Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton To Co-Headline Tour This Fall

Brody Vercher | September 9th, 2008 Email Share

  1. Rich
    September 9, 2008 at 11:23 am Permalink

    Great deal….got my Patsy for $1.99. thanks for the tip.

  2. Rick
    September 9, 2008 at 11:23 am Permalink

    Dale Watson Alert! Don’t forget that Dale will be performing on the Tuesday Night Opry TONIGHT at 7:15 PM CST (Nashville Time). Tuesday Opry’s give the performers a whole 15 minutes so they can do at least three songs in their segments. Listen in live on WSM online:
    Opry Schedule: http://www.opry.com/TicketsAndInformation/ThisWeek.aspx
    WSM Link: http://www.wsmonline.com/

    Blake & Miranda will be spending enough time together on the joint tour that it should put their relationship to the test. Will Miranda ultimately wind up as Blake’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”? Hmmm…..

    Thanks for the Amber Digby plug. Funny, I never seem to see her name in the Top 10 on the Texas music chart…(or Kimberly Murray, or Brennen Leigh, or Leslie and Her Juke Jointers, etc…)

    The Canadian Country Music Awards shows used to be focused purely on Canadian artists and their music and this year they invited Yankee artists like Dierks Bentley to try to improve ratings. It sadly sounds like the CCM awards show is going Hollywood, or is that Nashywood(?), which is a pity….

  3. Chris N.
    September 9, 2008 at 11:34 am Permalink

    That’s Emperor Dale Watson to you.

  4. Kelly
    September 9, 2008 at 11:48 am Permalink

    Rick, be careful. Dale Watson is popular in Texas, so it likely means he isnt really that great ;-)

  5. Matt B.
    September 9, 2008 at 1:05 pm Permalink

    Rick,

    The CCMA awards (not to be confused with CCM’s “Dove Awards”) have always featured a couple of Nashville’s artists. Nashville country gets played on Canadian radio as much/more as Canadian artists do. Given their success, I am wondering when Doc Walker will be trying to cross-over to Nashville. Their albums have been consistently good (even if a bit more pop/rock than country) and the band has shown a willingness to do interesting covers, like choosing to record Genesis’ “That’s All” and then release it as a single.

    Jessie Farrell has a nice album as well.

  6. Marc
    September 9, 2008 at 1:31 pm Permalink

    Bad idea Miranda… never ever work with your partner.

    Can’t wait for that Patty Loveless tour. Still bummed I can’t make one of Kasey Chamber’s 3 US shows. Yes, only 3 :(

  7. Matt B.
    September 9, 2008 at 3:34 pm Permalink

    Marc,

    It’s worked well for the McGraw’s, why won’t it work for Blake and Miranda?

  8. Marc
    September 9, 2008 at 4:19 pm Permalink

    Really? So why is Faith cussing out women in the crowd? ;)

  9. PaulaW
    September 9, 2008 at 4:25 pm Permalink

    I dont even want to think about how ballistic Miranda will get if faced with a similar incident. It will NOT be pretty!

  10. Marc
    September 9, 2008 at 4:40 pm Permalink

    Just saw this on another blog. It seems political in nature but it’s really just a funny country joke:

    “And did you notice that John Rich and Cowboy Troy were invited to play, but not their partner Big Kenny Alphin? Clearly some quick-thinking RNC planner thought it would be a little bit on the nose if the headlining music act at the nation’s largest gathering of Republicans was a band called Big and Rich.”

    :)

  11. Rick
    September 9, 2008 at 5:18 pm Permalink

    Marc, According to Kasey’s website her US dates are as follows:
    Sept 10, Hotel Cafe, LA
    Sept 12, McCabe’s Santa Monica
    Sept 13, Cactus Cafe, Austin (Sold Out)
    Sept 16, The Highline Ballroom, New York
    Sept 17, Birchmere, Washington DC
    Sept 18, Park West, Chicago
    Sept 19, Amoeba Records, Hollywood (Free)

    Three appearances here in the Los Angeles area eh? Kasey must like us! (lol) I’ll be seeing her at McCabe’s and that should be enough……

    Matt, the last time I watched the CCM awards on GAC a couple of years ago there was thankfully a total lack of American country artists on the playbill. It was just refreshing to hear all Canadian artists, and especially the ones that aren’t well known here like Corb Lund…..

    Re: Emperor Dale Watson, great comments guys. I should have known better than to pick on a Texas artist like Aaron Watson even though he is not even worthy to tie Dale’s bootlaces….. (lol)

  12. Brody Vercher
    September 9, 2008 at 5:25 pm Permalink
  13. Kelly
    September 9, 2008 at 8:28 pm Permalink

    Bomshel wears boots with laces, not Emperor Watson.

  14. Stormy
    September 9, 2008 at 8:57 pm Permalink

    Rick: But honestly, would you let the boy out without a leash if you were Miranda?

  15. Marc
    September 9, 2008 at 9:00 pm Permalink

    Rick, she’s expanded! still nothing close. It was just DC, Chicago and one LA show.

  16. Lynn
    September 9, 2008 at 11:33 pm Permalink

    Thanks for the heads up Rick on Kasey Chambers. Unfortunately, her show at McCabe’s is already sold out. Have fun!

    Since I was in the concert mood, I did purchase tickets to see Miranda and Blake. A weekend in Vegas never hurt anyone.

  17. John Maglite
    September 10, 2008 at 3:40 pm Permalink

    Thanks for the Patsy Cline tip. I picked up the album for the 4 or 5 songs not already in my collection. At $2, why not?

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