Archive for August, 2007

Christmas Album Coming from Tracy Lawrence »

Tracy Lawrence is releasing his first Christmas album this fall. The as-yet-untitled disc will include several traditional holiday songs as well as a few originals. Tracy says that while the recording of the album was pretty simple, finding songs was not.
“I did weeks of song search going through the usual piles and piles [...]

Snow Angels to Be Released October 2nd »

Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine draw on their jazz, blues, and folk influences for the Christmas album ‘Snow Angels’ (Oct. 2nd, Great Speckled Dog). The married couple, who are among PASTE’s “100 Greatest Living Songwriters”, applies their sultry style and witty lyrics to twelve refreshingly new, sophisticated and sometimes dark [...]

Carrie Underwood spearheads new Christmas compilation disc »

Thursday, August 23, 2007 – Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney and Brooks & Dunn contribute holiday songs to an upcoming Christmas compilation disc coming out in October.”Hear Something Country Christmas” drops Oct. 2 from SonyBMG with 14 songs. Six were recorded exclusively for this collection.
Underwood, who will release her own CD later in October, [...]

Brian Setzer Orchestra’s 6th Annual Christmas Extravaganza Coming to Spotlight 29 Casino »

Boogie Woogie Holiday Show a Traditional Sellout
    COACHELLA, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Holiday traditions in the
Coachella Valley are much like holiday traditions around the country –
presents under the tree, twinkling lights, holiday parties and good cheer,
a sellout concert by rocker Brian Setzer…
    Back by popular demand for an incredible sixth straight year, Brian
Setzer [...]