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Concert Blast 2013 Flashback Video

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    Posted on 1/7/2014

    CMA Music Festival Riverfront Park Crowd
    As the guys from Concert Blast reflect back on the coverage performed in 2013, we thought it would be better to show you with hundreds of photographs taken throughout the year in a video segment. The year’s photo coverage began with an interview with singer/songwriter/actress Jewel from our guest blogger/photographer friend Samantha Shrader and ended with Mike Arnold‘s visit to the annual Christmas 4 Kids benefit touring of tour buses. This year also included the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival, the CMA Music Festival, and the K-Love Fan Awards,  along with numerous concerts, interviews, and CD reviews throughout the year. Enjoy this video of the Concert Blast 2013 Flashback and Happy New Year from Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and Tom Thompson!

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      CMA Music Festival 2013 – Various Daytime Photos

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        Posted On 7/6/2013

        Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan Performing as Grits & Glamour

        Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan Performing as Grits & Glamour - CMA Music Festival 2013

        Throughout the daytime hours, the CMA Music Festival provides various performances from stages setup all over the downtown section of Nashville, TN.   Here are the Concert Blast photos taken by Brian Hasbrook from performances and interviews outside the stadium concerts. Those included in these photos are (in order) The Band Perry (fan club party press conference), the official CMA Fan Fair ribbon cutting ceremony with Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum‘s Q&A session, the Marshall Tucker Band, David Lee Murphy, Grits & Glamour (Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan), Mac Powell (lead singer of Third Day performing solo – southern rock), Lucas Hoge, Bo Bice, Hollywood Yates, and a separate photo section section of Wynonna. Special thanks to The Old Spaghetti Factory for sponsoring Concert Blast during the CMA Music Festival 2013.

         

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          CMA Music Festival 2013 – Various Stage Performances – Podcast 250

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            Posted on 7/5/2013

            Crowd for Grits and Glamour

            Crowd for Grits and Glamour

            As we continue our CMA Music Festival coverage from 2013, Mike Arnold narrated this podcast on some of the various stages that they have to offer for the fans in attendance.  The outside stages are free for all, but the intimate stage in the Music City Center (the Fan Fair area) had a ticket price with it, although the price was included if you had a four day stadium show admission ticket.  Enjoy listening to this podcast of the various performances by (in order) Lady Antebellum, Marshall Tucker Band, Grits and Glamour (which is Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan), Mac Powell (of Third Day with his rockin’ country side), Lucas Hoge, Bo Bice (with friend Hollywood Yates performing together), Wynonna, Julie Roberts, David Nail and The Goo Goo Dolls (yes at the CMA Fest!).  Enjoy listening to this podcast and/or reading Mike Arnold’s blog about the fun adventures.  Special Thanks to The Old Spaghetti Factory for sponsoring Concert Blast during the CMA Music Festival 2013!

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              CMA Music Festival 2013 – The Interviews – Podcast 249

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                Posted on 6/28/2013

                Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry - CMA Music Fest 2013

                Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry - CMA Music Fest 2013

                Throughout the week of the CMA Music Festival, there are many publicists who contact the attending media to have interviews or attend the events for the artists they represent.  Each year we receive more and more requests (and we like it!).  Sometimes we get excited about meeting someone new and then the performance schedule changes so we have to constantly balance how we work and who we will cover.  Here’s our interviews from this year’s CMA Fest in the order on the podcast… Bo Bice – Hollywood Yates – Lucas Hoge – Jenny Casey – Maggie Rose – Rachel Williams – Mustang Sally – The Band Perry – Julie Roberts – Lady Antebellum.   Special Thanks to The Old Spaghetti Factory for sponsoring Concert Blast during the CMA Music Fest 2013… Enjoy the audio interviews!

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                  Concert Blast Video – Look Back on 2010 – Part 6 – The Final Chapter – October through December (Podcast 196)

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                    Posted 2/18/2011

                    Written by Mike Arnold

                    A Look Back 0n 2010- Part 6 The Final Chapter

                    While the concert-touring season has slowed down for the winter, I thought it would be nice to show our listening audiences what we went through in 2010.  I created multiple videos of our experiences with a month by month journey of our adventures.

                    Here’s Part 6, the final chapter of our 2010 Concert Blast Posts.  This video takes you through our experiences of October through December.

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                      Concert Blast Video – Look Back on 2010 Part 3 – CMA Music Festival (Podcast 193)

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                        POSTED 1/29/2011

                        Concert Blast - Look Back 0n 2010 - Part 3Written by Mike Arnold

                        While the concert-touring season has slowed down for the winter, I thought it would be nice to show our listening audiences what we went through in 2010.  I created multiple videos of our experiences with a month by month journey of our adventures.

                        Here’s Part 3 of our 2010 Concert Blast Posts.  This video takes you through our experiences of one of the best music festivals in the world – the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN.

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                          Concert Blast Thanksgiving Special 2010 (Podcast 187)

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                            POSTED 11/25/2010

                            CONCERT BLAST - Brian Hasbrook, Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and James Downing

                            CONCERT BLAST - Brian Hasbrook, Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and James Downing

                            HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM CONCERT BLAST!

                            Here’s a Concert Blast Thanksgiving Special.  This podcast contains a portion of many different interviews from many different genres of music as the artists answer one question, “What are you thankful for?”

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                              CMA Music Fest 2010 (PHOTOS)

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                                Concert Blast photographers Brian Hasbrook and James Downing captured the concert scene and many of the CMA Fest fans through the eye of the camera.   Enjoy the various photo links  from Brian and James. Continue Reading…

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                                  CMA Festival 2010 – Nashville, TN – Part 3 (PODCAST 173)

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                                    Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, and James Downing close out the series from the CMA Fest 2010 coverage with interviews with Bo Bice, Burns and Poe, Chelsea Field, Susan Hickman, and a preview from the CMT Secret Concert.

                                    This show begins with the Saturday CMA coverage as Mike, Brian, and James start the day at the Nashville club, Limelight, where Bo Bice held his fan club party.  Bo provided a breakfast, a short concert from some of his new material from his new CD 3, and a meet and greet with his fans. Continue Reading…

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