Artist Watch - The Adam Craig Band

This group crossed my path recently and the more I listen to their stuff, the more they grow on me. Adam Craig, Brian Smith, Jimi Hendrix and Ryan Jones make up the Adam Craig band. Adam and Ryan are cousins and natives of Washington State, they teamed up with another Washingtonian in Brian and then Jimi rounded out the group from South Carolina. Me being from Oregon, I always have an extra appreciation for people making an impact in country music from the Great Northwest! I would describe their sounds a rock/country/twang kinda sound, it’s extremely catchy, easy to sing along with and dance to.

 

This may be your first time hearing of the band, but they have an extremely impressive resume… they have opened for mega stars Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton as well as played their own shows across the country.

Adam as seen success on the writing front, he’s signed by Sony/ATC Music Publishing Nashville. He has written such songs as Church Pew or Barstool for Jason Aldean’s album My Kinda Party. He has also had a hand in writing the songs Red and Shake it Off, both cut my Ash Bowers. One of my favorite songs out there right now is Close Your Eyes, which was recorded by Parmalee on their debut album “Feels Like Carolina”, and a song with Adam helped co-write. These guys may not be totally mainstream, but they are definitely making an impact in the country scene. Take a listen to their songs on reverbnation as well as the songs that I mentioned above that they helped write, and if they’re in your town go check them out live!

http://www.adamcraigband.com

@AdamCraigBand

* "Nothin' Wrong" - The Adam Craig Band

* "Shake It Off" - Recorded by Ashe Bowers

"Close Your Eyes" - Record by Parmalee

3 Singles You Should Be Listening To

“Yeah” – Joe Nicols

With the New Year comes some great new music. To start things off, Joe Nichols has started the year off with a fire of an album, headed by what I believe will be one of the biggest songs of 2014 in “Yeah”. This is a great feel good, party song that I believe will really take off once the sunny weather of spring and summer hits the nation. This is a song that will make you roll down your windows and turn it up over your speakers as your driving around.

“Cop Car” – Keith Urban

Keith Urban’s newest record Fuse has been out for a couple of months now, but he is now pushing his newest single off of the album in “Cop Car”. This song caught my attention, and became my favorite song off the record right from the start. It’s a slower/sappy song but has a great rhythm and style surrounding the song. Keith kills it on the vocals, and of course there is an awesome guitar solo to round out it out, expect big things from this song on the charts.

“Hope You Get Lonely Tonight” – Cole Swindell

His debut album is expected to drop this next month and with already a major hit in “Chillin’ It”, were expecting big things from Georgia native, Cole Swindell. His newest single out on the charts is “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight” and it’s another gem by this new artist. It’s fantastically clever, lyrically. The song also has a great rhythm and is a great song that is easy to sing along to and enjoy. He is out on tour with friend, Luke Bryan, so make sure to check him out!