Free Concert Passes!!
Editor's Note: No more tickets for Big Head Todd or Suggarland - sorry!
The folks at Bluesville would like to offer complimentary passes to these upcoming shows to the fabulous readers of Rachel and the City. If you would like to attend one of these shows, shoot me an email with the show you would like to attend along with your name, email, phone and physical address.
Rachel@rachelandthecity.com
Bluesville Concert Series Announces Updated April Lineup
Bluesville, a 1,400-seat venue at the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, today announced an updated April line-up of performing acts. Tickets for all shows are available via Ticketmaster online at ticketmaster.com, or by calling 901-525-1515. Guests must be 21 or older.
Edwin McCain - Thursday, April 5 at 8 p.m., tickets $20
Edwin McCain has a romantic soul and a way of investing life's everyday moments with a poetry all his own. Lost In America, his seventh album, and Vanguard Records debut, is another collection from a man whose career is marked by his talent for delving into the human condition and producing songs of uncommon insight and compassion.
McCain’s debut, Honor Among Thieves, captured his acoustic based blend of folk, pop and soul accented by some funky electric guitar, a horn section and backing singers. It did well, but nothing could have prepared him for the frenzy that was created by his second outing, Misguided Roses. The popular WB TV show "Dawson’s Creek" played "I'll Be," one of the album’s most romantic ballads, on an episode of the show and sent McCain’s career into overdrive. Misguided Roses went Gold; the song went Top 10 and was voted one of The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time by VH1. He was also invited to sing the song on Dr. Phil's syndicated show in 2005 after Dr. Phil's audience had voted it their favorite wedding song.
Band Web site: www.edwin.com
Aaron Lewis (of Staind) – Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m., tickets $45/$55
Staind frontman Aaron Lewis, armed with just his guitar, plays songs from the band's catalog in this solo U.S. tour. Lewis has come a long way since his band first hit platinum success in the late 90's with the release of Dysfunction, propelled by such songs as “Just Go,” "Mudshovel' and "Home." The Grammy-nominated musician, who first sharpened his craft as a mere bar band, playing for beer money, caught a break in 1998 singing to Limp Bizkit frontman, Fred Durst's Flip Records. Staind's first mainstream rock hit, "Outside," initially appeared on the Family values Tour 1999 compilation, followed by its inclusion on 2001’s Break the Cycle, which entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #1, selling more than eight million copies to date. The timeless songs "Fade," "For You," "Epiphany" and "It's Been Awhile" established Staind as certifiable superstars – with "It's Been Awhile" spending 16 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart.
To date, his band has sold more than 15 million records worldwide, with its last three albums entering the Billboard 200 in the #1 spot. 2005's Chapter V has been certified RIAA platinum and features the single "Right Here" which marks the group’s fourth #1 rock radio track.
Band Web site: www.Staind.com
Soul Asylum – Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m., tickets $20
Soul Asylum founders Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy returned to rock’s front line in 2006 with The Silver Lining, their first studio release since 1998’s Candy From a Stranger. That album inadvertently kicked off a seven-year sabbatical for the group, which telescoped into the death of original bassist Karl Mueller in June 2005. The re-emergence of the group on “The Silver Lining,” is as much a reaffirmation of Soul Asylum’s commitment to the music as it is a dedication to Karl, who worked and played on the album right up until the end.
True survivors of the rock struggle, whose home-made post-punk ethos made them one of the cornerstones of the no depression movement in the '90s, Soul Asylum is living proof of the ‘do-it-yourself’ ethic that has always meant life or death to rock bands in the American heartland.
Band Web site: www.SoulAsylum.com
Sister Hazel – Sunday, April 22 at 8 p.m., tickets $20
Formed in 1993, Sister Hazel is an acoustic southern rock band based in Gainesville, Florida, featuring vocalist/guitarist Ken Block, guitarist/vocalist Andrew Copeland, lead guitarist Ryan Newell, bassist Jeff Beres, and drummer Mark Trojanowski. The group released an eponymous debut in 1994 before moving to the majors for their second album, Somewhere More Familiar, in 1997. The track "All for You" topped the adult alternative charts that summer, nearly reaching the pop Top Ten as well; its success pushed the album to gold sales status and a Top 50 chart position. The band is currently promoting its new album, Absolutely, which was released in October 2006.
Whether you call it roots rock or American rock, the music Sister Hazel makes is definitely not alternative or modern rock; they are not emo, screamo, anything-core or flavor-of-the-moment. Their music is solid and satisfying, comfortable and easy, like old friends and family.
Band Web site: www.SisterHazel.com
Sugarland - Friday, April 27 at 9 p.m., tickets $50
Sugarland, the chart-topping singer-songwriter duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, have experienced incredible success over the previous three years. For starters, their Mercury Nashville debut, Twice the Speed of Life, released in 2004, was certified Double Platinum. In addition, they received the award for Breakthrough Favorite New Artist at the American Music Awards the following year. Sugarland released its sophomore album, Enjoy the Ride, in November 2006. Enjoy the Ride sold 211,000 copies in its first week, launching it to #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #2 on the Country chart Last month, the band celebrated platinum status of the album, as well as its first #1 single, "Want To."
Band Web site: www.SugarlandMusic.com
Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Sunday, April 29 at 8 p.m., tickets $20
During the late '80s and early '90s, Big Head Todd & the Monsters (the Colorado-based trio of guitarist/keyboard player Todd Park Mohr, bassist Rob Squires, and drummer Brian Nevin) built their audience through constant touring, playing college towns across the country. The band built a solid fan base even before being signed to a major label with their laid-back, slightly jazzy, blues-based pop. Big Head Todd's 1993 album, Sister Sweetly, went Gold and stayed in the charts over a year. The band continued to tour, showing improvement in songwriting and live performance. Sister Sweetly was followed by their second major-label album, Strategem, in 1994; Beautiful World appeared in 1997, followed a year later by Live Monsters. In 2004, the band released their next studio album, Crimes of Passion, as well as a live album, Live at the Fillmore, both on the Sanctuary label.
Band Web site: www.BigHeadTodd.com
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