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Tuned: Holly Williams’ ‘Highway’ is paved with platitudes

Chuck Campbell Tuesday, February 19, 2013 “THE HIGHWAY,” Holly Williams (Georgiana)Depending on a listener’s ability to suspend disbelief, Holly Williams’ new “The Highway” could sound great.The singer-songwriter is an heir to music royalty... more

Ex-boyfriend: Letting McCready out of drug rehab was tragic mistake

Monday, February 18, 2013 HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. -- Mindy McCready threatened to kill herself after losing custody of her sons earlier this month, yet she was allowed to leave a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program days... more

Mindy McCready couldn't overcome 'giant whirlwind of chaos'

Monday, February 18, 2013 HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. -- Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready.The former country star apparently took her own life on Sunday at her home in Heber Springs, Ark. Authorities say... more

Randy Houser to play the Outlaw Wednesday

Monday, February 18, 2013 OGDEN — Rising Nashville star Randy Houser stops in Ogden for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20.Houser will play the Outlaw Saloon, a 21-and-older venue at 1254 W. 2100 South. Originally... more

Two acts take up bows for ‘Louisiana Story’

Linda East Brady Friday, February 15, 2013 Cajun meets classical when the Turtle Island Quartet and Cajun fiddler and musical folklorist Michael Doucet join forces at Weber State University next Friday evening. The Bay Area’s Turtle Island... more

Party Mardi-Gras-style with Too $hort

Friday, February 15, 2013 OGDEN — Grab your beads and get ready to party. Hip-hop impresario Too $hort is bringing a Mardi Gras-style celebration to Club 366 on Saturday, Feb. 16. Doors open at 7 p.m. at the 21-and-older... more

Otter Creek, 11-year-old busker featured at Brigham City art center

Thursday, February 14, 2013 BRIGHAM CITY — February’s Music in the City concert series looks to chase away the winter blahs with Sam Thornbrue and Otter Creek.The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in the Fine Arts... more

Lil Wayne lyric offends Emmett Till family

Chris Talbott Thursday, February 14, 2013 A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it was when he rapped a vulgar reference to the black U.S. teen whose death in 1955 became a significant moment in... more

Eric Church leads ACM nominations

Chris Talbott Wednesday, February 13, 2013 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- They don't call him Chief for nothing: Eric Church is the top nominee at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.The rising country music star has seven nominations for the... more

Carrie Rodriguez on heartache :'I just love the way dark and light go together'

Geoffrey Himes Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Every September, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival is strung out along State Street, which separates Bristol, Va., from Bristol, Tenn. Last fall, singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez... more