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Posted on 9/6/2011
Billy Joe Shaver In Concert - Nashville, TN - Exit In
It was a Hot August night in Nashville, TN as Billy Joe Shaver came to town to perform his Honky Tonk classics at one of the coolest music venues the city has to offer, the legendary Exit/In.
Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and James Downing were on hand to cover the concert as Billy Joe Shaver performed songs and told stories to the packed venue.
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Posted on 9/05/2011
Billy Joe Shaver In Concert - Nashville, TN
Billy Joe Shaver returned for another show at the Exit In in Nashville, TN. Concert Blast photographer Brian Hasbrook was on hand to provide the photos for the evening.
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Posted on 8/27/2011
Chris Squire of YES In Concert - Nashville, TN 7-16-2011
Tommy Shaw of STYX In Concert - Nashville, TN 7-16-2011
Concert Blast was invited to cover the dual Classic Rock Headline Tour with STYX and YES. Being fans of both bands and having been covering Styx on every visit to Nashville for the last three trips, we were looking forward to another fun night of classic rock hits at Nashville’s newest amphitheatre, The Woods at Fontanel.
Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and James Downing were on hand to share the co-host podcast duties on this special night.
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Posted 8/27/2011
STYX In Concert - Nashville, TN 7-16-2011
YES In Concert - Nashville, TN 7-16-2011
It was a fun night of two classic rock headliners coming together on one show at Nashville’s newest amphitheatre, The Woods at Fontanel.
Concert Blast photographer, Brian Hasbrook, took the photos for both acts.
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Posted 8/22/2011
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy In Concert - Nashville, TN
Written by James Downing
The cool thing about being involved with Concert Blast is getting the opportunity to see a lot of bands that I have never seen before. One of those opportunities happened in June. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was playing in Nashville at the Wildhorse Saloon. I have listened to them on occasion but my son, Julian, is a huge fan. He has several of their cds and I hear him listening to them all the time. It was close to his birthday so when I got the chance to attend the show for a review I brought him along too.
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Posted on 8/11/2011
Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry - CMA Fest 2011
Our CMA Music Fest 2011 Coverage continued with the fourth and final night of the festival, the Sunday Night Stadium Concerts, thrilled packed stadium of country music fans with major headliners and a couple of surprises! On the bill that night was Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, The Band Perry, and opening the show was the JaneDear girls.
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Posted on 8/10/2011
Taylor Swift - CMA Music Fest 2011
It was the fourth and final night of the CMA Music Festival 2011, the Sunday Night Stadium Concerts with a lineup of several of the biggest names in today’s Country Music. Our photos include: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies (Miranda’s side project), Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, The Band Perry, and the JaneDear girls.
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Martina McBride and Lauren Alaina - CMA Music Fest 2011
Posted on 8/4/2011
Our CMA Music Fest 2011 Coverage continued with the third night of the festival, the Saturday Night Stadium Concerts, thrilled 50,000 plus country music fans with major headliners and loads of surprises! On the bill that night was Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Josh Turner, Little Big Town, and opening the show was Chris Young.
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- Trace Adkins – CMA Music Fest 2011
Posted on 8/3/2011
It was the third night of the CMA Music Festival 2011, the Saturday Night Stadium Concerts with a lineup of several headliners and surprise guests. Our photos include: Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Josh Turner, Little Big Town, Chris Young, and surprise guests Big & Rich with Gretchen Wilson, Lauren Alaina and Clint Black.
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Posted on 8/1/2011
Written by Mike Arnold
My wife Sandra and I were married in 1979 and lived in Madison, TN, a suburb of Nashville. In those days cable television weren’t available in our area, although if it were, we couldn’t afford it anyway. Heck, we didn’t even have a telephone during most of the first year of our marriage and we definitely didn’t go out to eat. There were times we would save up $15 or $20 to go to a concert (yes that was the price for two tickets in those days). Our entertainment mainly consisted of walking to the little league baseball field behind our apartment to watch the kids play (and the parents scream!) or visit friends to play board games and play music. TV really wasn’t our main source of entertainment and you could tell it by the 13 inch black and white television we owned.
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