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Darius Rucker Clears Up The Future Of His Tour After Losing His Voice At Recent Concert
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Darius Rucker Clears Up The Future Of His Tour After Losing His Voice At Recent Concert

Is Darius Rucker insisting that the show must go on… even after losing his voice? Last weekend, the “Alright” singer was performing in Atlantic City, New Jersey on a stop along his Darius Rucker Live Tour when his voice gave out only a few songs into the concert. Rucker had only gotten through three songs in his set when he realized he wouldn’t be able to go on with the performance. You’ll see in the video that Darius was a bit shaken and visibly upset about the sudden loss of his voice, and he even said it was the first time that it had ever happened in his career as an artist. Rucker also added that he’d play one more song – which ended up being “Wagon Wheel” – and that he’d make it up to everyone that was there: “Y’all I can’t sing anymore. I will play one more song. I promise you we’re going to figure this out. You’re gonna get your money back. We’re gonna figure this out. I just can’t sing. I’ve never done this before. This is the first time this has happened in my 40-year career. This has never happened. I physically can’t sing, and I promise you on everything that I stand for, I will make this up to you.” @carotheblondie Darius had to end the Atlantic City show a few songs in. Feel better Darius we love you!!!!#dariusrucker #wagonwheel #atlanticcity ♬ original sound – carotheblondie Tough to find out that the concert you paid for – and potentially traveled for – was called off, only to then get serenaded with “Wagon Wheel.” The day after Darius Rucker walked off the stage in Atlantic City after profusely apologizing, the country artist cleared up just how he was going to make it up to all of the concert goers. Though he explored rescheduling the tour date, he and his team ended up deciding to just offer refunds to those who were in attendance. Rucker made the announcement via his Instagram story, saying: “Atlantic City… thank you so much for coming out Saturday night. I feel awful and I’m so sorry — I have never lost my voice in all my years of performing. We looked at every option to reschedule, but unfortunately, it’s just not possible this year, so we’re issuing full refunds. The venue will send details to you directly. Thank you so much for all your kind messages wishing me well. Love y’all and see you soon!” That’s a bummer for fans in Atlantic City. And when this all went down, I looked at Darius Rucker’s tour schedule and noticed that he didn’t have much time to recuperate between that canceled show and his next scheduled date on Darius Rucker Live Tour in Hollywood, Florida. The New Jersey show was on July 12, and back-to-back Florida shows were staring Darius down on July 19 and 20. That’s not a lot of recovery time, and the situation was made all the more challenging by having two shows in two nights on the schedule. And I haven’t even mentioned the fact that Rucker was only three concerts into his tour that features over 40 total dates (across three different countries) when his voice gave out on him for the very first time. I've been waiting for this moment… we're back baby!! Can't wait to hear all of you singing!! What show are you going to? https://t.co/b7MErJ3OiE pic.twitter.com/5mn9xeqNxL — Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) July 10, 2025 But it appears that there’s good news on the Darius Rucker voice front. When reached out to for comment on whether or not the 59-year-old country music star would continue on his Darius Rucker Live Tour,  his Nashville-based publicist Ebie McFarland relayed this message to USA Today: “There is no further interruption in his touring schedule. Following vocal rest, Darius has been cleared to resume shows.” There you have it. Darius Rucker is rested up and ready to get back out on stage. Hopefully all goes well the rest of the way for Rucker. He’ll undoubtedly be taking his Florida shows very seriously (in terms of preparation), and I’d imagine he’ll have some sort of system in place to potentially ensure that what happened to him in Atlantic City won’t happen to him again. Wonder if he’ll open the next concert with “Come Back Song?”The post Darius Rucker Clears Up The Future Of His Tour After Losing His Voice At Recent Concert first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Miranda Lambert's First Post-Divorce Song Was Brutally Honest
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Miranda Lambert's First Post-Divorce Song Was Brutally Honest

"She was just like, 'Everything's on the table.'" Continue reading…

Pat Green Reflects Back On Hilarious Memory With His Late Brother: “Bought Him A Nissan Pathfinder… He Hocked It To Have A Party”
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Pat Green Reflects Back On Hilarious Memory With His Late Brother: “Bought Him A Nissan Pathfinder… He Hocked It To Have A Party”

Looking back on fond memories. Pat Green is healing his grief through the power of music and helping others in need. At this point, we are all familiar with the news that parts of Texas were ravaged by flash flooding over the 4th of July weekend. The death toll has reached 133, rescue missions are not recovery missions, with close to 100 people still unaccounted for. Many families lost loved ones and are still hopeful that they will find their loved ones so they can be properly laid to rest.  One person suffering a loss from the horrific events is the Texas singer-songwriter Pat Green. After the floods, Green shared on Instagram that he had suffered a “heartbreaking and deeply personal loss” as a result of the flooding. “Over the weekend, during the devastating flooding that hit Central Texas, my family – like so many others – suffered a heartbreaking and deeply personal loss. We are grieving alongside countless Texans whose lives have been upended by this tragedy. Right now, we kindly ask for privacy and space as we mourn, support each other, and begin to process what comes next for our family. Thank you for your love, prayers, and compassion.” After Pat shared that on social media, his wife, Kori, shared more information about their family’s situation on her social media pages, and it’s unimaginable. Kori shared that Pat’s youngest brother, John Burgess, his wife, Julia, and two children were swept away in the flood. “We are so thankful for the outpouring of love and concern. Pat’s little brother John, his wife, Julia, and two of their children were swept away in the Kerrville flood. We are heartbroken and anxiously waiting for all of them to be found. Thank you for your prayers.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kori Green (@korigreen) Green’s youngest brother, John Burgess, and his wife, Julia, were staying in the Texas Hill Country to go pick up their eldest daughter at a camp that was not impacted by the flooding. The family had rented a place at the Blue Oak RV Park in Kerr County, which was the region most affected by the floods. When the Guadalupe River began to rise, the RV park was a location that was nearly washed away by the floodwaters. Pat Green, while mourning the loss of his brother, sister-in-law, and nephews, still put together an incredible benefit concert to help others in need. On July 16th, country artists gathered at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, for Pat Green and Friends: Texas Flood Relief Livestream. The non-ticketed, no-audience livestream created a benefit show that country fans from all over could attend and support a fantastic cause while watching. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pat Green (@patgreenmusic) The concert raised an astonishing amount of money, with over $1 million, yes MILLION dollars, going to flood relief efforts. While the benefit was about the music and fundraising, media outlets naturally brought up the loss of his brother. In an interview with Fox 4 during his benefit concert, Green opened up about the tragic loss of his brother and how he hopes to be there to help rebuild his family and support his brother’s surviving daughter. “I lost my brother, my sister-in-law, John and Julia, and their two boys. Thankfully, our niece has survived. And now it’s time we think about how we can rebuild the life around her. And then I thought about how many thousands of people across the great state have been directly affected by this and how many of their families have to do the same thing. I just want to give so much love to my parents who lost their children and their grandchildren.” Pat Green also revisited some of his favorite things about his brother when chatting with WFAA 8 at Globe Life Field. The story originates from when John was in college and made some irresponsible choices, so he called his big brother for advice. “My favorite memory of my brother John was when he came to me. I bought him a Nissan Pathfinder, it was yellow, and it had 9 million miles on it, but he didn’t have a car, so I helped him out. He hocked it to have a keg party. He was very young, he was in college…TCU. Anyways, long story short, I told him I’m not buying him two cars, but I’ll come over and have a beer.” Solid response as a big brother. You can tell that Green is holding back his emotions, taking a second to collect himself before saying: “He was the best…just the best.” The news reporter then asked Pat Green if his brother had ever shared any of his favorite songs from his catalog. “I don’t know, he was a lifelong fan because he was around whenever I started. I guess he has plenty, but I don’t know. No, we didn’t ever talk about things like that. John and I were just buddies, you know? We went fishing all the time, stuff like that. It was different. None of my family is about ‘me.’ It’s about us.” @ryan_osborne Pat Green is mourning the loss of his brother, sister-in-law and two of their children in the Texas floods #texasflood #texas #patgreen #texascountry ♬ original sound – ryan_osborne Our hearts go out to the Green and Burgess families. Rest in peace, John, Julia, and their two young sons. Before you go, check out Pat Green and Friends: Texas Flood Relief Livestream. The post Pat Green Reflects Back On Hilarious Memory With His Late Brother: “Bought Him A Nissan Pathfinder… He Hocked It To Have A Party” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Koe Wetzel Reveals Release Date For “Surrounded” & It’s SOON
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Koe Wetzel Reveals Release Date For “Surrounded” & It’s SOON

New music coming SOON. The next chapter of Koe Wetzel’s sound is loading, and it’s being delivered to fans sooner than we expected. Earlier this week, Koe Wetzel shared a teaser of the studio cut of his unreleased song, “Surrounded,” which he has played a couple of times live at different events. In a separate Instagram post, he confirmed that he’s been in the studio and something is coming soon: “There’s been a lot of life happening lately, just wanted to check in and let y’all know I’ve been in the studio writing a bunch of new music. Really excited and look forward to sharing something with y’all soon! Please continue to keep Texas in your thoughts and prayers, me and a bunch of friends of mine are putting our efforts together to help our fellow Texans during this time. God Bless Texas.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Koe Wetzel (@koe_wetzel) With Wetzel sharing the studio teaser and sharing a pre-save link, fans knew that he was gearing up to announce the single’s release date soon. Today, the release date of “Surrounded” was unveiled, and the “Something To Talk About” singer is not making fans wait long to hear the song in full. “Surrounded.. July 25th.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Koe Wetzel Music (@koewetzelmusic) LET’S GO. With Koe playing the song on the road long before this announcement, earlier this year, we asked him if he knew that would be the first single since 9 Lives when he sat down for an episode of Whiskey Riff Raff. Wetzel was confident that “Surrounded” would be what they led off with. “I think that’s what we are going to do for the first single. We just finished up the last mix of it, so it’s off at mastering right now. So we are getting pretty close with it. I’m excited about that song.  We’ve got 3 or 4 other ones that we’ve kind of debated on throwing out first, but ‘Surrounded’ just feels really good for us right now. Especially coming off ‘9 Lives,’ we didn’t want to get too crazy with something different. We kind of wanted to give the listeners a familiar sound that they’re familiar with. So, ‘Surrounded’ felt that way.” @whiskeyriff Wanted something that built off ‘9 Lives.’ // Listen to the Whiskey Riff Raff episode with @Koe Wetzel available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. #whiskeyriff #koewetzel #newmusic #whiskeyriffraff ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff I’m looking forward to hearing this track fully next Friday. From the previews shared thus far, it appears that this will be a hit for Wetzel. Building Off The Sound Established On ‘9 Lives’ It appears that the building off the sound established on 9 Lives will be a common trend for Koe’s upcoming record. At the beginning of 2025, Wetzel sat down with Katie Neal from Katie & Company when he was in the early days of getting back in the studio and revealed that he wants to stay on track with what they’ve curated sonically. “Just kind of growing off of ‘9 Lives.’ You know, I think the music that I’ve made for so long has just kind of instilled into me and just kind of soldered into me and with this new music out, with the new record, I just kind of wanted to get a little bit more of that rock ‘n’ roll side. Back to that Texas rock ‘n’ roll. Working with Gabe Simon again, so it’s fun. You know, every time we go into the studio, it’s different. Every day is different. It’s just kind of go in there blind, having a little bit of an idea of what you’re going to write, but not having a whole outlook on it. And kind of stepping back after the day of work and go like, ‘Holy sh*t that’s, you know, that’s pretty cool actually.’ And that’s bringing a lot more joy back to songwriting and being in the studio because we’re going straight from writing to recording right then. I feel like that’s how it should be, and we are having a lot of fun with it. So… I don’t know, we’ll see how it all comes out.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Audacy (@audacy) He elaborated on those thoughts with co-hosts Shelby and Quinn on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast, implying that his last album and his forthcoming one will share a lot of similarities: “It’s pretty much the exact same vibe… It’s gonna be a good one.” Koe also suggests that his next record could be lengthy, given the number of songs he was sitting on before he even started writing for the new record. “We have a s**t ton of music, and that’s a good thing, right? It’s gonna be a longer record. I’m kind of juggling two records right now. I’m working with Steve Rush as well… we’re doing more of an older Koe, rock-sounding record, I guess. Then like I said, the stuff with Gabe Simon is a little more cut-to-the-bone and softer.” It’s not a bad thing to have a lot of songs on standby… especially now that Koe’s a dad and his schedule is changing, balancing touring, recording, and being there for his daughter, Woods Madison. And for the fans hoping that his traditional country record, don’t worry, he hasn’t scratched that promise. But he did note that it’s not a top priority for him at this time. @whiskeyriff @Koe Wetzel’s still planning on releasing a traditional country record one day. // Listen to the latest episode of Whiskey Riff Raff on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts. #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff #koewetzel #traditionalcountrymusic ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff The post Koe Wetzel Reveals Release Date For “Surrounded” & It’s SOON first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The Best Fast Food Taco in America Has Been Named — Do You Agree?
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The Best Fast Food Taco in America Has Been Named — Do You Agree?

In a surprising twist, Taco John's has knocked out the competition with their Taco Bravo. Let's dig into why this taco is turning heads. Continue reading…