You never know quite what you’re going to get at a show by Texas singer-songwriter and bluesman John Egan. A song title might be familiar, but most likely Egan will throw in some twists that make it sound different from what you’ve heard before – sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. This dynamic was on display at Egan’s Sept. 11 performance at Cowboy Surfer in west Houston. The 17-song set comprised both originals, including the mystical “St. Teresa” and the melancholy “Looking for a Place to Fall,” and covers, including Willie Dixon’s “Spoonful” and Lightnin’ Hopkins’ “Once a Gambler.”
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All featured Egan’s gruff vocals and his masterful playing on an impressive collection of resonator guitars. Egan plays with a combination of picking, strumming and percussion, often using a slide, and the result is an almost orchestral range of sounds that bring fresh perspective to even the most familiar tunes. One big hit with the 40 or so in attendance was “Down in Houston,” a raucous account of Egan’s teenage years (he attended high school a few miles from the venue). He added a little snippet from a song by hometown heroes ZZ Top for good measure. Another high point was an as-yet-unrecorded “pandemic song” that might end up being titled “Count My Blessings,” with a sweet theme of gratitude in the face of adversity. “I’ve got an old guitar that I love to play,” Egan sang, “and I count my blessings every day.” That’s a nice message after a couple of tough years.
To all the devoted fans of The Bill Ring Show – here is all that I have left. This is the last of it! For this last Bill Ring post I`m not even going to put the track lists on here, just links to each disc to download.
I`ve had many good messages from people over this “series” and I hope you enjoy the last of it. Thanks for sticking around!
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The ladies of country music are known for being trailblazers and hustlers when it comes to their careers and music. We truly believe there is no exception to this! When ACountry thinks of leading ladies in country music, there are a few women who immediately pop up. Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and another one of our personal favorites: Shania Twain! A country icon, her albums gained critical acclaim and huge radio play, as well as stamping her spot in pop culture (Man! I feel like a woman ).
We could spend all day talking about Shania Twain and her impact on country music, but today we are going to focus on her album, ‘Come On Over’. It has been 25 years since this game-changing album graced our ears and these songs are still as fresh and groovy as ever. ACountry is breaking down the top three songs from a project that has no skips:
3) “That Don’t Impress Me Much”
This song makes it into our top three for a few reasons. First, this song has some of Twain’s most iconic adlibs to date. A rocket scientist? Lame. Brad Pitt? Also lame. Twain makes it perfectly clear that it isn’t about who you are or what you own – it’s how you treat your partner. Second, this song’s replayability is absurd. It truly never gets old, but it might make you feel old after dancing to this infectious beat!
2) “When”
This song is one of the best break-up songs of all time. A bittersweet tale of an ending relationship and the understanding that it won’t work unless something completely shifts in the world. Twain shows off her voice on this song, with incredible vocals that you can’t help singing along to. A truly underrated track from this album, it is a no-brainer that it would make the top three.
Honorable mention) “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!”
How could we not include the first track off of this stellar project? The sass? The embodiment of Shania Twain as an artist (at this time!) can be heard on this iconic single.
1. “Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)”
This easily is our number one on our analysis of the top three songs from her 1997 project. We often see Twain show us a more nonchalant attitude in her music towards men, but on this track we see Twain sing for her beau with incredible prowess. Also – “Cool”. If you know, you know!
What do you think of our analysis of the top three songs? Did we nail it? Are we so far off that you don’t even have time to tell us how wrong we are – but you will anyway? Tweet us your opinion here, let us know your favorite song on Facebook here, and follow us for Country Music memes on our Instagram here. Thanks for following along with us and we will catch you next time!
The Country Music Association Awards are set to begin with a tribute to country music legend Loretta Lynn, who died on Oct. 4 at the age of 90.
Lynn entered the music business at a young age, and in 1971 released “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” the song she would become most known for in her career. She went on to win the CMA Award for female vocalist of the year in 1967, 1972 and 1973. Her other hits include “One’s On the Way,” Somebody Somewhere” and “Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin.”
The award show will feature a handful of performances. Kelsea Ballerini is set to take the stage with Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce to sing “YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME,” as well as a duet between HARDY and Lainey Wilson singing “wait in the truck.” The Zac Brown Band will team up with Jimmie Allen and Marcus King for “Out In the Middle.”
Other performers who will take the stage that night include Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen, who will be singing his hit “You Proof.”
The CMA Awards are set to honor Loretta Lynn with a tribute at the top of the show.
PEYTON MANNING AND LUKE BRYAN ‘GET IN SYNC’ FOR CMA AWARDS: ‘THAT IS NOT GOOD’
When it comes to hosting the show, Bryan and Peyton Manning are excited to have fun together on stage and aren’t the least bit nervous about show night.
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Bryan, who hosted the show in 2021, couldn’t pass up the opportunity to poke a little fun at his co-host this year, by pointing out the increase in Manning’s participation in commercials and various other TV appearances.
“I’m certainly not nervous about Peyton and him messing up because he’s got this TV stuff down,” Bryan explained. “Just watch the Super Bowl, he’s 83% of all the commercials on the Super Bowl. The fun part about the night is there’s always the beauty of being the host. It’ll be fun for Peyton and I in the moment.”
One element of the night Bryan can’t get enough of is the energy he feels while hosting on stage. He compared the energy he feels while hosting to the energy professional athletes might feel when they walk out onto the basketball court or the football field, in the sense that there is an audience cheering for him.
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are looking forward to taking the stage together to co-host the show.
“You get amped up. Not to make silly analogies, but for me, it’s like going into a big football game, and the energy coming out and starting the show, delivering some fun jokes, roasting some of the entertainers out there,” Bryan explained. “The room is a magic thing to be in, and it’s up to us to just be natural and to have fun, and for the people at home to really see that we don’t really take ourselves too seriously, but we take the night very seriously.”
Manning and Bryan, who have been friends for quite some time, have no problem making jokes at each other’s expense.
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“Luke and I played golf together years ago in Indianapolis, before he was playing a charity fundraiser for this children’s hospital that I’m very involved with,” Manning said. “A lot of golf courses, sometimes you’ll show up in shorts, and they’ll say, ‘Hey you have to wear long pants,’ but this was different, because you could wear shorts at this club, but Luke showed up in pants, but they were very tight pants. I’m like, ‘Luke you can’t wear those tight pants here.’ We cut them off, and they became very tight shorts.”
Added Bryan, “A great memory is when I actually, I played Mile High Stadium and Peyton comes out and Brandon Stokley and him, who played together for years, got a football backstage in the locker room and Peyton would just beam Stokley in the head with it whenever he wasn’t looking, and it was fun to see those two torture each other.”
Manning and Bryan, who have been friends for quite some time, have no problem making jokes at each other’s expense.
“In case you don’t know it, we’re at a country music concert,” Carrie Underwood, the uncrowned queen of modern country, declared a half-hour into her performance Tuesday night at Target Center.
Gosh, darn, could have fooled me. After power rockers and power ballads, it felt like over-shrill. Like the “American Idol”-turned-Nashville sweetheart had transformed into a screaming rock ‘n’ roll vixen auditioning for a Guns N’ Roses tribute band.
Then, finally, for her eighth song, Underwood pointed out that her band was so country that they have two fiddlers. Moreover, she said she brought out some country props (her words), specifically a cowgirl hat, a long coat with long fringe and a glass of red wine. And she explained that she thought of Dolly Parton and “Jolene” when she wrote the next song.
Well, I’ll be if “She Don’t Know” wasn’t a perfect Dollyesque tune, a dark, bluegrassy grumble about the other woman who will end up burned by him just like she was. I guess Underwood is still country. She proved it again later on the acoustic selection “Garden,” a pretty ballad about being kind, as in “you reap what you sow, what kind of garden would you grow.”
Those two new numbers are from this year’s “Denim & Rhinestones” album, which mostly suggests that Underwood now yearns to be Shania Twain, not Axl Rose. Maybe that explains why the album hasn’t been her usual bestseller and why Target Center’s balcony was half-full on a school night.
About a third of Tuesday’s show was devoted to material from the new album. And Underwood’s staging reflected the Denim & Rhinestones Tour theme, with diamond shapes on the stage and runway as well as a succession of outfits dripping in rhinestones.
The 110-minute presentation allowed the country superstar to prove that she’s more than a volcanic vocalist, sparkly fashionista and spectacle-loving performer. The vocal gymnast is apparently an aspiring gymnast of another sort. She rode on a swing over the crowd to a satellite stage (during “Ghost Story”) and returned later (during “Crazy Angels”) via a globe-like cage, straddling the frame like an aerial acrobat. Not to worry. Underwood would not be mistaken for the derring-do of Pink, pop’s ultimate aerial daredevil who does somersaults over the crowd while singing.
To be sure, the evening wasn’t all vocal overkill. Underwood showcased nuanced singing on the gospely medley of “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” her 2005 breakthrough hit, and the hymn “How Great Thou Art.” And the tune “Denim & Rhinestones,” featuring opening act Jimmie Allen singing and dancing with Underwood, was relatively subdued.
But the 39-year-old Oklahoman will rock you. She banged the drums on the rip-roaring new piece “Poor Everybody Else,” belted the ebullient strut “Last Name” and shrieked the ultimate penultimate piece, Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle.”
Allen, a late starter who is only two years younger than Underwood, showed why he is the reigning CMA best new artist. Apparently thinking this was the lamé-and-rhinestones tour, the colorful Delaware native demonstrated a stand-out stage manner, dancing like Michael Jackson (spins and a sideways moonwalk), autographing his tank top before tossing it into the crowd and sharing details about his two days in Minneapolis (he went to the Timberwolves game and declared that they sadly played like a high school team, and he had his baby’s wagon stolen by a homeless man from outside his tour bus but got it back and donated money to the man). Allen manifested an appealing voice but his presence was stronger than his songs.
Sometimes seeing what a performer is overcoming to deliver a performance is as impressive as the performance itself. Early in his Oct. 18 show at Houston’s Heights Theater, singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell announced that he was battling “the mother of all colds.” But despite a voice that often sounded hoarse and strained, and taking an occasional break to cough (“It’s not COVID!”) or swig from a water bottle, he pushed on for nearly two hours, delighting the capacity crowd with signature songs from his long career and readings from his recent book, Word for Word.
Crowell is the closest thing to royalty in country and Americana music, and he looks the part – still slim at 72, with white hair and a vintage black Gibson acoustic. Without a band to back him up, he played and sang with a confidence born of decades onstage, clearly basking in the love of the hometown crowd.
Rodney Crowell in concert at the Heights Theater
He led off with “Highway 17,” the tale of a career criminal who buries his ill-gotten gains and spends years in prison dreaming of what he’ll do when he gets out and recovers it – only to find that it’s been forever lost under a newly built interstate highway. Afterward he explained that the song is based on a true story involving a family he knew as a child. “Grandma Loved That Old Man,” about his beloved grandfather and the wife who put up with his faults and flaws, got a similar treatment. And so it went, with fine renditions of instantly recognizable songs interspersed with funny stories about how they came to be, and about how their author became a top-tier songwriter and performer.
The show, something of a career retrospective, included songs from Crowell’s days as a hotshot mainstream Nashville artist (“I Ain’t Living Long Like This,” “She’s Crazy for Leaving,” “ ‘Til I Gain Control Again”) as well as several from his more recent phase as an independent, more introspective artist (“East Houston Blues,” “Anything But Tame,” “Telephone Road,” “I Don’t Care Anymore”).
Crowell won enthusiastic responses for some songs he wrote with or about the late Guy Clark, a good friend of his for decades – “Stuff That Works,” co-written in the wake of his divorce from Rosanne Cash, and “It Ain’t Over Yet,” an imagined conversation between Crowell, Clark and Clark’s wife, Susanna.
After wrapping up the main set with “Please Remember Me,” Crowell acknowledged the standing ovation, put in one final plug for his book (“Christmas is coming, just saying,” he had noted earlier) and finished with “The Flyboy & the Kid” from his Tarpaper Sky album, a song he’d dedicated to Clark.
Health issues notwithstanding, Crowell headed quickly for the venue’s lobby, where he spent quite a while posing for pictures with fans and writing personalized inscriptions in the books they’d bought – and apparently loving every minute of it.
I had someone ask me if I had this disc a few times. Apparently it`s a pretty rare disc. I think this may be the first disc issued of Onie Wheeler and his wife Jean before he started recording for Columbia. There are some Onie Wheeler LP`s here in the Archive so I`m not going to go into any particulars on him here. I will say his daughter, Karen Wheeler, has a website at www.karenwheelermusic.com that has some nice information.
I`m guessing this was recorded about 1951 or 1952, but I couldn`t really find any information about Agana and this is the only disc I`ve ever saw on the label.
Track list— Shackles And Chains (the great Jimmie Davis song) What`s Wrong With My Daddy (a sad number about the typical drunk daddy)
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The Outlaw Music Festival Tour is back on the road again with a lineup that includes Willie Nelson & Family, Chris Stapleton, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Billy Strings, ZZ Top, Gov’t Mule, Brothers Osborne, Zach Bryan, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Allison Russell, Charley Crockett, Larkin Poe, The War and Treaty, Brittney Spencer, Particle Kid and more. (For artists performing in various cities, please refer to the specific market lineups listed below.)
Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday, March 25, at 10 AM (local for each venue). VIP packages including great seats and exclusive festival merchandise will be available. Citi is the official card of the Outlaw Music Festival. Citi is the official card of the Outlaw Music Festival. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 22, at 10 AM local until Thursday, March 24, at 10 PM local through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.
“The Outlaw Music Festival Tour has always been about family and friends coming together for a great day of music and fun, and with the amazing group of artists joining us, this year promises to be our most special Outlaw Tour to date. I just can’t wait to get back on the road again” says Willie Nelson.
“Our annual Outlaw Music Festival Tour has grown to become this incredible family of artists that deliver must-see performances every night”, said Keith Wortman (Co-Founder Outlaw Music Festival Tour), we are honored to present these once in a lifetime lineups all over the country.”
Mike’s Hard Lemonade Seltzer will also be joining the 2022 Outlaw Music Festival Tour as the “Official Hard Seltzer” hosting pop up experiences, giveaways and more at select dates.
The inaugural Outlaw Music Festival made its debut in 2016 in Scranton, PA. The sold-out show was so well received that Blackbird and Nelson have developed it into one of North America’s biggest annual touring franchises. Musicians such as Robert Plant, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Church, Bonnie Raitt, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Crow, Sturgill Simpson, The Avett Brothers and many more have been a part of the Outlaw Tour, sharing unforgettable music memories and unique vendor villages with local food, drinks and shopping in Live Nation amphitheaters across the country.
OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL TOUR DATES & LINEUPS:
Friday, June 24, 2022 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Charley Crockett Brittney Spencer
Saturday, June 25, 2022 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Willie Nelson & Family Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Charley Crockett Brittney Spencer
Sunday, June 26, 2022 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Charley Crockett Brittney Spencer
Friday, July 1, 2022 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Willie Nelson & Family Brothers Osborne Steve Earle & The Dukes Allison Russell
Saturday, July 2, 2022 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Brothers Osborne Charley Crockett Steve Earle & The Dukes Allison Russell
Friday, July 29, 2022 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
Willie Nelson & Family ZZ Top Gov’t Mule Larkin Poe
Saturday, July 30, 2022 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Willie Nelson & Family ZZ Top Gov’t Mule Larkin Poe
Sunday, July 31, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Willie Nelson & Family ZZ Top Gov’t Mule Larkin Poe
Friday, August 12, 2022 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family ZZ Top Zach Bryan Charley Crockett The War and Treaty
Saturday, August 13, 2022 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center
Willie Nelson & Family ZZ Top Zach Bryan Charley Crockett The War and Treaty
Sunday, August 14, 2022 – Darien, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Willie Nelson & Family ZZ Top Zach Bryan Charley Crockett The War and Treaty
Friday, September 9, 2022 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Billy Strings Charley Crockett Larkin Poe
Saturday, September 10, 2022 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Billy Strings Charley Crockett Larkin Poe
Sunday, September 11, 2022 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veteran’s United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Willie Nelson & Family Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Billy Strings Larkin Poe Brittney Spencer
Nebraska woman Darcia Ann will have her lifelong dream come true this month with the release of her country music album.
Darcia Ann, who grew up in the Nebraska Sandhills, has lived all over the state and resides in and has family in the Northeast Nebraska area. She’s had a 30-year career in the music industry.
“I had always just wanted to sing since I was really little,” Darcia Ann said. “I got my first guitar, real guitar I should say, at 9 and I started singing right away for the Ainsworth country music festival.”
Darcia Ann, who’s in the Nebraska and Colorado halls of fame, has opened for quite a few famous acts in the early days of her career, including Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Patty Loveless, Neal McCoy and Lonestar.
Approximately nine weeks ago, Darcia Ann had been visiting Nashville, Tennessee, when she got her big break.
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“I went to Nashville to be with my friends and we went to a local place. I got up and sang and jam with the band and he [a music producer at Red Ridge Entertainment] was filling in for a man that was sick,” Darcia Ann said.
Since then, it’s been a whirlwind and Darcia Ann recently recorded her album. She said she recorded at Studio 19 in Nashville and musicians that played with her on the album have played for such artists as Tim McGraw, Wynonna, Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton and other well-known names.
Darcia Ann said her album, which consists of six songs, can be described as a combination of country ballad and classic rock. The name of the album has yet to be officially decided, but she said it will most likely be titled “Cowboy Up.” Some of the tunes are what she called “good two-steppin’ country” songs.
Notably, some of the songs have nods to Nebraska.
“One of the songs is called ‘Mama’s Mockingbird’ and it actually talks about the Nebraska Sandhills,” Darcia Ann said.
The song is also a tribute to her mother, who has passed away.
“In my world of music I always hear her voice saying ‘sing, fly baby fly. Just go sing for me, fly baby fly.’ And that’s what I put in my mockingbird song, just fly baby fly,” she said.
Another song is what she calls a homage to the rodeo community.
The album is set to be released in October.
“It is now being mixed and mastered in Nashville as we speak. And hopefully it will be ready for downloads to all the [platforms] Spotify, Pandora, by Halloween,” Darcia Ann said.
With her album soon coming out, Darcia Ann is opening for T Graham Brown. She will also be performing a concert in November in Nashville that will also be streamed.
“I’ve had such good support from friends and family and people that I’ve known around here for years and years,” Darcia Ann said.
Max Davis is a close friend of Darcia Ann’s. He said his wife, Margaret, and Darcia Ann were childhood friends. Davis noted that Darcia Ann is talented.
“She’s been really putting her heart and soul into this music thing. And we are proud of her and we support her,” Davis said.
“We’re ecstatic. This is a big deal for her.”
Top Journal Star photos for October
The basketball courts at Antelope Park went from gray to filled with color this fall. The project to resurface the courts at Normal Boulevard and South Street and repaint them as a reproduction of the painting “Red Sea” by African American artist Felrath Hines was funded by private donations. The original painting is part of the permanent collection of the Sheldon Museum of Art.
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Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird gives the state of the city address Tuesday.
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Lincoln East’s Gabby Pace (center left) and Kooper Barnes (center right) dance as part of the Spartans’ pregame routine before an A-5 district game Wednesday at Doris Bair Complex.
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Nebraska interim defensive coordinator Bill Busch celebrates after the team made a stop against Indiana in the first quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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Johnson-Brock industrial technology teacher Ashton Bohling is one of 20 nationwide winners of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.
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Nebraska’s Marcus Washington breaks a tackle from Indiana’s Bryant Fitzgerald (31) in the third quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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Flowers ring a tree on Randolph Street where six people died in a car crash last week.
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Nebraska’s Malcolm Hartzog (13) and Nebraska wide receiver Ty Hahn (17) celebrate after Hartzog scooped up a blocked punt for a touchdown on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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A farmer uses a corn combine to harvest his crop on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Johnson, NE. Based on June 1 conditions, Nebraska’s 2022 winter wheat crop is forecast at 36.9 million bushels, down 10% from last year’s crop, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Elkhorn South’s Ellen Bode drives the ball off the 16th tee during the girls class A district golf match on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln.
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Nebraska’s Casey Thompson (left) celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown with teammate Chancellor Brewington during the game against Indiana on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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Lincoln Southeast’s Camden Hjermstad hits a ball during the Heartland Athletic Conference championships at Woods Tennis Center.
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Lead teacher Jazi Hudnall (center) plays with children (from left) Goamar Gony, Cha’Ziye West, Gloria Retana, Grace Dounda, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, at Community Action K Street Head Start Center in Lincoln.
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Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen moderates a hearing on the voter ID initiative, Tuesday at the state Capitol.
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Elkhorn South’s Kennadi Borngrebe (top left) celebrates with her teammates after the Storm defeated Lincoln East in a Class A state softball game Thursday at Bill Smith Complex in Hastings.
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Lyla Hardrick, 5, of Lincoln, swings to hit a ball during More is Possible Rally, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Haymarket Park in Lincoln. The outdoor sporting event featured Huskers players, coaches, and alumni to celebrate the 50 anniversary of Title IX.
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Malcolm’s Hayden Frank (center) stretches into the Lincoln Lutheran endzone to score a touchdown during the third quarter on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at Malcolm Public Schools in Malcolm.
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Lincoln East reacts as Madison Adams (19) runs home after hitting one of the 18 homers hit by the Spartans in three district games this week. East beat Columbus 12-0 to win the A-6 district Thursday at Doris Bair Complex.
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Lincoln High’s Dane Mentore (right) tackles Lincoln East’s Dash Bauman (6) during the first half Thursday at Seacrest Field.
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Justine Bassen of Lincoln directs signs toward passing motorists during the Lincoln Women’s March on Saturday.
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Best of Big Red general manager Joey Rupp poses for a photo with the new foam Cornhead hat Wednesday.
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A section of the the Deadman’s run watershed which snakes past the Hansen-Mueller grain silos in Northeast Lincoln is photographed by a drone on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, at in Lincoln. Over the past 20 years, the city and Lower Platte NRD have created master plans to manage flood risk, stream stability and water quality in 14 watersheds in and around Lincoln. A proposed comprehensive master plan updates and combines all those plans, which include long-awaited work on Deadmans Run. City voters approved a bond issue that will help pay for the work to widen nearly 1 1/2 miles of the main channel in north Lincoln, replace bridges and build a stormwater basin.
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Lincoln East celebrates after the final point of the second set against Lincoln North Star during a HAC Tournament game Tuesday at East.
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McCook’s Evan Humphrey (left) embraces Lincoln Michaelis after winning the Class B No. 1 doubles title on Friday at Woods Tennis Center.
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Lincoln Pius X’s Nicole Kolbas (middle) reacts after completing the 18th hole at the state girls golf tournament Tuesday at Norfolk Country Club. Kolbas shot a 36-hole 151 to win the tournament for the third consecutive year.
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During the pandemic, the Rev. Allan Phan of Sacred Heart Church in Crete began speaking to his parishioners through his “Devotions with Daisy” blog on Facebook. The videos of he and his dog have been popular among congregants.
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Happy Tuesday, Yellowstone fans, and welcome to another busy day in the Taylor Sheridan realm. With the premiere of season five inching closer each day, fans have the Duttons on the brain — and we aren’t the only ones. The cast and crew can’t stop thinking about the future, sharing insight to the best of their ability. They can’t give it all away now; what would we have to look forward to? Jefferson White and Luke Grimes are both talking about where their characters might end up in season five and beyond, and Grimes is also opening up about his jump into country music. Yep, soon we’ll be hearing the sweet stylings of our favorite cowboy as he sings about love, heartache, and all things western. Fans were also treated to a new teaser trailer from the powers that be, and it’s everything we could have hoped for. You know the drill from here, grab your favorite drink and your Yellowstone-loving bestie, because we’re riding in.
Jefferson White is sharing his season five hopes for Jimmy
Jefferson White breathes life into the loveable ranchhand, Jimmy, at the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. However, his character was spending a lot of time in Texas during the last season of our favorite cowboy drama.
In a chat with TVLine, White talked about what he hopes the future holds for Jimmy and his fiance, Emily.
“He chose Emily, and he chose this new life in Texas. I cross my fingers that it’s smooth sailing for him because it’s a beautiful thing. It’s the first time in his life he has a little bit of agency.”
Smooth sailing is certainly a new term for our beloved ranch hand, who has had a difficult road to redemption. Jimmy hadn’t known an easy life on or off the ranch, from leading with his heart (even when it led him to trouble) to dealing with a past that caused him more grief than happiness.
Of course, being part of the Yellowstone certainly worked to give him purpose, but he still wasn’t where he needed to be as a ranch hand or a cowboy, so John Dutton sent him off to the 6666 Ranch in Texas to learn how to be both. So what does that mean for season five? Will we get flashes of him in Texas, or will the time jump mean he was called back to Montana for something bigger than his plans? We’ll just have to wait and see.
“There’s certainly more Jimmy in store. Whether it’s Montana or Texas, you’ll have to wait and find out.”
Wait and find out we will; luckily, the countdown draws shorter each day!
Luke Grimes is opening up about the future of Yellowstone and country music
Luke Grimes spoke with Cowboys and Indians about the future of Yellowstone, his grand entrance to country music, and his new campaign with Stetson. The western brand notes that Grimes was the sure fit to headline their fragrance and grooming collection as he portrays the lifestyle with authenticity and valor.
Grimes felt humbled by the experience, especially as he’s been leaning into the country experience.
Speaking of country, Grimes has music on the bran, and rightfully so: he’s in Nashville working on his new album as we speak…er, write.
“Love. You got to start there, I think, because it is the glue of the human experience, and everyone can relate. And what else is higher? What else has the stakes high enough that you want to actually sing about it?”
He also nods to inspiration from his new surroundings but says it all goes back to one central idea.
“If I have written any, they’re all still just a metaphor for love.”
Here’s to love and Luke Grimes.
Yellowstone rewind: season 3, episode 1
One of the most prominent evils in Yellowstone history shows up in season three of the series, and with the problems they’ve dealt with so far — that’s saying a lot.
Market Equities is first mentioned in this episode, and we won’t know the total weight of their impact on the show until later, but it’s a big one. In fact, we’re still dealing with them in season five — as the exciting trailer highlights. The company has big plans for John Dutton’s land and everything surrounding it, but they’re not sure just who they’re dealing with at first.
They’re also not aware that Dutton has more friends than enemies as far as they’re concerned. Rainwater and his tribe have no desire to give up any of their land either; anything that Market Equities dreams of building on it might go against their way of life.
Of course, all of this unfolds later. For now, we’re getting to know a new villain, and that’s an integral part of the continuing story.
Season three also opens up with Beth still dealing with her injuries from the attack in season two, and she’s not the only one. Tate Dutton is still working through his own fear, turmoil, and heartache — and it’s absolutely heartbreaking to watch. He’s only a child and has already experienced more than anyone should.
If we’re talking about scars, everyone’s got them, and John, Kayce, and Monica are also shouldering Tate’s pain. They all love him too much to let him walk through it alone, but it’s a walk that’s hard to watch.
Roarke Carter is also introduced in this episode, and it’s one of our favorite Beth scenes. She sees him in a stream fishing as she’s driving and gets out to greet him unkindly. He can’t get into or out of the water without stepping on her property, and she lets him know it. He assures her he can walk downstream until he’s no longer on their land, but she’s not hearing it. She has no time for this city-slicker turned wanna-be country boy to charm her, and she storms away, leaving him experiencing his first “Dutton” encounter.
We also see Jamie and John experience several tense moments together, including one where the patriarch demands that his son never disrespect him again. Fans know that this won’t happen, but the sentiment remains. John knows that Jamie is stepping out on the family, they’ve all figured it out by now, and he wants him to stop.
As long-time fans know, the future for Jamie isn’t all sunshine and roses even after this conversation, but we’ll see what season five holds. The two-hour television event takes place on Nov. 13, and you can rewatch all four seasons streaming on Peacock.
