Frankie Ballard with special guest Parmalee
July 31, 2016
7:00 PM
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Frankie Ballard wsg/Parmalee
2016 Monroe County Fair
3775 S. Custer Road
Monroe, MI 48161
$40.00 - GA Track Standing
$30.00 - GA Grandstand
The best music is about connection, that place where words and music allow an artist's reality to fire real emotion in listeners. And it's just that connection that has been at the heart of Frankie Ballard's rise as an artist.
"I see people relating to the words of these songs," he says, "using the lyrics to reflect on their own lives."
Nowhere has that been more evident than in Ballard's three consecutive number one singles off of his debut album; his first single to hit number 1, "Helluva Life," in late 2013, followed by the album's title track "Sunshine & Whiskey" in 2014, and "Young & Crazy" in summer 2015. Fans are owning every line of these hit singles as they sing it back in concert and use social media to share their own stories of good times and bad, and the way romance puts a shine on all of it. As they sometimes do, this album's mantras that "bad times make the good times better" and "gotta do a little wrong so I know what's right" from two of Ballard's number one singles have become rallying cries and life-affirming mottos.
It also rings true to the life Ballard himself has been living.
From this tiny town that’s home to a gas station, two blinking yellow lights, and a small tin- roofed barn dubbed Studio B, country rockers Parmalee launched their long journey to Nashville. The near-fatal robbery Parmalee experienced after a show would have destroyed most bands. But brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, cousin Barry Knox and longtime friend Josh McSwain didn't call it quits. Instead it reinforced their intense motivation and dedication to one another and to their determination to succeed.
Each obstacle that delayed Parmalee’s arrival to Nashville was an extra mile that allowed the groundbreaking sounds of artists like Jason Aldean and Eric Church to pave the way for the worlds of country radio and Parmalee’s brand of country music to meet at the perfect crossroad.
Parmalee’s country rock sound has its roots in the bluegrass, traditional country, southern rock and blues covers the guys grew up hearing their families play.
2016 Monroe County Fair
3775 S. Custer Road
Monroe, MI 48161
$40.00 - GA Track Standing
$30.00 - GA Grandstand
The best music is about connection, that place where words and music allow an artist's reality to fire real emotion in listeners. And it's just that connection that has been at the heart of Frankie Ballard's rise as an artist.
"I see people relating to the words of these songs," he says, "using the lyrics to reflect on their own lives."
Nowhere has that been more evident than in Ballard's three consecutive number one singles off of his debut album; his first single to hit number 1, "Helluva Life," in late 2013, followed by the album's title track "Sunshine & Whiskey" in 2014, and "Young & Crazy" in summer 2015. Fans are owning every line of these hit singles as they sing it back in concert and use social media to share their own stories of good times and bad, and the way romance puts a shine on all of it. As they sometimes do, this album's mantras that "bad times make the good times better" and "gotta do a little wrong so I know what's right" from two of Ballard's number one singles have become rallying cries and life-affirming mottos.
It also rings true to the life Ballard himself has been living.
From this tiny town that’s home to a gas station, two blinking yellow lights, and a small tin- roofed barn dubbed Studio B, country rockers Parmalee launched their long journey to Nashville. The near-fatal robbery Parmalee experienced after a show would have destroyed most bands. But brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, cousin Barry Knox and longtime friend Josh McSwain didn't call it quits. Instead it reinforced their intense motivation and dedication to one another and to their determination to succeed.
Each obstacle that delayed Parmalee’s arrival to Nashville was an extra mile that allowed the groundbreaking sounds of artists like Jason Aldean and Eric Church to pave the way for the worlds of country radio and Parmalee’s brand of country music to meet at the perfect crossroad.
Parmalee’s country rock sound has its roots in the bluegrass, traditional country, southern rock and blues covers the guys grew up hearing their families play.
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