs on Wednesday, June 8th at 8 pm CST.

“It was a big steak but even bigger fun doing this challenge,” said LoCash’s Preston Brust.

LoCash’s Chris Lucas added, “Adam and the crew were absolutely great to work with and hang around. We had a blast.”

The LoCash Cowboys will also participate in the CMA Music Festival Kick-off Parade on June 8th and will also perform at the Musician’s On Call benefit held at the Hard Rock Cafe on June 9th.

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