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About Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena

Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena is a freelance writer for both Country Music News and Country Music On Tour. Want to collab on some content? Email me. Want my rates for commercial promo work? Get them right here.

Townes Van Zandt Documentary – Be Here To Love Me

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Watch the stunning and award winning Townes Van Zandt documentary courtesy of Snagfilms.com “Be Here to Love Me,” chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt with a simple unpredictability that mimics the way the artist lived his short life. The documentary features family and acquaintances such as Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle and Guy Clark with rare footage of Van Zandt at home and on the stage. SnagFilms is a different kind of movie website where you can watch full-length indie films and documentaries for free, and even embed the films into your own blogs and websites. Each film is paired with a non-profit charity, often of the directors choice, so every movie you share helps not only spread the documentary’s message, but also supports a relevant cause! Become a filmanthropist and visit SnagFilms today!Country Music Photo Gallery

Sugarland Live on the Inside on ABC and in Wal-Mart

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Sugarland is set to release an all-new live CD/DVD available exclusively at Wal-Mart! Sugarland’s charming and sensational chemistry only found live on stage will soon be found in your living room!  Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush’s live DVD/CD “Live on the inside” will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart beginning August 3rd, but you can get a sneak peek when they air the special on ABC the night before the release! The Sugarland DVD/CD will feature live footage from performances at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY and was directed by Shaun Silva. “SUGARLAND: LIVE ON THE INSIDE” Airs MONDAY, AUGUST 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on ABC “LIVE ON THE INSIDE” CD/DVD Available August 4 (exclusively at Wal-Mart)Country Music Photo Gallery

Rascal Flatts Offers iTunes Pass

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Rascal Flatts is now the FIRST country music act to offer an all-access iTunes pass! Rascal Flatts is bringing their fans a summer of Flatt-out awesome music as the first country act to offer an iTunes Pass. With the purchase of a Rascal Flatts iTunes Pass fans will receive automatic weekly downloads of never before released music each week this summer, including live concert recordings, studio rehearsals and lost demos. The first wave of songs will be released July 21 with new content made available every Tuesday through September 1. Offerings include live concert recordings of “I’m Movin’ On,” “Mayberry” and “Bless The Broken Road,” live in-studio cuts of “What Hurts The Most,” “Take Me There” and “Here Comes Goodbye” along with unreleased demo recordings. A total of 28 Rascal Flatts recordings are scheduled to be released during this timeframe. Rascal Flatts recently placed their fourth consecutive studio album atop the Top 200 chart with the release of Unstoppable, with sales of 351,000 albums. It also became the biggest country release of 2009 and the best in country first week sales since November 2008. Since they launched their career in 2000, they have sold 20 million albums, scored 11 #1 singles and 18 top 10 hits and are the reigning AMA, CMT, PCA, ACM and CMA Vocal Group of The Year. The band has become well know for their touring savvy with energetic performances, high-tech production and in-concert interactive fan participation and recently launched “Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour,” which will hit 40 cities by the end of this year.Country Music Photo Gallery

Kelly Clarkson Announces Fall Tour

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Kelly Clarkson is gearing up for her All I Ever Wanted concert tour, which kicks off this October! To celebrate the release of her new album, “All I Ever Wanted”, Kelly Clarkson is giving fans alll THEY ever wanted! She’s going on a brand new tour beginning October 2nd in Uncasville, CT and ending December 13th in Hollywood, F. The tour will cover 32 stops across the US and Canada and will feature opening acts The Veronicas and Parachute. Kelly Clarkson 2009 Concert Tour Dates: October 2                    Uncasville, CT                        Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino October 4                    Portland, ME                          Cumberland County Civic Center October 6                    New York, NY                       Hammerstein Ballroom October 9                    Atlantic City, NJ                    Borgata Hotel & Casino October 10                  Fairfax, VA                             Patriot Center October 13                  Boston, MA                            Agganis Arena at Boston University October 15                  Orillia, ON                             Casino Rama Entertainment Centre October 17                  Youngstown, OH                    Covelli Centre October 19                  Pikeville, KY                          Eastern Kentucky Expo Center October 21                  Knoxville, TN                         Knoxville Civic Coliseum October 23                  Milwaukee, WI                       Milwaukee Theatre October 25                  Detroit, MI                              Fox Theatre October 27                  Chicago, IL                             Rosemont Theatre October 29                  Lincoln, NE                            Pershing Center October 31                  St. Charles, MO                      Family Arena November 2                Cedar Park, TX                       Cedar Park Center November 4                Lubbock, TX                           United Spirit Arena November 6                Las Vegas, NV                        The Joint November 7                Phoenix, AZ                            Arizona State Fair November 18              Victoria, BC                           Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre November 20              Calgary, AB                            Saddledome November 22              Kelowna, BC                          Prospera Place November 24              Seattle, WA                            WaMu Theater November 28              Reno, NV                                Reno Events Center November 29              San Jose, CA                           Event Center at San Jose University December 1                Fresno, CA                              Save Mart Center at Fresno State December 3                Las Cruces, NM                      Pan American Center December 5                Beaumont, TX                         Ford Park Arena December 7                Corpus Christi, TX                 American Bank Center December 10              Columbus, GA                        Columbus Civic Center December 11              Pensacola, FL                         Pensacola Civic Center December 13              Hollywood, FL                       Seminole Hard Rock Live ArenaCountry Music Photo Gallery

Calling Brad Paisley Fans!

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Brad Paisley fans wanted to share opinions on the new album, American Saturday Nights Brad Paisley’s new album “American Saturday Nights” has now been out for about 2 weeks, and had 2 singles hit the radio airwaves and wouldn’t you know it, I’ve just recently moved to the middle of the sticks and haven’t received my order of the album yet! I want to know, what do you like about it? What don’t you like? Any surprises? Does it have a rip-roarin’ guitar solo somewhere on there? Help a girl out!!! Wouldn’t you know all I’ve had to feed on so far is this awesome teaser? [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3uWeEyJCKo]Country Music Photo Gallery

Rascal Flatts Sell Out Wrigley Field!

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Rascal Flatts become the first country music act to perform at Wrigley Field, and they pack the house! Rascal Flatts is now the first country act to perform a concert in historic Wrigley Field in Chicago this past Saturday night. The boys met a sold-out crowd of 37,000 fans for one of only four concerts ever played in the Chicago Cubs home stadium. Opening acts included Vince Gill and Darius Rucker. The four-hour energy packed show was filled with Rascal Flatts biggest hits, among them “My Wish,” “What Hurts The Most,” “Here Comes Goodbye,” “Bob The Head” and new smash single “Summer Nights.” More great music was showcased when Gill was brought on stage mid-way through Flatts set to perform “Whenever You Come Around” with Gary, Jay and Joe Don. Rucker performed with Flatts during their two finale tunes, Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Hold My Hand” and “Life Is A Highway,” which became an award-winning remake hit for Flatts. The band will bring their “Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour” to its second stadium show planned this summer to Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on August 9. The tour continues this weekend with shows in Jacksonville, West Palm Beach and Tampa, Florida. “Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour” First leg dates: 7-23 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 7-24 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater 7-25 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheater 7-31 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater 8-1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 8-2 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek 8-7 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center 8-8 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center 8-9 Columbus, OH Columbus Crew Stadium 8-28 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion 8-29 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium 9-10 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater 9-11 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center 9-12 Boston, MA Comcast CenterCountry Music Photo Gallery

Dixie Chick’s Martie McGuire and Bob Schneider Share the Stage

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Martie McGuire of Dixie Chicks fame makes a special appearance with Austin’s Bob Schneider for live DVD filming. Austin musician Bob Schneider welcomed Dixie Chick Martie McGuire to the share the stage in a duet performance of “Changing your Mind” that caused the audience to sit in total silence. Schneider is commonly referred to as “Austin’s most favorite singer and songwriter” and was gathering footage for his soon-to-be-released DVD taping show at the Paramount Theater. I first heard of Bob through the Galleywinter forums (an online community dedicated to celebrating Texas musicians) and am excited to get my hands on a copy of this DVD once it becomes available!In the meantime, enjoy some shots taken at the filming courtesy of SpinEarth.tv Country Music Photo Gallery

Catch Brad Paisley’s White House Performance LIVE!

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Brad Paisley joins Alison Krauss and Charley Pride in a live performance at the White House Tuesday evening! Brad Paisley’s performance in the historic East Room will be livestreamed on whitehouse.gov/live on Tuesday, July 21 as part of the White House music series, an event that includes educational workshops and Country Music performances. President Obama is scheduled for opening remarks at 7:25pm ET followed by performances by Alison Krauss, Charley Pride and Paisley. The First Lady, White House staff and Members of Congress will be in attendance. The White House Music Series is hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and its goal is to celebrate the arts and the importance of arts education. The series launched last month with a focus on Jazz and will continue in the fall with Classical musicCountry Music Photo Gallery

Holly Williams Giveaway

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Congratulations to Corrine M. of Rogers, AR for winning a copy of Holly Williams fast-rising album “Here With Me” You can see and hear more of Holly Williams as she is profiled in this week’s People magazine, that just hit stands Friday, July 17. The national publication proclaims “The singer-songwriter daughter of Hank Williams Jr. is making her family proud while wowing critics and Nashville with her country album Here With Me.” The story of Williams’ music and life has also garnered the interest of National Public Radio, which featured her tonight, July 19 on “Weekend Edition”. Host Liane Hansen’s interview with Williams can be found here on NPR’s official site. And making her fifth national television debut this year, Williams will perform on CBS’ “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson” Wednesday, August 12.Country Music Photo Gallery

Jamey Johnson: My Way To You

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Jamey Johnson is quickly finding his way to the top with his newly released single “My Way to You”. Jamey Johnson has done it again! His newly released single “My Way to You” is raw, heartfelt, and powerful, and is already causing a storm on the radio airwaves and in the country music news circles. Jamey will be giving away the single for free at www.jameyjohnson.com beginning August 3rd, so make sure to download your copy before it hits iTunes on the 11th. As for the rest of the album, look forward to that release this fall, with the option to purchase the album on vinyl. Yes, that’s right, I said VINYL! “Man, that’s how I listen to music. It’s my favorite, number-one preference at home, to go put a vinyl record on my great grandmother’s old record player. Which reminds me, I need to get somebody to do some maintenance on it. It needs a new needle.” You can bet I’ll be standing in line for my copy, that is if I don’t get a few advanced copies to give to my readers first! Congratulations to Jamey on his Gold certified status for “That Lonesome Song” and we’re looking forward to this new album going even bigger!Country Music Photo Gallery