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See the Setlist for Rascal Flatts' Life Is a Highway Tour
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See the Setlist for Rascal Flatts' Life Is a Highway Tour

Rascal Flatts are back, baby! Continue reading…

6 New Country Music Tours Announced This Week (Feb. 8-15, 2025)
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6 New Country Music Tours Announced This Week (Feb. 8-15, 2025)

This list of new country music tours also features a pair of contemporary legends who are teaming up to hit the road again. Continue reading…

Craig Campbell Was Kicked Out Of A Vanderbilt Basketball Game This Week – After Performing At Halftime
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Craig Campbell Was Kicked Out Of A Vanderbilt Basketball Game This Week – After Performing At Halftime

Not often you see an artist getting kicked out of their own show. Before we get started, I need to get something out of the way: Craig Campbell is one of the most underrated guys in the game. I’ve said it many times here, but with a catalog of hits like “Outskirts of Heaven,” “Family Man,” “Keep Them Kisses Comin'” and so many more, it’s a shame that he’s not the household name that he deserves to be. But anyway, just had to get that off my chest. Craig also happens to be one of the most hardworking guys in Nashville, not only on his music but also as the owner of his coffee shop, Grindstone Cowboy, in nearby Eagleville, Tennessee, while also serving on the Eagleville city council. But he still makes plenty of time for his music, and it’s easy to find Craig performing around Nashville when he’s not out on tour. Just recently, he performed during halftime of the Vanderbilt University basketball game against Auburn University. But apparently things didn’t exactly go smoothly. Craig recently took to social media to recount his experience, revealing that he ended up getting kicked out of Memorial Gymnasium for what might be the dumbest reason possible. According to Craig, he showed up a few hours before the game for soundcheck, and then walked to a nearby bar for some food and a cold beer before the performance. Well he gets back and walks into the arena like he did the first time and delivers his halftime performance on the court. They go back to their seats, and with a few minutes left in the game, decide to go ahead and leave to beat the traffic. But while making their exit, Craig was confronted by security: “A guy grabs me and he’s like, ‘What’s in your pocket?’ I said, ‘It’s my pocket knife. That’s where I keep my knife, in my pocket, because it’s a pocket knife.'” Memorial Gymnasium says on their website that pocket knives are prohibited – but as Craig points out, not only was he there to play the halftime show, but he also had the knife with him the entire time he was in the arena with no issue. Doesn’t seem like he was a big threat. But the security guard was unphased: “He says, ‘Well you can’t have that here.’ And I said, ‘Well I’ve had it here all day since 3:00. I just got done playing for the halftime show.’ He literally looks at me and says, ‘I don’t care.’ Then he decides to tell everybody around, ‘Hey y’all, he has a knife in.’ I said, ‘Wait a minute bro, I’ve had it with me all day. It ain’t hurting nobody.’  ‘Well you can’t have that in here.’ I said, ‘Somebody let me in here with it. We were literally leaving.’ He said, ‘When?’ I said, ‘Right now.’… So then he tries to tell me to go out this way. I said, ‘Well my guitars are that way.’ So then he literally tells us to go, and we walk behind the end of the court, straight, and wouldn’t let me stop and say bye to nobody. Went to the closet where our guitars were. Put our guitars on our back, told us to go out this door because we couldn’t come back in. I mean, this dude treated me like a straight criminal.” Pretty ridiculous. I know Nashville isn’t exactly the “country,” but it’s still in the south, so I guarantee that every dude you walk by on the street has a pocket knife in their pocket at any given time. It’s just like your phone, keys and wallet. You never leave home without it. But hey, I’m sure the security guard felt like he did something important – by kicking out the halftime entertainer for carrying a pocket knife. @craigcampbellmusic All this over a pocketknife #countryboy #countrysinger ♬ original sound – Craig Campbell Craig also happens to have a new song out today, a stone-cold country heartbreaker called “Missing You.” The post Craig Campbell Was Kicked Out Of A Vanderbilt Basketball Game This Week – After Performing At Halftime first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Cody Jinks Releases Steel-Soaked Cover Of AC/DC’s “It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll)”
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Cody Jinks Releases Steel-Soaked Cover Of AC/DC’s “It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll)”

TURN IT UP. Cody Jinks is bringing us a little classic rock and roll on this New Music Friday. The premiere Texas independent artist has a lot in the pipeline for this year, but he’s giving fans something to satiate their hunger for new music in the meantime. But don’t let that statement fool you into thinking we haven’t had new music from Cody Jinks to enjoy. To close out 2024, he released a phenomenal Lefty Frizzell tribute record, Cody Jinks Sings Lefty Frizzell. So far in 2025, we have seen Jinks branch out of his Texas country comfort zone as he teamed up with Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton. The duo blended metal with a country twang for the emotional single “Brother,” which will appear on Morton’s upcoming solo project. Jinks also shared an announcement with his fans earlier this week that he’s “basically done” with his next record…so we have more to look forward to from the “Somewhere In The Middle” singer. Sneaky edition Jinks here: New music update pic.twitter.com/mk2yF4VSSB — Cody Jinks (@CodyJinksMusic) February 11, 2025 However, in the meantime, the rock and roll bug must have stuck with Jinks after he collaborated with Martin because today, he shared his rendition of the hit AC/DC song “It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll).” Jinks calls the song a thank you to fans who have been riding with him for years: “‘It’s a Long Way to the Top’ rings true for me now more than ever. We’re talking about a song that transcends time and genres, a song about this crazy business. Plus, it’s fun to play!” Initially released in 1975 by the famed Australian rock and roll band AC/DC released his song as a part of their second studio record, T.N.T, highlighting the hardships of living life on the road. From greedy agents to being robbed, cheated on, and losing some of those close to you, AC/DC notes that these are horrible events but are part of the climb to the top if you want to rock ‘n roll. “Gettin’ robbed, gettin’ stoned Gettin’ beat up, broken-boned Gettin’ had, gettin’ took I tell you, folks, it’s harder than it looks It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll If you think it’s easy doin’ one-night stands Try playin’ in a rock-roll band It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll…” Jinks puts a stellar country twist on this classic tune, replacing the bagpipe feature of the original track with pedal steel. The steel-soaked melody embodies the gritty Texas country rock sound that Jinks has curated throughout his career. His take on this “It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll) is exactly how you keep the integrity of a song while putting your spin on it. Jinks has been covering this song for a while on the road, and since many artists like to throw in some classic hits from rock and roll artists or their country predecessors, this is not the first time I’ve drooled over his take on the track. Hearing it from a studio cut versus live makes it much crisper and more addicting to the ears. Going from covering Lefty Frizzell to AC/DC and doing them both flawlessly shows Jinks’s unbridled talent. This man does not miss. Check it out: We wouldn’t be able to enjoy this stellar cover without the original track. So, while you’re here, fire up the original version from AC/DC. Cody Jinks 2025 Tour Dates March 14, 2025–New Orleans, LA–Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts March 20, 2025–Houston, TX–Houston Rodeo April 6, 2025–Ft. Lauderdale, FL–Tortuga Music Festival May 2-4, 2025–Arlington, TX–Lone Star Smokeout May 29, 2025–Columbia, MO–9th Street* May 30, 2025–Franklin, TN–FirstBank Amphitheater* May 31-June 1, 2025–Lexington, KY–Railbird Festival June 5, 2025–St. Catherine, ON–Meridian Centre^ June 6, 2025–Toronto, ON–Coca-Cola Coliseum^ June 7, 2025–Laval, QC–Place Bell^ June 26, 2025–Nampa, ID–Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater* June 27, 2025–Idaho Falls, ID–Mountain America Center* June 28, 2025–Casper, WY–Ford Wyoming Center* July 4, 2025–Abbotsford, BC–Abbotsford Centre^ July 5, 2025–Kelowna, BC–Prosepera Place^ July 10, 2025–Wheatland, CA–Hard Rock Live* July 11, 2025–Stateline, NV–Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys* July 12, 2025–Berkeley, CA–Greek Theatre UC Berkeley* July 17, 2025–Kent, WA–accesso ShoWare Center* July 19, 2025–Airway Heights, WA–Northern Quest Amphitheater* July 26, 2025–Morrison, CO–Red Rocks Amphitheatre August 7, 2025–Asbury Park, NJ–Stone Pony Summer Stage# August 8, 2025–Philadelphia, PA– The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark# August 9, 2025–Baltimore, MD–Pier Six Pavilion* August 11, 2025–Virginia Beach, VA–The Dome# August 13, 2025–New York, NY–The Rooftop at Pier 17# August 15, 2025–Bridgeport, CT–Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater* August 16, 2025–Boston, MA–Leader Bank Pavilion* August 17, 2025–Syracuse, NY–Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview* September 18, 2025–Des Moines, IA–Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park* September 19, 2025–Indianapolis, IN–Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park* September 20, 2025–Youngstown, OH–Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre* *with Tanner Usrey ^with Ward Davis #with Shane Smith & The SaintsThe post Cody Jinks Releases Steel-Soaked Cover Of AC/DC’s “It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll)” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Don Felder Suffers 'Medical Episode' During Cruise Ship Gig
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Don Felder Suffers 'Medical Episode' During Cruise Ship Gig

Staff helped the former Eagles musician offstage after he became visibly unsteady. Continue reading…