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C.J. Garton’s Latest Single “Good Gone” Exhibits All The Trademarks Of A Real Traditional Country Song

Traditional country singer-songwriter and Oklahoma native C.J. Garton’s latest single “Good Gone,” from his double-length album Tales of the Ole West and Other Libations to Please the Palate, continues to deliver modern-day masterful songwriting works of the lost traditional sound, which most of current country music lacks. “Good Gone” is available everywhere now from G-Bar Records and The Orchard and to country radio programmers via Austin Radio Promotions. Garton wrote “Good Gone” on the first day of a multi-state 700+ mile horseback journey he embarked on with his son in 2019. The night before, he celebrated his anniversary with his wife and stayed out late. He was feeling it the next morning as he walked across the church parking lot. His idea of someone hungover from a heartache came to mind and he immediately wrote down the lyrics and recorded the melody to his phone. “The song just hit me out of nowhere,” Garton said, “and I stopped for a bit, wrote it on my phone in the notes application, put the phone in my pocket and then began our 700 mile trip together.  Over the duration, I wrote 32 songs in 30 days while on horseback.” Garton is an Oklahoma native with Cherokee blood running through his veins. He splits his time between his family’s ranch just outside of Bristow, Oklahoma, a busy tour schedule, and his private recording studio where he laid the tracks down on his latest collections of songs with iconic country music producer, songwriter and fiddle effigy Joe Spivey (The Time Jumpers, John Anderson, Teea Goans). Single name: “Good Gone” Album name: Tales of the Ole West and Other Libations to Please the Palate Record label: G-Bar Records / The Orchard ISRC#: US3U82100172 Album audio produced by: Joe Spivey, C.J. Garton Buy/Stream/Listen at orcd.co/talesoftheolewest or orcd.co/goodgone Track Listing & Songwriters:  - Devil (C.J. Garton) - I Went Crazy (C.J. Garton, Billy Don Burns) - Ferris Wheel (C.J. Garton) - Free Mans Prison (C.J. Garton, Joe Spivey) - Drinking Man (C.J. Garton) - Ain’t No Good Chain Gang (Hal Bynum, Dave Kirby)  - The Gun (C.J. Garton) - If Daddy Could See (C.J. Garton) - Highway We Call Home (C.J. Garton, Alex Williams) - I Wouldn’t Blame You If You Did (C.J. Garton) - Good Gone (C.J. Garton) - Bitch At The Bottom (Tim Johnson)  - Skeleton Crew (C.J. Garton) - Meet Me At The Bottom Of The Bottle (C.J. Garton, Scott Bass) - Hurricane Chief (C.J. Garton) - I’m Talking To Ghosts (C.J. Garton, David Wade, Shane Grove, Mike Alan) - Fool Hearted Lover (C.J. Garton) - God And A Woman (C.J. Garton, Jimmy Charles) - Long Time Traveller (C.J. Garton, Joe Spivey, Edmund Dumas) - All My Heroes Have Halos (C.J. Garton, Jimmy Charles) Inaugural Boots & Bandanas Family Fun Fest Announced:  C.J. Garton also announced the inaugural Boots & Bandanas Family Fun Fest, a family-friendly fundraiser event benefiting the Children’s Center of the Cumberlands, and taking place on Saturday, September 3rd at Possum Trot, 517 Adkins Trail, Winfield, Tenn. 37892. TICKETS: Advance Tickets – $20.00 Gate Tickets – $25.00 Gates Open at 11am ET Click here to buy Tickets PERFORMANCES BY: 12pm ET – 1A Windows 3pm ET – Bad Town Band 6pm ET – Tyler Evans 7pm ET – LoriLee 8pm ET – C.J. Garton ACTIVITIES: * Free Bandanas For The Kids (while supplies last) * Live Music * Dunk Talk * Carnival Games * Face Painting * Inflatables * Food Vendors * Craft Vendors * Photo Booth * Pony Rides * Bonfires C.J. Garton on Tour: AUG 20 – Western Heritage Days Rodeo / Bristow, Okla. AUG 26-27 – Elk Ridge Lodge / Naches, Wash. SEP 03 – Boots & Bandanas Festival @ Possum Trot / Winfield, Tenn. SEP 16 – CW Scooters / Enid, Okla. SEP 17 – Party In The Country / Sapulpa, Okla. SEP 28 – 365 Sports Complex (with Kentucky Headhunters) / Inman, Kan. OCT 06 – Eddie’s Attic / Decatur, Ga. OCT 07 – Chicora Alley / Greenville, S.C. *For C.J.’s most up-to-date tour schedule, follow on BandsInTown or visit cjgarton.com About C.J. Garton: Traditional country singer-songwriter ​C.J. Garton is a 6th generation rancher with Cherokee blood running through his veins, and still lives on a cattle farm that was founded by his family during America’s land rush in the late 1800’s, just outside of Bristow, Oklahoma.  C.J. is a consummate cowboy in well-worn boots, schooled in the kind of life that rises with the sun and is sustained by the land.  A life like this inevitably shapes a man into a natural storyteller which just so happens to be the very foundation the Red Dirt music scene was built upon. C.J. Garton is a proud descendant of that Oklahoma soil and the unprocessed music that grows out of it.  His songs are, by definition, working man’s music; all heart with an honest story behind them. C.J. Garton Contacts: Media / Publicity / PR: Jason W. Ashcraft | [email protected] | (615) 991-1125 Radio Promotion: Greg Austin | [email protected] | (325) 665-6384 Booking:  [email protected] | (615) 364-1234 Read the full article

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July 27: GB CMA Summer Jam Nash

July 28-29: The Voice Battles

July 31: B Cheyenne Frontier Days

Aug 7: B Fest Country Music Festival MN

Aug    V Knockouts?

Aug 13: B Iowa State Fair

Aug 14: Ole Red Pete and Jordan from Voice

Aug 18: B Omaha, NE

Aug 20: B Denver

Aug 21: Z Bd

Aug 25: B Bash at Bay Ohio

Sept 1: WM FDS

Sept 2: B Philadelphia

Sept 3: G Solheim Cup Toledo

Sept 3-4: B Washington DC

Sept 6: LD

Sept 6-7 WM NP

Sept 9: B Nashville

Sept 10: B Evansville, IL

Sept 11: B Rosemont, IL

Sept 12: Bush VA

Sept 16: B Charleston, SC

Sept 16: WM NP

Sept 17: B Greenville, SC

Sept 18: B Duluth, GA

Sept 20: Voice Premiers

Sept 23: B St Louis

Sept 24: B Tulsa

Sept 25: B FW

Sept 25: G Global Citizen?

Sept 30: B Grand Rapids

Oct 1: B Detroit

Oct 2: B Milwaukee

Oct 4: G Bd

Oct 6: S Bd

Oct 9: Bush Orlando

Oct 22: B Mohegan Sun Conn

Oct 22: G LV

Oct 23: G LV

Oct 27: G LV

Oct 29: G LV

Oct 30: G LV

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LANSING ROCK/METAL BAND OF VIRTUE SIGN WITH SHARPTONE RECORDS, MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'SUFFER' OUT TODAY

Lansing, Michigan’s crushing rock/metal band Of Virtue has officially joined forces with SharpTone Records and has released a brand-new single/video called “Suffer.” The band joins the ranks of the label’s roster that includes notable acts like Miss May I, Crystal Lake and Being As An Ocean among others.

“We are humbled and honored to be welcomed as a part of the SharpTone family. It is a dream come true for us to be on the same platform as many bands we look up to now and also some which we grew up listening to as well! We can’t wait to see what the future holds!" – Damon Tate (Guitar)

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “SUFFER”: https://youtu.be/adUGEVb9C3k 

“We all have moments where we are grasping for straws, trying to make sense of the mess around us and just come up with nothing. “Suffer” was written from the perspective of someone who can’t seem to get out of their own head at times and is fed up with where their choices have led them. The song also deals with the role religion plays into this search and how people can use or attempt to pacify themselves with religion instead of taking a hard look into themselves in order to figure out the root of the pain” – Damon Tate (Guitar)

Formed in Lansing, Michigan in 2009 with the concept of bringing positivity to their listeners, Of Virtue came out strong with their 2009 EP To Breathe Again. The band followed in 2012 with Learn/Love, a limited release EP, which sold out almost immediately. In 2015, Of Virtue added more power to their sound via the release, Salvation, an album which has grown to be a staple for the band's sound. Later in 2017, the band released a stand-alone single, “Ghost Town,” and quickly added it to their live show only to be met with a major positive response. After this the band followed with their breakthrough singles "Surrounded" and "Torn Apart" which secured their efforts as proving. 

Of Virtue continues touring constantly to bring its sound to as many people live as possible. They have performed in the majority of states in the Continental U.S, in 12 countries in Europe and beyond. They have sold music and merchandise to over 50 countries across 6 continents. They have played several major heavy music festivals including Warped Tour, Cornerstone, JAMboree, Bled Fest, and Rockapalooza. Hot Topic awarded them the Band Grand prize in 2010 and the Earn It Yourself tour, which put them on the Kevin Says Stage at Warped Tour Detroit in 2011. Of Virtue have built a reputation an unmatched act supporting such bands Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice and Men, Every Time I Die, The Ghost Inside, For Today, Architects, and many others. The band has no plans to stop or slow down soon, on the contrary. 

Of Virtue is Tyler Ennis (Vocalist), Damon Tate (Guitarist), Michael Valadez (Guitarist), Jon Fox (Bassist), and Kyle Pruehs (Drummer). 

Of Virtue Tour Dates: Jan 19 - Mishawaka, IN - Smith’s Downtown Feb 1 - Lansing, MI - The Loft Feb 2 - Bradley, IL - The Looney Bin Feb 3 - Toledo, OH - Frankies Inner City Feb 4 - Erie, PA - Basement Transmissions Feb 5 - Buffalo, NY - Stamps Feb 7 - Albany, NY - Jupiter Hall Feb 8 - Providence, RI - Alchemy Feb 9 - Manchester, NH - Bungalow Feb 10 - Brooklyn, NY - Gold Sounds Feb 12 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft Feb 13 - Amityville, NY - Amityville Music Hall Feb 14 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fire Feb 15 - Washington, DC - The Pinch Feb 16 - Greensboro, NC - New York Pizza Feb 17 - Greenville, NC - Fifth Street Annex Feb 18 - Spartanburg, SC - Groundzero Feb 19 - Savannah, GA - El Rocko Lounge Feb 20 - Jacksonville, FL - Nighthawks Feb 21 - Orlando, FL - Uncle Lou’s Feb 22 - Tarpon Springs, FL - Neptune Lounge Feb 23 - Douglasville, GA - Irish Attic Feb 24 - Ringgold, GA - Cloud Springs Deli Feb 26 - Louisville, KY - The Tiger Room Feb 27 - Cincinnati, OH - Legend’s Feb 28 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hoosier Dome Mar 1 - Lakewood, OH - The Foundry 

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Not so sure about how much time will be in OK vs LA. If Blake is there bet your house Gwen will be there and so will the boys. When you go to private school your friends are scattered and it's not like they live down the block so throw out that draw back to LA. Gavin has two descent breaks from now until Oct and I think one of them is when the boys are back in school so we can throw out that draw back to LA. Really bothers me that people talk without doing a little research and they are adamant.

Here’s the schedule (just the quick running one I have in my email drafts that I add to when things pop up - don’t pick apart any mistakes, but feel free to correct).  Now people can look and make their own guesses. 

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06/30/2017  GR - IP CASINO, RESORT & SPA - BILOXI, MS

07/01/2017  BS - WARRIOR GAMES - CHICAGO, IL

07/01/2017  GR - REVENTION MUSIC CENTER - HOUSTON, TX

07/02/2017  GR - STUBBS - AUSTIN, TX

07/03/2017  GR - AZTEC THEATRE - SAN ANTONIO, TX

07/05/2017  GR - SANDIA RESORT & CASINO - ALBUQUERQUE, NM

07/06/2017  BS - COUNTRY CONCERT - FORT LORAMIE, OH

07/07/2017  GR - BELLY UP ASPEN - ASPEN, CO

07/08/2017  BS - PENN STATE HAPPY VALLEY JAM - STATE COLLEGE, PA

07/14/2017  BS - COUNTRY THUNDER - CRAVEN, SK    

07/15/2017  GR - AA CENTER - ANCHORAGE  ANCHORAGE, AK

07/21/2017  GR - FOURTH STREET LIVE - LOUISVILLE, KY  

07/22/2017  GR - BALLPARK VILLAGE - ST LOUIS, MO  

08/04/2017  GR - SWEETWATER COUNTY - ROCK SPRINGS, WY

08/05/2017  GR - IRON HORSE SALOON - STURGIS, SD

08/19/2017  BS - CAROLINA KICKOFF - GREENVILLE, NC      

08/20/2017  BS - COUNTRY THUNDER MUSIC FESTIVAL - CALGARY, AB  

08/21/2017  GS - ZUMA’S BIRTHDAY

08/26/2017  BS - ATLANTIC FEST - NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

08/30/2017  GS - KIDS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

09/03/2017  BS - RED, WHITE & BOOM FESTIVAL - LEXINGTON, KY      

09/16/2017  BS - AMERICAN KICKOFF - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO  

10/03/2017  GS - GWEN’S BIRTHDAY

12/16/2018  GS - KIDS WINTER BREAK

01/03/2018  GS - KIDS FIRST DAY BACK AFTER WINTER BREAK

02/28/2018  GS - APOLLO’S BIRTHDAY

03/16/2018  GS - KIDS SPRING BREAK

04/02/2018  GS - KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER SPRING BREAK

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DJ Paul Ft. Beanie Sigel - Real Money (@DJPaulKOM)

With love for Three 6 Mafia's classic sound at an all-time high in popular music, DJ Paul is delivering his new solo project with fresh energy, still embracing what made him one of the most sought after producers of all time. Power, Pleasure & Painful Things is some of his most personally fulfilling work to date, with appearances from Beanie Sigel, Yelawolf, WifisFuneral, Rob Vicious, and his real life nephews Seed of 6ix. The official visual for "Real Money" featuring Beanie Sigel premiered today, and fans can download or stream the project here: https://onerpm.lnk.to/PPPThings. In addition to the album, Paul is currently on the road with Insane Clown Posse, Rittz and more for Fury Fest. The 27-city tour began May 3 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and winds throughout the country to the final date June 9 in Chattanooga, TN. "It's an exciting feeling to have my album dropping while I'm on this tour," Paul expresses. "It's been a while since I've really been on the road for a length of time. I'm looking forward to sharing my new music and the classic hits, and connecting with the fans in person." Last week, DJ Paul had cause to celebrate as Drake took home a record 12 Billboard Music Awards, including Top Rap Album and Top Billboard 200 Album for his multi-platinum Scorpion project. DJ Paul produced "Talk Up" featuring Jay-Z, and made headlines for the collaboration upon the album's release. "I'm so happy to be a part of this award winning album," says Paul. "I've been producing with a lot of different people, but this one was special because Drake is one of the greatest living performers of all time, and I'm proud that he has roots in Memphis." DJ Paul will be recording his weekly #MafiaRadio show live during the tour, so stay tuned for some crazy guest appearances. Watch "Real Money" featuring Beanie Sigel

Fury Fest 2019 concert tickets and VIP Meet & Greet tickets (sold separately) can be found at https://www.psychopathicrecords.com/ Remaining Fury Fest 2019 Dates: 5/10 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live 5/11 – Greenville, SC @ The Firmament 5/12 - Memphis, TN @ Growlers (KillJoy Club spot date) 5/13 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater 5/14 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s Nightclub 5/16 – Wichita, KS @ The Coalition 5/17 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep 5/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex 5/20 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 5/21 - Spokane, WA @ Cheap Shots 5/22 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 5/24 - Las Vegas, NV (KillJoy Club spot date) 5/25 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater 5/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Press Room 5/28 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater 5/30 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 5/31 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live 6/01 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom 6/02 – Springfield, MO @ The Complex 6/04 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre 6/05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miramar Theater 6/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze 6/07 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge 6/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Citadel Music Hall 6/09 – Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal Follow DJ Paul http://instagram.com/DJPaulKOM http://facebook.com/DJPaulKOMofficial http://twitter.com/DJPaulKOM http://bit.ly/2E6yxYj via IFTTT

Vince Gill Is Hitting The Road For A Fall Solo Tour

Country Music Hall of Fame musician Vince Gill is wrapping up his time on the road with The Eagles soon and is set to kick off his own solo tour this fall. The tour is starting tomorrow, August 2, and will run through late November. The 21 time GRAMMY award winner always blows us away and we know that this coming tour will be no exception!

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The 28-stop tour will be running through cities across the U.S including Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Madison, Wisconsin, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to the announced performance venues, Gill will also be making his annual stop at the Ryman for his yearly Christmas at the Ryman show with his talented wife Amy Grant. The couple will be performing classic Christmas tunes for 12 nights in November and December at the iconic venue and you won’t want to miss it!

Check out the full length solo tour schedule here:

8/2 –  Detroit Lakes, MN.  @WE Fest                               8/3 – Bayfield, WI.  @Big Top Chautauqua                     8/4 – Clear Lake, IA  @Surf Ballroom                       8/5 – Madison, WI.  @The Orpheum Theater                       8/6 – Grand Rapids, MI.  @Meijer Gardens Amphitheater                   8/10 – Roanoke, VA.  @Berglund Performing Arts Ceter                                                        8/11 – Selbyille, DE  @The Freeman Stage                         8/12 –  Richmond, VA.  @Carpenter Theatre                       8/13 –  Kettering, OH  @Fraze Pavilion                                                     8/16 – Tulsa, OK.  @Paradise Cove                           8/18 –  Oklahoma City, OK.  @Civic Center Music Hall                                                        8/19 – Salina, KS.  @Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts 9/26 –  Greenville, S.C.  @Peace Center for the Performing Arts                           9/27 –  Cary, N.C.  @Koka Booth Amphitheatre                                                 9/28 – Bloomsburg, PA.  @Bloomsburg Fair                           9/29 – Ashland, KY.  @Paramount Arts Center                                                      11/3 – Atlanta, GA  @Fox Theatre                       11/ 4 –  Mobile, AL   @Saenger Theatre                                                     11/7 –  Charlotte, N.C.  @Ovens Auditorium                                                   11/8 –  North Charleston, S.C.  @North Charleston Performing Arts Center                         11/9 –  Pompano Beach, FL.  @Pompano Beach Amphitheater                   11/10 –  Orlando, FL.  @Dr. Phillips Center-Walt Disney Theater                      11/11 –  St. Augustine, FL.  @The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre                  11/12 – Clearwater, FL.  @Ruth Eckerd Hall                           11/15 –  Birmingham, AL.  @The Alabama Theatre                       11/16 – St. Louis, MO  @Peabody Opera House                         11/17 –  Indianapolis, IN  @Murat Theatre at Old National Centre                        11/18 0 Danville, KY  @Norton Center for the Arts

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The Kinetic Sculpture Race will take place in Baltimore on Saturday, May 5. Tom Jones

For Mother's Day, you may want to get in the car, hop on a plane, or bike it across town to visit your mom, bring her flowers, and take her to brunch. But during the rest of month, consider enjoying the free festivals taking place in Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia, or Augusta.

Here’s a sampling of some of the free, cheap and cool attractions happening around the country in May.

Happy Birthday to the Godfather of Soul

On May 3, celebrate what would have been James Brown’s 85th birthday in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia. The Godfather of Soul is honored with an exhibit at the Augusta Museum of History (admission: $4) that is filled with photos, Brown’s stage costumes, and plenty of his personal memorabilia.

Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Stroll around town and you’ll find a good dose of James Brown-themed public art, including a life-size bronze sculpture of the artist with a built-in camera that will take your selfie with the statue and then email you the photo.

Kentucky Derby Festival

On May 5, the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky may last just a few minutes, but the Kentucky Derby Festival goes on for weeks with free concerts and dozens of community events. The Pegasus Parade, featuring marching bands, equestrian units, fanciful floats and inflatable character balloons, takes place May 3.

San Antonio's Tricentennial

San Antonio’s Tricentennial Commemorative Week runs May 1-6, with entertaining, artistic, and educational events celebrating the city’s historic roots and legacies.

Highlights include Founders Day on Thursday, May 3, which includes an evening event full of performances by local mariachis, folklorico and conjunto groups, and Arts for All Day on Friday, May 4, when many local museums will offer free admission and fireworks will cap off the day along the Mission Reach. On Military Appreciation Day (Sunday, May 6) Fort Sam Houston will open to the public for the first time since 9/11 with a free festival that includes performances, historic tours, demonstrations and a fireworks show.

Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore

The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, MD, hosts the 20th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race on Saturday, May 5. Line up anywhere along the 15-mile race course to watch wild and wacky human-powered contraptions compete on a course that makes its way over land and through mud and water and root for the teams that will win awards for everything from art and engineering to finishing next to last and smack dab in the middle.

Artisphere in Greenville

Greenville, South Carolina, will holds its 14th annual Artisphere festival May 11–13 with more than 250 artists and performers in attendance from around the world. During the free, three-day celebration, more than 100 artists will exhibit their work along a pop-up “Artist's Row” on Main Street while others will presents dozens of live music, theater, dance and art performances.

Sail Philadelphia Festival

When Memorial Day weekend rolls around Philadelphia plays host to a five-day Sail Philadelphia Festival that starts on Thursday, May 24 with the (free) parade of tall ships arriving and docking at Penn’s Landing. Public tours, sailing excursions and plenty of riverside activities will be offered during the Waterfront Festival that takes place over the holiday weekend. Festival admission tickets are $5 for kids/seniors/military and $7 for adults and include admission to the Independence Seaport Museum where adult admission is usually $17.

Folk Festival in Seattle

The Northwest Folk Life Festival will take place over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28, throughout the former World’s Fair grounds that are now Seattle Center. Now in its 47th year, this free festival is a celebration of music and artistic traditions from around the world with more than 5,000 performers participating each year.

Free Jazz Fest in Atlanta

The month-long Atlanta Jazz Festival comes to a close with three stages full of free jazz concerts in Piedmont Park during Memorial Day weekend. See the festival jazz calendar for headliners and concert times.

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Jan (J. E.) Irvin, of Springboro, Ohio was the featured writer, Friday, Jan. 14, of the first of four 2017 Author’s Nights, sponsored by the Friends of the Greenville Public Library (GPL). On left, Vice President of Friends of the Library Brenda Ballengee provides assistance during Irvin’s presentation. The event took place at Montage Cafe, in Greenville. Carolyn Harmon | The Daily Advocate Bill Westfall and J.R. Price provide live music during Author GREENVILLE – Jan (J. E.) Irvin, of Springboro, Ohio is the 2015 Jeremiah Healy Mystery Winner for her debut novel “The Dark End of the Rainbow”. Irvin was the featured writer, Friday, Jan. 14, of the first of four 2017 Author’s Nights, sponsored by the Friends of the Greenville Public Library (GPL). The events take place at Montage Cafe, in Greenville. The evening’s activities include live music from J.R. Price and Bill Westfall, and time with the author, including a question and answer session. Assistant Director of GPL and member of Friends of the Library Susi Halley, of Greenville, said the free events are usually a big success. The Friends sponsor the event with usually between 30-50 people attending, depending on the weather, she said. “It’s an opportunity to hear literature and poetry from local authors,” Halley said. “Usually the authors read from their books and we also talk about how they got started. It’s always fun, relaxed and very informal. The library purchases their books, for community check-out.” Irvin’s stories have appeared in both print and on-line journals and magazines, including Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Spark. A career educator, Irvin retired in 2008, after teaching Spanish and English at Springboro High School, Centerville City Schools and Alter High School. Until recently, she taught Spanish at Wright State University, but upon her success as a published author, she is now a full-time writer. “Above all I love kids and the potential they represent,” Irvin said. “I would still be in the classroom if someone else graded my papers and attended meetings, so I have would time to write.” Irvin started writing when she was young. She wrote plays and made all of her siblings act in them and or attend them, she said. She also likes improvisation. “But you have to be funny, and I need to work on that,” Irvin said. While exploring her possibilities in writing, Irvin discovered how life gets in the way. A career, marriage and children kept her writing at a distance, but it never went away. Attending writers’ workshops, such as the Antioch Writer’s Workshop, helped hone her skills and sharpen her voice. “Through that process, I realized that my dream had not died,” she said. Irvin continued writing her way into a novel. She entered a free contest and won the “Jeremiah Healy Mystery Writing Award Competition”, through the Mystery Writers Key West Fest based on the first three pages of her novel, “The Dark End of the Rainbow”. That novel was published in 2015, by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Following this publication, “The Rules of the Game” was published in 2016, by Absolutely Amazing Ebooks. She continues writing more novels. Irvin’s top four suggestions for story readability are: mystery, suspense, surprise and romance. She explained for every author those factors may be different. “What makes a story readable for you?” she asked the audience. She thoroughly researches her characters and their cultures. Exploring character motivation requires great dedication and often help from local librarians, who Irvin describes as kind and calm. “For me to investigate why people do the things they do makes me read as widely as I can,” she said. “I try to understand. Do people sit around a table and say, ‘How about we rob a bank tomorrow?’ Do they do that? Is it something that just happens on the spur of the moment?” Her new novel is set in another country, requiring her to learn Turkish. “There is so much you can’t know,” she explained. “You do what you have to do to get it right, and hope the readers forgive you if you make a small error. “ She also spoke about her relationship with and development of her characters and staying open to possibilities. “They speak to you, in fact I’ve had them change their names,” she said. “I have been typing and somewhere in the third paragraph or the third page, the person is no longer ‘Perry’ he is now ‘Gary.’ Where did Gary come from? That’s who that character wants to be.” When an audience member asked if she started her novels with an outline, she said she knows the beginning and the ending. Again, she remains open to the process and the discovery. “I am not sure about all of the things that are going to happen,” she said. “When I was doing the draft of my new novel, when I wrote those pages, I said, ‘Oh my gosh! I don’t know how that happened and I hope the reader likes this as much as I do’.” Irvin explained that she has many more books to write, so when she is finished with a novel she is ready to let it go. “At some point, you have to let the arrows fly and hope that they soar in some way,” she said. The next Author’s Night featuring the Greenville Poets, is Friday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. at Montage Cafe, 527 S. Broadway Street, Greenville. For more information, visit www.greenville-publiclibrary.org. dailyadvocate.com

Shefani Schedule Jul, Aug, Sep

Jul

July 18: B Country Thunder Wisconsin

July 23: B OKC Foundation 50 Benefit

July 27: GB CMA Summer Jam Nash

July 31: B Cheyenne Frontier Days

Voice Battles and Knock-outs sometime also

Aug

Aug 7: B Fest Country Music Festival MN

Aug 13: B Iowa State Fair

Aug 14: Ole Red Pete and Jordan from Voice

Aug 18: B Omaha, NE

Aug 20: B Denver

Aug 21: Z Bd

Aug 25: B Bash at Bay Ohio

Sept

Sept 3: G Solheim Cup Opening Toledo

Sept 3-4: B Washington DC

Sept 6: LD

Sept 9: B Nashville

Sept 10: B Evansville, IL

Sept 11: B Rosemont, IL

Sept 12: Bush VA

Sept 16: B Charleston, SC

Sept 17: B Greenville, SC

Sept 18: B Duluth, GA

Sept 23: B St Louis

Sept 24: B Tulsa

Sept 25: B FW

Sept 30: B Grand Rapids

Shelton’s Schedule

July 31: B Cheyenne Frontier Days

Aug 7: B Fest Country Music Festival MN

Aug 11-12: Voice Knockouts

Aug 13: B Iowa State Fair

Aug 14: Ole Red Pete and Jordan from Voice

Aug 18: B Omaha, NE

Aug 20: B Denver

Aug 21: Z Bd

Aug 25: B Bash at Bay Ohio

Sept 1: WM FDS

Sept 3: G Solheim Cup Opening Toledo

Sept 6: LD

Sept 6-7 WM NP

Sept 9: B Nashville

Sept 10: B Evansville, IL

Sept 11: B Rosemont, IL

Sept 12: Bush VA

Sept 16: B Charleston, SC

Sept 16: WM NP

Sept 17: B Greenville, SC

Sept 17: Bush Napa

Sept 18: B Duluth, GA

Sept 20: Voice Premiers

Sept 23: B St Louis

Sept 24: B Tulsa

Sept 25: B FW

Sept 25: G Global Citizen?

Sept 30: B Grand Rapids

Sugarland Reveals 2018 Still the Same Tour Dates

After breaking the news of The Still the Same Tour last week, Sugarland has now announced the full list of dates for the tour. The summer tour kicks off on May 4 in Durant, Oklahoma, and continues through the summer, closing on September 8 in Newark, New Jersey.

The wait is over! We’re hitting the road for the #StillTheSame 2018 Tour and bringing a few friends with us - @TheBrandyClark and @clarembee + @FrankieBallard and @lindsayell. Tickets go on sale THIS Friday. VIP Packages are available starting NOW. https://t.co/9IPLYQIDw9 🚌 🎉 pic.twitter.com/C9cg4RNvie

— Sugarland (@Sugarlandmusic) January 9, 2018

Tickets go on-sale this Friday, but VIP tickets are available starting right now. Head over to SugarlandMusic.com for all information on tour dates and tickets!

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The tour announcement follows the release of their reunion single, “Still the Same,” and an epic teaser video, showing the they are, in fact, still the same.

See the full list of Sugarland tour dates below. It’s sure to be a great summer out on the road with Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush.

Still the Same 2018 Tour Dates

5/4 - Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theatre * 5/25 - Augusta, GA @ James Brown Arena 5/26 - Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena 5/27 - Daytona Beach, FL @ Country 500 Music Fest * 5/31 - Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena 6/1 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center 6/2 - Del Mar, CA @ San Diego County Fair * 6/7 - Kent, WA @ Accesso Showare Center 6/8 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena 6/9 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center 6/12 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 6/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre 6/15 - Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Arena 6/16 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center 6/21 - Englewood, CO @ Fiddlers Green Amphitheater 6/22 - Rapid City, SD @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 6/23 - Bismarck, ND @ Bismarck Event Center 6/28 - Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center 6/29 - Moline, IL @ TaxSlayer Center 6/30 - St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena 7/6 - Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview Casino Resort * 7/7 - Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview Casino Resort * 7/8 - Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Casino * 7/12 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 7/13 - Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Centre 7/14 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion 7/19 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center 7/20 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie 7/21 - Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land 7/26 - Pensacola, FL @ Pensacola Bay Center 7/27 - Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Center Arena 7/28 - Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center 8/2 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 8/3 - Duluth, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena 8/4 - Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena 8/9 - Toledo, OH @ Huntington Center 8/10 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena 8/11 - Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center 8/16 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center 8/17 - Des Moines, IA @ Iowa State Fair * 8/18 - Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena 8/23 - Highland Park, IL @ Ravina Festival * 8/24 - St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair * 8/25 - Grand Island, NE @ Nebraska State Fair * 8/30 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun 8/31 - Allentown, PA @ Allentown Grandstand Fair * 9/1 - Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook * 9/6 - Albany, NY @ Times Union Center 9/7 - Worchester, MA @ DCU Center 9/8 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

* Indicates No VIP Experience Available