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The Chicks Tour
The Chicks Tour / 2023 World Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour from American country music trio The Chicks and the first since their name change in June 2020. It began on June 14, 2022, in Maryland Heights, Missouri and initially concluded in Austin, Texas. Following this, the group played their first ever Las Vegas residency, The Chicks: Six Nights in Vegas in May 2023, at the Zappos Theater. The 2023 portion of the tour began on June 20, 2023, in Oslo, Norway and finished on October 30, 2023, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Background The first leg of the tour was announced on February 28, 2022. In February 2023, The Chicks announced the second leg of the tour, rebranded as The Chicks World Tour 2023. Australian and New Zealand dates were announced on April 30, 2023. Show synopsis The show begins with music from female bands playing across the venue, then The Chicks emerge from the back of the stage. They start off with their 1999 single, " Sin Wagon". The graphics on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chicks
The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. The band consists of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro). Martie and Emily, both née Erwin, founded the Dixie Chicks in 1989 with the bassist Laura Lynch and the singer and guitarist Robin Lynn Macy. They performed Bluegrass music, bluegrass and country music, busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years. In 1992, Lynch replaced Macy. After independently releasing three albums, in 1995, the Dixie Chicks were signed by Monument Records, Monument Records Nashville and Maines replaced Lynch. They released their first album with Monument, ''Wide Open Spaces (album), Wide Open Spaces,'' in 1998, followed by ''Fly (Dixie Chicks album), Fly'' in 1999. Both albums were certified diamond. In 2003, shortly before the 2003 Invasion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martie Maguire
Martha Elenor Maguire (née Erwin, previously Seidel; October 12, 1969) is an American musician who is a founding member of the country band the Chicks and the country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager. Maguire is accomplished on several other instruments, including the mandolin, viola, double bass and guitar. She has written and co-written a number of the band's songs, some of which have become chart-topping hits. She also contributes her skills in vocal harmony and backing vocals, as well as orchestrating string arrangements for the band. Martie learned several instruments at a young age, honing her skills with her younger sister, Emily and two schoolmates (a brother and sister team, Troy and Sharon Gilchrist) for over five years as a part of a touring bluegrass quartet while in high school. After graduation, the sisters forged an alliance with two other women they had met through the Dallas music scene, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julianna Calm Down
''Gaslighter'' is the eighth studio album by American country band the Chicks. It was released on July 17, 2020, by Columbia Records. Produced by Jack Antonoff and the Chicks, it is the group's first album in fourteen years, and first to be released under their new name (though some physical pressings of the album still carry the "Dixie Chicks" name). The album was preceded by the release of three singles: " Gaslighter", "Julianna Calm Down", and "March March". The album received critical acclaim. Background The Chicks began to hint at a new album in June 2018 when Natalie Maines posted several photos from the recording studio on Instagram. While Maines and her bandmates Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire continued to drop small hints that new music might be in the works, they did not confirm that an album was planned until a year later when Maines posted a video clip to Instagram in which the trio took turns saying, "Dixie Chicks. Album. Coming." This was followed by producer Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaslighter (song)
"Gaslighter" is a song recorded by American country music group Dixie Chicks from their eighth studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by the group and Jack Antonoff. "Gaslighter" was the final release by the group before changing their name to "The Chicks" in June 2020. Composition The title of the song refers to gaslighting. The song has been described as an "empowering", "fiery", and "scathing" anthem. Critical reception ''Pitchfork'' awarded "Gaslighter" their "Best New Track" distinction, with Sam Sodomsky writing that it "merges the open-road optimism of their early records with the sharper power-pop" of their previous album many years earlier, ''Taking the Long Way''. Personnel The Chicks *Natalie Maines – vocals *Martie Maguire – vocals, fiddle *Emily Strayer – vocals, banjo Additional musicians *Jack Antonoff – Mellotron, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion, keyboards, drums, 12-string acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar, produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Maryland Heights, Missouri)
Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (originally Riverport Amphitheatre and formerly the UMB Bank Pavilion and Verizon Wireless Amphitheater) is an outdoor concert venue in Maryland Heights, Missouri, near St. Louis. History The venue was built for approximately $12 million, and opened on June 14, 1991, with a performance by Steve Winwood. Shortly after opening, the amphitheater became the site of the infamous Riverport Riot, July 2, 1991, during a Guns N' Roses concert, during their ''Use Your Illusion Tour''. In 1998, the local promoter Contemporary Group, who built the amphitheater, was acquired by SFX. SFX corporate successor Live Nation Entertainment continues to own and operate the venue. In 2002, UMB Bank acquired the naming rights to the venue for five years. Verizon Wireless then purchased the naming rights in November 2006. Venue owner Live Nation announced December 17, 2014, that they had signed a multiyear agreement with Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights, which is ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle King
Tanner Elle Schneider (born July 3, 1989), known professionally as Elle King, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her musical style is influenced by Country music, country, Rock music, rock, and blues. She signed with RCA Records to release her debut extended play, ''The Elle King EP'' (2012); one of its tracks, "Playing for Keeps", became the theme song for VH1's ''Mob Wives Chicago'' series. King's debut studio album, ''Love Stuff'' (2015), was led by the single "Ex's & Oh's", which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. Her 2021 single, "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" (with Miranda Lambert), peaked within the chart's top 40 and preceded the release of her third album, ''Come Get Your Wife'' (2023). She has also toured with acts such as Of Monsters and Men, Train (band), Train, James Bay (singer), James Bay, The Chicks, Heart (band), Heart, Joan Jett, Michael Kiwanuka, and Miranda Lamber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Rivers (band)
Wild Rivers is a Canadian folk band from Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Devan Glover (vocals), Khalid Yassein (vocals and guitar), and Andrew Oliver (guitar and synths). The band released their self-titled debut album in 2016. Their second studio album, ''Sidelines'', was released on February 4, 2022. History Wild Rivers was formed at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, originally as a two piece with Devan Glover and Khalid Yassein. On Jan 18 2013 Devan and Khalid entered the studio for the first time. The duo attended Oak Recording Studio in downtown Toronto where they recorded their first EP with producer Damon de Szegheo (de Szegheo also engineered and produced the first full length album for Canadian singer / songwriter Serena Ryder). The result of this one day session were songs "No Ribbons", "Sea To Sky" and "Paul Simon". A reimagined recording of the song "Paul Simon" would later appear on their first album as Wild Rivers. In April 2016, the band released their sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Harper
Benjamin Charles Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music, and he is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013. At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Harper's joint composition with Charlie Musselwhite, "No Mercy in This Land", was named Song of the Year. Early life Harper was born in Pomona, California. His late father, Leonard Harper, was of African-American ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Harper Verdries ( Chase), is Jewish. His maternal great-grandmother was a Russian- Lithuanian Jew. His parents divorced when he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maren Morris
Maren Larae Morris (born April 10, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. Rooted in the country genre, her music blends in elements of pop and R&B. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, an American Music Award, five Country Music Association Awards, and five Academy of Country Music Awards. Morris was born in Arlington, Texas and grew up there. She enjoyed singing as a child. She started publicly performing in her preteen years and toured throughout Texas. In her late teens and early twenties, she released three studio albums on independent record labels. She moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music during this same time period. Morris signed a publishing contract and later a recording contract following the streaming success of her 2015 self-titled EP. Morris's major-label debut studio album ''Hero'' (2016) was released on Columbia Nashville and blended country with R&B. Its lead single " My Church" became her breakout single at country radio and was follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films ''Troop Beverly Hills'' (1989) and ''The Wizard (1989 film), The Wizard'' (1989) and the television series ''Brooklyn Bridge (TV series), Brooklyn Bridge'' (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released five solo albums: ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' (2006), ''Acid Tongue'' (2008), ''The Voyager (Jenny Lewis album), The Voyager'' (2014), ''On the Line (Jenny Lewis album), On the Line'' (2019), and ''Joy'All'' (2023). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been a member of The Postal Service, #Jenny_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Griffin
Patricia Jean Griffin (born March 16, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.Griffin, Patricia She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly Clarkson, Rory Block, Dave Hause, Sugarland, Bette Midler and The Chicks. In 2007, Griffin received the Artist of the Year award from the Americana Music Association, and her album '' Children Running Through'' won the award for Best Album. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting at the 2023 Americana Music Honors & Awards. In 2011, Griffin's album '' Downtown Church'' won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album and her 2019 self-titled album won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Biography Griffin is from Old Town, Maine, next to the Penobscot Native American reservation. She is the youngest of seven children in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
