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.