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February 22, 2016 Lee Brice Gears Up For Life Off My Years Tour Rolling into Dayton, OH on April 21st Curb Records artist Lee Brice will celebrate the New Year by launching his "Life Off My Years" concert tour with special guests, Maddie & Tae, plus Dylan Scott. Lee will be taking the stage at Wright State University Nutter Center in Dayton, OH, on Thursday, April 21st. Tickets go on-sale Friday, February 26th and are available at the Wright State Nutter Center Box Office, by phone at 800-745-3000, and online at www.ticketmaster.com.
About Lee Brice: The "evocative, rough-edged singer" (New York Times) has racked up an impressive four Platinum-selling singles (A Woman Like You," "Hard To Love," "Love Like Crazy" and "I Don't Dance") and achieved Gold with "I Drive Your Truck" and "Parking Lot Party." Brice is known for his consistently raw, emotional and energetic performances. Billboard has raved, lauding Brice's "power and passion" at this year's pre-ACM Awards show. Brice kicked off 2015 with a double ACM win (Producer and Artist, Single Record Of The Year, for "I Don't Dance"). The multiple Platinum and Gold Record honoree then performed on NBC's "The Voice," delivered a fea-tured performance on "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock" (ABC) and shared the iHeartRadio Music Festival's Daytime Village Stage with Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, The Who, Kanye West and other superstars. He was featured in USA Today for his use of Periscope to connect with his fans and had his song "Sirens" included on the new "MADDEN NFL 16" game and soundtrack. This 2015 CMA "Single Of The Year" nominee recently played his 50th state show in Rome, GA (11.15), becoming the first country artist to perform in all 50 states in 2015.
About Maddie & Tae: CMA award winners, MADDIE & TAE boldly introduced their debut single “Girl In A Country Song,” earning a #1 at Country radio, PLATINUM-certification and over 30 million views on VEVO. They are only the third female duo to peak their debut single at #1 in the history of the Billboard Country Singles chart. The pair, from Texas and Oklahoma, respectively, reveal a gumption rarely seen in newcomers, receiving praise from NPR, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post and USA Today, and topping Nashville Scene’s Annual Country Critics' Poll for Single of The Year. With national television appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman and TODAY show under their belt, Maddie & Tae premiered their second single, “Fly,” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Both songs are featured on their album Start Here, which is now available on Dot Records. They are currently introducing their third single, “Shut Up and Fish” to Country radio and released the accompanying music video December 8. The duo's Grand Ole Opry debut earned kudos from Opry member Brad Paisley while CMT selected the pair for their Next Women of Country and Country Radio Seminar chose them for the 2015 New Faces class. On the heels of such success, Maddie & Tae continue their winning ways with a CMA Award win for Video of the Year as well as nominations for Duo of the Year and New Artist of the Year. Earlier this year, they received their first-ever award nomination for ACM Awards Vocal Duo of the Year and three CMT Music Awards nods, including the win for Breakthrough Video Of The Year. At the end of 2015, Maddie & Tae wrapped their first headlining START HERE TOUR.
About Dylan Scott: Even in the tide of hopeful young singers rising daily in Music City, Dylan Scott stands out. It takes just a few seconds to hear why: after Scott's vocal begins on his single "Crazy Over Me," intimate, even conversational, and then soars on a rush of buoyant emotion, you know something special is underway. But that’s only the beginning. Scott's vocal on "My Girl" spans a vast range of expression, with its near-whispered verses, the almost inaudible "yeah" in describing his love, the intensity of the choruses and a spoken-word interlude that recalls both classic country recitations and modern hip-hop. On "Give Me More," he flavors his romantic plea with an R&B soulfulness that builds even as the backup tracks nearly dissolve, leaving Scott's voice in full command on its own. Drawn by Scott’s rich baritone, down-home personality and dynamic stage presence, his fan-base continues to explode. Dylan excels at engaging with fans as evidenced by his social media followers being up over 200% from last year and music streams totaling more than 12 million plays, including 4 million in just the past 90 days. In addition, total digital single sales have already topped 350,000.
Performance dates for Brice's "Life Of My Years" 2016 tour include:
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With Back to School time here it's time again to watch from those busses on the way to work and the kids making their way to school.
As the Indiana Department of Homeland Security points out “More children are going to be on sidewalks and at the ends of driveways waiting to board buses in the morning or getting off buses after school,” said John Erickson, director of public information for the state’s homeland security agency, which certifies firefighters and emergency medical responders. “Drivers need to slow down and be extra alert as they adjust to these new late summer conditions in which children are closer to streets.”
Children may be especially likely to wander into streets in neighborhoods that don’t have sidewalks, Erickson said. He stressed that children aren’t good at judging vehicle speeds and therefore may attempt to cross streets too close to oncoming vehicles"
Here are some start dates for area schools:
Aug 3- Union School Corp. at Modoc
Aug 5- Richmond, Centerville Abington, Nettle Creek, Fayette County, Randolph Southern, Randolph Eastern
It's the most wonderful time of the year if you're a college basketball fan! It's the opening day of the tourney! The Kicks Crew has you covered if you're looking for those picks...
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 2, 2015) –– The band will begin the North American leg on May 1 in Lubbock, TX. The tour will continue through the fall with triple-threat entertainer Hunter Hayes and red-hot newcomer Sam Hunt rounding out the electric lineup.
Citi is the official credit card of the WHEELS UP 2015 TOUR with Citi cardmembers having access to pre-sale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program at www.citiprivatepass.com, or visit www.LadyAntebellum.com to join the mailing list and be the first to know about VIP ticket information as more dates are announced.
“The magic of being with fans from all over the country is really why we’re ultimately all here”, said Lady A’s Charles Kelley. “Being able to play off each other on that stage is honestly where we have the most fun, and I have a feeling the crowd will already be on their feet when we get out there after starting the night with Hunter and Sam!”
Last year, Lady Antebellum launched their 7FOR7 initiative where they fulfilled seven wishes for seven fans in seven days. Continuing with their unique campaign, the band has partnered with Detroit-based Quicken Loans, the nation’s second largest mortgage lender, to pay the mortgages of seven families across the country for one year.
“Lady Antebellum has very devoted fans and we cannot wait to help several of them not only enjoy some great music through our sponsorship of this tour, but also enjoy a yearlong vacation from mortgage payments,” said Jay Farner, President and Chief Marketing Officer for Quicken Loans.
The trio’s “warranted leap to stardom” (Dallas Morning News) and undeniable chemistry has continuously commanded the attention of critics who continue to praise their “effortless harmonies and raw emotion” (The Washington Post) and “top-notch, high energy” performances (The Boston Herald).
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Cincinnati, OH (2/6/15) - Grammy award-winning trio Lady Antebellum announced last month their headlining WHEELS UP 2015 TOUR presented by Quicken Loans.The tour will kick off on February 28th and include a stop in Cincinnati, OH at Riverbend Music Center on Sunday, May 17th.
Tickets for the Cincinnati show, $58.75* General Admission Pit, $58.75* and $43.75* Reserved Pavilion and $29.00 General Admission Lawn (plus applicable fees) will go on sale to the public beginning 10:00 am on Friday, February 13th at www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Riverbend.org, all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.3000.
The tour will feature support from triple-threat entertainer Hunter Hayes and red-hot newcomer Sam Hunt rounding out the electric lineup. “The magic of being with fans from all over the country is really why we’re ultimately all here,” said Lady A’s Charles Kelley. “Being able to play off each other on that stage is honestly where we have the most fun, and I have a feeling the crowd will already be on their feet when we get out there after starting the night with Hunter and Sam!"
In conjunction with the North American leg of their tour, Lady Antebellum will continue their 7FOR7 campaign — a wish-granting initiative that last year included giveaways ranging from a classroom full of instruments to a Disney vacation. This year, they've teamed with Quicken Loans to pay the home mortgages of seven families.
The trio’s “warranted leap to stardom” (Dallas Morning News) and undeniable chemistry has continuously commanded the attention of critics who continue to praise their “effortless harmonies and raw emotion” (The Washington Post) and “top-notch, high energy” performances (The Boston Herald).
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ERIC CHURCH BRINGS “THE OUTSIDERS WORLD TOUR” TO US Bank Arena in CINCINNATI, OH – March 21, 2015
Tickets $62.50/$48/$28 plus fees on-sale at www.ticketmaster.com
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CINCINNATI, OH – (Jan. 19, 2015) -- EMI Nashville recording artist Eric Church will bring “The Outsiders World Tour” to US Bank Arena in CINCINNATI, OH on March 21, 2015. Tickets go on-sale Friday, January 23 at 10AM at www.ticketmaster.com. Special guest on this show will be Drive-By Truckers.
After closing out 2014 with country music’s top-selling album, the Platinum-certified and genre-busting The Outsiders, Eric Church storms in to 2015 with four GRAMMY nominations (Best Country Album for The Outsiders, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Give Me Back My Hometown” and Best Country Group/Duo Performance for “Raise ‘Em Up” with Keith Urban) and a new addition to his widely successful Outsiders World Tour 2015.
“Eric Church is our greatest working rock star” proclaimed Stereogum, referring to Church as “…. a down-home everyman whose conversational vocal delivery surges into something huge when it needs to and who comes off as a perfectly genuine human being even when leading the choreographed rigors of an arena show. And holy shit, he has songs.” The Philadelphia Inquirer described “how superior the North Carolina artist is, in style and substance, to other big-name pop-country acts packing sports venues these days,” while The Memphis Commercial Appeal predicted, “at this level, and on the strength of an album as sharp as The Outsiders, Church is arguably both the mainstream country artist of the year and the mainstream rock artist of the year and his show made a case for that blend….” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced “…he's a contender for the new Boss of his genre. That genre is country, but this late bloomer from North Carolina is the kind of Southern rocker who will ‘Pledge Allegiance to the Hag’ (as in Merle Haggard) while also splashing some of Slayer's ‘Raining Blood’ into the intro to ‘I'm Gettin' Stoned.’”
Church’s current album, The Outsiders, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and the Billboard Country Albums Chart earlier this year, featuring his No. 1 hit “Give Me Back My Hometown” and his current single “Talladega.” The Outsiders is the follow-up to Church’s Platinum-certified album Chief, (named the 2012 Album of the Year by both CMA and ACM, and GRAMMY-nominated for Best Country Album) which featured five Top 20 singles: “Homeboy” (certified Platinum for sales in excess of one million singles); the Top 10 “Like Jesus Does” and the Top 5 “Creepin’”
(both certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 singles each); and two No. 1 hits “Drink in My Hand” (certified Platinum) and “Springsteen” (certified Double Platinum for sales in excess of two million singles). Church’s 2006 debut album, Sinners Like Me (2006) and his sophomore album Carolina (2009) are both RIAA Gold-certified. Carolina had three hit singles: the Top 10 “Hell on the Heart” as well as Top 20 hit “Smoke A Little Smoke” and Top 10 smash “Love Your Love The Most,” which were both certified Gold. Sinners Like Me spawned three Top 20 singles: “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” and “Guys Like Me.”
To learn more about Eric Church, visit www.ericchurch.com and www.facebook.com/ericchurch, or follow @EricChurch on Twitter.


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Eric Church has a platinum record with The Outsiders, one of the biggest sellers of 2014. See him tear it up live when he brings The Outsiders Tour to US Bank Arena on March 21. Get tickets this Friday at www.ticketmaster.com
Have you got your request list in yet? The Reid Hospital Triple Play starts on Monday! Every weekday at Noon Jen Steele will play YOUR 3 favorite songs back to back to back! If your requests are chosen you'll win a $10 gift card to Reid Hospital that is good for food, the gift shop or even your bill! Head over to the contest page, search the keyword "REID" or click HERE to submit your 3 requests!
This afternoon we were invited to tour the Toys for Tots facility. These are just SOME of the toys that will be distributed tomorrow. They were still shopping for more toys when we got there.
Pictured: Members of The Marine Corp League, Scott Studebaker of Studebaker GMC & The Buddha, Josh Michaels, Paula Kay King, & Steve Baker.
The Colts are AFC South Champs and back in the playoffs! Here is all the info you'll need to know about those playoff tickets that are sure to go quickly!
Congrats to Jake Wicker! Jake is our final cash winner from The Old Fashion Christmas in The Depot last night! He is taking home $197.80! Thanks to everyone who came and stopped by and saw us last night!
Bring the family out to Richmond’s Historic Depot District for Santa Claus, reindeer, kids train rides inside the Richmond Furniture Gallery, carriage rides through the depot district, hot chocolate and so much more!
Join The Buddha tonight for the final Christmas In The Depot!
Sign up to win $197.80 dollars from Kicks 96 & 101.7 The Point!
We just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone who helped make our annual Kash 4 Kids event such a HUGE success. Thanks to your generosity and the support of some great partners in our community we were able to raise $3,340 in cash donations and collect an entire van load of toys!
Thank you to our community partners for their monitory donations:
All Pest Exterminating- $200
DOT Foods in Cambridge City- $1000
Lamplight In at The Leland- $500
Studebaker GMC- $500
Wayne Bank & Trust- $500
Thank you also to the following businesses who made donations to our drawing:
American Pizza
Baja Tanning
Best One Tire & Auto
Body Shoppe
BSN
Buffalo Wild Wings
Busters Steakhouse
Coyote Vape
Dairy Queen
Dance With Me
Dare To Dream
Designer Consignor
Dillard's
Fazoli's
Firehouse BBQ & Blues
Firestone
First Bank Richmond
Fohl's Floor Covering
G&S Jewelers
Godfather's Pizza
Guaranteed Home Improvement
Harley-Davidson of Richmond
Hueston Woods
IHOP
Indiana University East
Kelly's Kawasaki
Kroger
Little Sheba's
Lowes
Miller Discount Tobacco
Muddy Monkey
Napa
Olive Garden
Penn Station
Petro Iron Skillet
Papa Murphy's
Rapers Rent To Own
Red Lobster
Richmond Elks
Richmond Furniture Gallery
Rocket Car Wash
Secret Ingredient
Sherman Williams
Smith Implements
Stanley Steamer
Sudz Car Wash
Texas Roadhouse
The Logo Shoppe
The Secret Ingredient
The Sportsman
Veach's Toy Station
Wallace Heating & Air
Warm Glow Candle Company
Congratulations goes out to April Hewitt who was the winner of $500 from Kicks 96 & 101.7 The Point.
Join us tonight at Frickers for our annual Kash 4 Kids event!
For EVERY toy you bring...you’ll get a raffle ticket that can win you all kinds of great prizes!
Plus...if you bring any toy to donate to the Marine Corps League’s Toys For Tots program you’re instantly a finalist for the $500 in cash that will be given away that evening!!!
ALL the toys...all the money raised that evening goes to the Marine Corps League’sToys For Tots program - that makes sure every child in the Whitewater Valley has presents this Christmas.
OTHER INFO:
A DJ, games, food and fun!
Get there early, get a great seat! Bring your friends and family, have dinner...and make a night of it!
WHEN & WHERE:
TONIGHT from 6 to 10 at Frickers - U.S. 27 and I-70 in Richmond.
Congrats to Wendi Stapleton! She is the winner of $101.70 from Kicks 96 & 101.7 The Point! Stop by Christmas in The Depot next week with The Buddha to win more Christmas Cash!
