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Posted on 6/18/2012
Brad Paisley with Hank Williams Jr - CMA Music Fest 2012
It’s the time of the year when Concert Blast covers the CMA Music Festival held in Nashville, TN during the second week of June. This is the photo coverage of the first of four nights of the stadium concerts. Concert Blast photographer Brian Hasbrook took photos throughout the night and here is his work from the concerts that took place on Thursday, June 7th 2012. Photos include Glen Campbell, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Kellie Pickler, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, and Brad Paisley (with surprise guest Hank Williams Jr.). Enjoy Brian’s photos!
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Posted on 6/15/2012
Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown In Concert - CMA Music Festival
Concert Blast returned to the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN once again to attend and cover one of the best and most organized music festivals in the world. The CMA Music Festival is a week long celebration of country music which brings in people from all over the world. There are fan club parties, free concerts in the streets and at Riverfront Park, the hotels and restaurants are packed with tourists, and who knows what star will make their way to the stage in the downtown bars. We always do our best to cover the Stadium shows of the top selling country acts, but we also try to participate in the other special events. This podcast covers the unique events. An interview with three stars from the History Channel’s hit TV show Swamp People (Troy, Jacob, and Chase Landry), Coverage of Little Big Town fans, Detroit’s country band Cold City Cowboys, and Sawyer Brown’s concert at Riverfront Park. Enjoy our podcast and reading about these experiences!
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Posted on 6/14/2012
CMA Music Festival - Riverfront Park Crowd for Sawyer Brown
Every year since 2007, Concert Blast has made a trip to the CMA Music Festival held in Nashville, TN during the second week of June. We always try to cover every night of the stadium concerts, but we always try to cover some of the special events. Concert Blast photographer Brian Hasbrook took photos throughout the week and here is his work of some of the special events we attended. An interview with three stars from the History Channel’s TV hit show Swamp People (Troy, Jacob, and Chase Landry), Photos of Little Big Town (and fans), Kellie Pickler, and Sawyer Brown’s concert at Riverfront Park. Enjoy Brian’s photos!
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Posted on 6/12/2012
Three Dog Night In Concert
On Thursday, May 17, Three Dog Night returned to Nashville, TN to perform a Sold-Out concert at the Wildhorse Saloon. Mike Arnold and special guest host Gary Bell was there for a concert review. New artist Black Market Research opened the show and was well received by the older crowd. Read Mike Arnold’s concert review blog and listen to the Concert Blast podcast… ENJOY!
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Posted On 6/1/2012
Steve Winwood In Concert - Nashville, TN
On Friday May 18th 2012, Steve Winwood with special guests Michael Franti & Spearhead rocked the Sold-Out amphiteater, The Woods at Fontanel, for a Radner Lake Fundraiser. Concert Blast was invited to cover this event so Mike Arnold made his way down to the celebration to take photos and review the concert. Enjoy the review!
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Posted On 5/30/2012
Steve Winwood with Michael Franti & Spearhead Concert Fans
On Friday May 18th, Steve Winwood and his opening act Michael Franti & Spearhead performed a benefit concert for Radner Lake in Nashville, TN. The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel was extremely packed. If the show wasn’t completely Sold-Out, it was very close. In fact the general admission area in the back sold-out days before the concert and there were only a few reserved seats available. Enjoy the concert photos from Mike Arnold.
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Posted on 5/25/2012
Jack White In Concert - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium 5/15/12
Jack White returned to the Ryman Auditorium once again to thrill his many Nashville, TN fans for two Sold-Out shows, Tuesday 5/15/12 and Wednesday 5/16/12. Jack White’s current tour provides music from his solo efforts as well as his other musical projects which he has created. Concert Blast friend (and huge Jack White fan) was lucky enough to purchase a ticket for the Tuesday night concert (both shows sold out in about 10 minutes) and wanted to write a review for us. We gladly accepted. Enjoy the Jack White concert review provided by Terri Gibson.
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Posted on 5/24/2012
Memphis In May Beale Street Music Festival - From the Photo Pit
Concert Blast returned to Day Two of the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival. The team of Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and our stand in photographer/helper, Steve Shattuck continued the podcast coverage for Saturday.
Saturday’s podcast festivities included performances from Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Buddy Guy, The Cult, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Al Green, and Jane’s Addiction.
Not only does this podcast include performance clips and our commentary of the performances, but Mike also enjoyed talking with some of the fans in attendance as well as a conversation with the phenomenal blues/rock guitarist, Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Enjoy the blog and podcast review!
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Posted on 5/21/2012
Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival 5-5-2012 - The Fans
Here’s day number two on the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival photo coverage of our annual event. We continue to bring you more pictures from our fun without our expert photographer, Brian Hasbrook. Brian had a previous engagement so Mike and Tom borrowed a camera and brought along Steve Shattuck to help them with the photography duties.
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Posted on 5/14/2012
Concert Blast returned to Memphis, TN to cover the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival once again. This time the team consisted of Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and our stand in photographer and helper, Steve Shattuck.
Friday’s festivities included performances from Vol Beat, NeedToBreathe, Florence & the Machine, Megadeth, Evanescence, and Johnny Winter. Not only does this podcast include the performance clips and our commentary of the performances, but Mike also enjoyed talking with some of the fans in attendance. Enjoy the blog and podcast review!
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