Fresh Tracks 9-23-2011

My Top 5 Singles of the Week:
5. God Gave Me You by Blake Shelton
-A fun, true and meaningful song!
4. Fix a Heart by Demi Lovato
-Gotta give her props! Great comeback
3. We Found Love by Rihanna
-Typical pop song on the radio today
2. Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5
-Older but it is iTunes #1 but not mine
And the #1 new song is....
1. Mr. Know It All by Kelly Clarkson
-Makes you want more from the New Album!

And As Always Please Enjoy the Show!

Opening Act - 09-21-2011

Katelyn Marks

Katelyn Marks has a huge voice, high energy and the drive to rank with the big dogs such as Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, and Martina McBride. Katelyn is currently touring locally here in North Carolina and surronding states, and most importantly my wedding in December (irrelavent to anything). She has been the opening act for bands such as Kansas, Shenandoah, The Band Perry, Steel Magnolia, Little Big Town and more. Hwe debut self titled EP released in 2008, you can purchase at the link below on amazon or itunes. Please stop reading and please go discover our first opening act!

And Please Enjoy the Show's Opening Act.

Homepage
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Thanks to www.katelynmarks.com for the links.

All I Want to See is A Sky Full of Lighters...

Yes I am still alive! I had an exciting and busy summer, wedding plans, new job, and everything else life throws at you. I am officially coming back to APETSNC full time, I have alot of ideas for this blog that are going to come alive right now and I am stoked. Keep Reading...

New Additions to the site:
*Opening Acts
-This will be a weekly thing, every Wednesday there will be a new opening act. These are current artist that you may have heard a bit about or may have never heard of them. I will give you a brief description and links so u can become a fan! (Starting Sept. 21 2011)
*Fresh Tracks
-This is going to be a weekly posting on Fridays, giving my top 5 new release singles.
*Backstage Passes
-Just put your Email under our logo and click submit. This enrolls you to our email list, and when anew blog is posted it is going to be sent straight to your email! Cool Right?


***Coming Soon***
-Giveaways
-New Blogger
-Much More!


And Please Enjoy the Show!

-Wes

Incredible Machine 10-1-2010 10-2-2010

Jennifer Nettles, stood at her mic stand with the spotlight on her and said, “everyday people come up and say Jennifer and Kristian do you know how lucky you are to go out on the road and make music, and I look out at all your smiling faces and you know what I say to them, YOU DAMN RIGHT.” Sugarland rocked Charlotte and Raleigh, NC this past weekend. Opening the Incredible Machine on both nights was Randy Montana; he has an awesome voice, needs a little more stage presence and movement. After his 6 song set, Little Big Town came out and really got the machine turning, they played the same set list on both nights, as did Sugarland, and Randy Montana. Little Big Town is a force to be wrecking with. They have awesome harmonies, stage presence, and they interact with the fans like no other. A moment that really stood out to me was at the Raleigh show, when a handicap child walked up to a the stage and Kimberly, also known as the blonde with puffy hair, bent down and smiled for a picture with the little girl while singing and that really stood out to me and I gained even more respect for her and the entire band. They finished their set, which included new songs and old songs, with boondocks. Sugarland came out after a very brief and discreet set change. They opened both shows with Wide Open which is one of their new songs from their high anticipated forthcoming studio effort, “The Incredible Machine.” Which the title track (Incredible Machine), Stand Up, Find the Beat and the duo’s current single, Stuck Like Glue was also performed, which will all be on the new album. They also busted out hit after hit like Settlin’, It Happens, Baby Girl in a very campfirey style, and Something More. During their song, Everyday America included a remix of songs that included Party in theU.S.A, Single Ladies, and I Want You Back. On Saturday night Sugarland added beastie boys in the mix. I may have seen this show multiple times but Sugarland never seems to fail me. They have so much energy and they show thru their live shows how much they appreciate their fans. So, When people ask me every time I go to see Sugarland, Was it really any different and did u have fun? I look them in the eyes and I smile and say “You Damn Right!”

And as always Please enjoy the show.

Sweetness: Friday 10-1-2010 4.5 sugarcubes out 5
Saturday 10-2-2010 5 sugarcubes out 5

Favorite moments from both nights:
+Sugarland collaboration with Little Big Town (Sigh No More)
+Sugarland’s opening number Wide Open
+Seeing that Sugarland had a record breaking showin Raleigh, NC.

Who Is That? (8-22-2010 thru 8-28-2010)

WHO IS THAT?!?! is going to be a weekly blog that I am going to do about artist that you may not know.

The very first artist is miss Katie Bryce. Reigning from Georgia, singing with a similar soulful sound that may ring a bell in your head, Jennifer Nettles. Why yes, she is Jenn's sis. She's not taking the same footsteps as Jenn, she is going into a more known genre, Pop/R&B. With her songs currently on youtube (link is below) TRUST ME YOU WONT REGRET Clicking it. My favorite song of hers is called "Everything to Me" it has a great beat to it, and the typical story of love and how the one your in love means absolutly everything to you.

Gaga and Britney watch out, you got some competition coming towards!

And As Always Please Enjoy the Show


follow her on twitter: @ilovekatiebryce

website: www.katiebryce.com

Here is the Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ilovekatiebryce

Kris Allen and Maroon 5

What an evening, Kris Allen and Maroon 5 rocked Raleigh last night. With the crazy string of events that happened we ended moving from the lawn to 15th row, trust me it’s a blog in itself. Kris Allen came out right at 8:00 and played a good 40 minute set that included Red Guitar, Man in the Mirror, Written All Over My Face, The Truth, Live Like Were Dying and a few more from his debut CD. He knew how to work the stage and really kept the audience entertained as much as he could; this crowd was one of the dullest crowds I have ever seen at a concert. Kris really showed why he was an American Idol winner, he can sing and he knows how to perform. Maroon 5 came on after a 30 minute set change, with their current single misery and their 15 song set included 2 encore songs. They played some of their biggest hits like This Love, Sunday Morning, If I Never See Your Face Again, She Will Be Loved, Wake Up Call, Makes Me Wonder, and a new song which was my favorite of the evening called stutter. They also covered Alicia Key’s If I Ain’t Got You and Tina Turner’s Secret and What’s Love Got to Do with It. Now, Maroon 5 really played the stage and worked this boring crowd up and really put on a heck of a show. Now to something that really doesn’t have to do with the show. The venue is AWESOME, and that’s an understatement. It is set right in the middle of downtown behind a wall of water it was beautiful and the sound was great, and the venue just made the night even better. And As Always Please Enjoy the Show.

Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 stars

Highlights of the Evening: The Truth by Kris Allen, Maroon 5 cover songs, and the glistening wall.

The Incredible Machine 8-12-2010

“Ain’t no party like a Sugarland party” rang thru the arena, and Jennifer knows what she is talking about. Sugarland knows how to party and put on one heck of a show. This is my 5 th Sugarland show, the best ever and they have taken the spot of best show I have ever seen. It was a non-stop SUGARRUSH! The show started with Michael Jackson’s Black and White and then the curtain fell and there it was the amazing stage, The Incredible Machine, then all of a sudden you hear the sound of Jenn’s voice singing “Wide Open” and the show begins. They work the stage like no other, flawlessly flowing from song to song. It Happens and Settlin’ were next up and the crowd was so pumped that once they stood up they stayed up. After Settlin’ Jenn talked about beautiful people and dedicated All I Wanna Do to all the beautiful people in the arena. Then she tells us about a girl that fell in love in the summertime and one of my personal favorites came on, Want To? Incredible Machine, Stuck Like Glue, Find the Beat, and Stand Up was the songs from The Incredible Machine that they gave us a “Sneaky Peaky” in Jenn’s words. Baby Girl was an intimate, “campfire” song according to Sugarland, along with Genevieve. One of the highlights of the nights came next, Everyday America with a remix of Beyonce, Jackson 5, and Miley Cyrus. The lights went out and the screen turned black and white, it was time for Stay, I think the crowd over sang them on this song. At the end of the show Jenn said that everyone tells her she is lucky and she always replies “Your Damn Right,” Something More hits. They came back for an encore, of the new song Stand Up (very touching performance), Very Last Country Song with opening act Vonda Shepard, and Staying Alive with the giant afro wig. I sat in my chair and said “is it really over, do I have to leave now?” This show was AMAZING.

Sweetness: 5 sugarcubes of 5 sugarcubes

Highlights: Stayin’ Alive, Want To, Stuck Like Glue, and Stand Up. And As Always Please Enjoy the Show.