Some events for your country calendar:

Friday, January 29, 2010
Martina McBride & Trace Adkins @ Sovereign Center (Reading, PA)

Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010
Gary Allan @ House of Blues (Atlantic City, NJ)
Chuck Wicks @ Prospectors (Mt. Laurel, NJ)

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010
Eric Church w. Josh Thompson @ the Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA)
btw: Josh Thompson is the "Beer on the Table" guy! :P

Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, 2010
Line Dance to "Beautify Bayshore Road"
Villas Fire Hall, Villas, NJ
$10.00 advance / $12.00 at door
Tickets available at Kiddie Kloset, Domino’s Pizza, Apex Realty

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Terri Clark @ Dennis Flyer Theater Camden County College (Blackwood, NJ)



Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tim McGraw @ Sovereign Center (Reading, PA)

Monday, Feb. 22, 2010
David Allan Coe @ Cancun Cantina (Hanover, MD)

Saturday, March 6, 2010
Love & Theft @ Prospectors (Mt. Laurel, NJ)

Friday / Saturday, March 12, 13, 2010
Phil Vassar w. The Harters @ Keswick Theatre



Carrie Underwood with Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia
Friday, March 19th @Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ &
Friday, March 26th @ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

March 18th & 19, 2010
Taylor Swift & Kellie Pickler w. Gloriana @ Wachovia Center (Philadelphia, PA)

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Justin Moore @ Prospectors (Mt. Laurel, NJ)


Saturday, April 3, 2010
Jo Dee Messina’s Music Room Series @ Keswick Theatre


Thursday, April 22, 2010
Vince Gill @ Verizon Hall - Kimmel Center



Friday, September 3, 2010
Keith Urban @ Allentown Fairgrounds

October 22-23, 2010
Wildwoods Country Music Weekend
Wildwoods Convention, Wildwood, NJ
wildwoodscountry.com

Woody Guthrie made a New Years resolution to Dance Better. Superb resolution!

Love live country music

Luck with the concerts lately... not so much. Let's start with the Gary Allan show on March 5 @ the House of Blues in Atlantic City... we were going to get some tickets at the door - SOLD OUT. We heard it was a great show too.
Then... last weekend to go see Eric Church at Prospectors & oh yeah, SOLD OUT. What the heck?!
So this week I was listening to Cat at work and heard "Caller number 7 wins Josh Turner tickets" and I started dialing, and it rang ~ yipee!! It was great to win tickets after my good run of bad luck. I feel lucky, really lucky. Can't wait for the show! Josh Turner has the sexiest voice ever ;)

Speaking of live country music...

• 4 Wheel Drive is playing at the Brigantine Elks Lodge April 4
• Adam Gregory is playing Prospectors on April 8, $6 from 6-8pm
  
• Cat Country 107.3 is doing something called the Weekly Cat Country Local 10 where local country musicians get radio play Sunday nights starting March 29. Sounds cool...
• James Otto will be at Prospectors on April 18 - 856-235-1121 for tix
  
• Bombshel is playing at Prospectors on May 7th 6-8pm, $6
  
• Jamey Johnson's playing Prospectors on May 9th $15 advance, $20 door. Call 856-235-1121 for tix
  
• The XTU Show is June 13th & includes Big & Rich, Phil Vassar, James Otto, Kellie Pickler & more ---- The unofficial start to summer :)
• Kenny Chesney is coming to Philadelphia June 27
• Toby Keith is with Trace Adkins at the Susquehanna center in Camden on July 25th
• Keith Urban's coming to the Wachovia Center August 1
• Brad Paisley is playing with Jimmy Wayne & Dierks Bentley on August 15
• The Little Rascals, I mean Rascal Flatts are with Darius Rucker September 11.
• XTU's doing their mega ticket deal again this year which includes The Anniversary Show, Toby, Brad & the Rascals... ooooh!

And for the heck of it, there is a benefit this Saturday at Prospectors called Officer Down. It's a fundraiser where the proceeds benefit the families of deceased and permanently disabled law enforcement officers. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. $2 drafts, 6pm doors open, 3 hour buffet. A night out & a good cause all in one...

Time for 'plan c'... Eric Church concert at Prospectors April 5 is Canceled

If you read my last post about the Cape May Convention Hall being closed because of structural damage, and decided to go see Eric Church tonight at Prospector's instead... it's now time for plan c.

Prospector's website has the message,

THE ERIC CHURCH CONCERT SATURDAY APRIL 5TH, 2008 HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CONCERT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER DATE VERY SHORTLY. CHECK OUR WEB-SITE AND LISTEN TO 92.5 WXTU.....

Eric Chuch Concert Saturday, April 5th will be re-scheduled for another date due to illness. Check back on our web-site and Listen to 92.5 wxtu Radio.

I'll likely still make the trip up there for the dancing tonight anyway since I didn't go last night. I think the Dixie Chicks said it best, "Some days you gotta dance, Live it up when you get the chance, 'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little too tense, Gotta loosen up those chains and dance".

In the mean time, here's "Guys like Me" by Eric Church.

Cape May line dancing isn't looking so likely tomorrow night

I just heard some bad news about the Cape May Convention Hall. I just saw the post, "Convention Hall closed for structural worries" on the Cape May Gazette's breaking news. That must mean that the last dance of the spring will probably be canceled for tomorrow night.
I hope the Convention Hall reopens by June 27 when the free line dancing is scheduled to begin! I bet there are lots of Jazz Festival goers who are hoping it reopens by April 18 too. The jazz fest is a pretty big deal in Cape May.

Line dancing in other places in south jersey are still happening! Of course, there is still line dancing at the Scullville Fire House. Also, Debbie is going to be teaching a 6 week beginner line dancing class evenings at Ocean City High School. I'll try to find out the details but you can find out more information by calling Ocean City High School.

Wednesday in Scullville at the fire house, we got a nice surprise! Ken's sister sang Patsy Cline's "Crazy" for us. That was followed by a duet of Ken & his sister singing Kenny Roger's "The Gambler". They were both excellent! Can you beat line dancing and free surprise entertainment? I think not!

When you go dancing in Scullville, they give you a ticket at the door. Ken & Debbie do a drawing for a free pass. I've been going dancing for 10 years and I've won about 3 free passes until two weeks ago. Two weeks in a row I won a free pass. It was great! I feel lucky! I think I need to break out my old Mary Chapin Carpenter cd and listen to that song!

Anyway, sorry to be the bearer of bad news about line dancing tomorrow night in Cape May. There are country back-up plans in the area though...
If you are into Eric Church , he's performing at Prospector's. The tickets are $25 at the door and $20 ahead of time. He's the guy that sings "Two Pink Lines", "How 'Bout You", and "Sinners Like Me". He's pretty good! My favorite part of seeing shows at Prospector's is that you usually get to meet the artist & take a photo with them... and there's line dancing! Holla!

Well, I'll continue to pass on any information I hear about Cape May Convention Hall.