It wasn't ideal conditions for the Zac Brown Band at the Red Rocks Ampitheatre in Colorado on Wednesday (May 8), but the show must go on -- and it did. The 'Jump Right In' hitmakers held nothing back and did their best to convince a sold out crowd it was a warm summer day, despite cold temperatures and rain.
After a great first run in Nashville last year, the Southern Ground Music and Food Festival will return to Music City September 27-28, 2013. Of course, Zac Brown Band will be back with a host of friends from country music and other genres to make this year's sensory experience even better.
There are more similarities than differences between these two semi-finalists in the Taste of Country March Bandness competition. Both Zac Brown Band and the Charlie Daniels Band rely on strong musicianship to fuel a high-energy live show. Both are known in their own way for playing 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia.' Both have frontmen known for thick facial hair and iconic headwear. However, only one group can move on to the finals in this competition to decide country music's all-time best group.
March 25, 2013 Taste of Country's March Bandness competition is down to the final four. Zac Brown Band, Charlie Daniels Band, Alabama and Diamond Rio remain -- only one of these bands will be declared as the greatest country band of all time. It's up to fans and ToC readers to decide who will move on to next week's finals in this bracket style competition.
March 20, 2013 Fans of the Zac Brown Band are standing up for 'Jump Right In,' the new single from 'Uncaged.' Last night the song ousted Katie Armiger's latest on the Showdown, making two wins in a row for the Georgia group. Today and tonight on Taste of Country Nights radio, the new track will face off against the latest from Jon Pardi.
March 19, 2013 Zac Brown Band fans blew up the phone lines on Taste of Country Nights radio last night, pushing the group's new single past the latest from Casey James in this daily song battle. 'Jump Right In' will need a stronger online effort on Tuesday to make it back-to-back wins, and fans of Katie Armiger have proven in the past that they're up for any challenge.
The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band have more in common than one might think. Both groups fuse an airy, bluegrass style into their brand of country music, and both rely on strong musicians and meaningful lyrics. Similarly, both country groups have fans who will fight to the end for them, which should make this Round 2 March Bandness matchup very interesting to watch.
March 18, 2013 Emerson Drive's single 'She's My Kind of Crazy' moves to the Showdown Hall of Fame after a fifth straight win on Friday night. This means two new challengers will square off today and tonight on Taste of Country Nights radio. 'Jump Right In' by Zac Brown Band will face the new single from Casey James, 'The Good Life.'
The Zac Brown Band just added a Grammy to justify their position as one of the best country band of all time, but awards mean little in this fan-voted contest to decide which group will win March Bandness. Sixteen bands will be narrowed to just one champion. ZBB will have to get past Texas country stars Reckless Kelly to move on to Round 2.
March 11, 2013 The battle for the best team in American begins today, not next week. Taste of Country's March Bandness is a fan-voted search for the best country band of all time. Sixteen groups from five decades of country music will square off two at a time in this bracket-style tournament. It's a battle of legends versus modern superstars, outlaws versus pop-country herores and trios versus quartets, quintets or more-tets.
