Bob Collins
Give it up, please for country music star Brad Paisley, who today practically single-handedly took a stand for treating people like adults, even if means they get to ask stupid questions sometimes. Read more →
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Tag: Country music
The Dixie Chicks announced today they’ll play the Minnesota State Fair next August. It’s the first tour of the United States in 10 years for the group that paid a terrible price for having an unpopular opinion.
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Country music long ago lots its soul. Like other genres, the formulaic recipe for a hit turned it into wallpaper, even though it appears to be as popular as ever.
Sure, legend Merle Haggard sounds like everyone’s parent, telling the kids to turn that noise down, but it’s still Merle Haggard, who’s in town in Moorhead for a performance at the Bluestem
Center for the Arts on Sunday. Read more →