The 2013 Washington County Fair in Abingdon, Va., will be held Sept. 9-Sept. 14, 2013. They have already announced their entertainment for this year. And I think if I go at all, it will be on Tuesday night to see John Michael Montgomery. Although that pretty much depends on who the Monday night WXBQ Radio [...]

By Steve Wildsmith (stevew@thedailytimes.com) Article reprinted with permission Daisi Rain — (from left) Mitchell Snapp, Elizabeth Painter, Matthew Nuckols, Donovan Brown, Amelia Brown and Cameron Brown — will open for Easton Corbin on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Tennessee Valley Fair., in Knoxville. (Photo courtesy of Jim Rigby) The comparisons are unavoidable: A band of [...]

Republic Nashville recording group, The Band Perry,  has earned a nomination for Vocal Group of the Year at the upcoming 2012 Country Music Awards, which will air on ABC November 1 at 8pm ET. Just last year, The Band Perry was named New Artist of the Year and was honored with both Single and Song [...]

Sometimes, when I get home from a concert, I sit in front of my computer with a lot of notes, and try to write a little article for all of you. Other times, I sit here with a camera card and a lot of great memories, and the article writes itself. I think that is [...]

Jake Owen found a few minutes for himself last Monday night. Between his soundcheck and his show in Gray, Tenn., Jake headed to the parking lot for a bit of exercise.  We’ll let the pictures tell this story. The photos were taken by a friend of mine, who found himself in the right place at [...]