CURRENTLY SPINNING NATIONWIDE AT COUNTRY RADIO AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON ALL DIGITAL RETAILERS
FIRST SINGLE OFF THE BAND’S FORTHCOMING ALBUM DUE OUT THIS FALL ON THEIR OWN 4 STAR RECORDS
2012 MARKS LONESTAR’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE RETURN OF ORIGINAL VOCALIST RICHIE McDONALD
NATIONAL HEADLINING TOUR CONTINUES
“They prove that they can still put on a top-notch concert even after twenty years in the music business. Richie McDonald’s vocals were superb and versatile, and he proved that he is one of the greatest balladeers that country music has to offer since Gene Watson. Keech, Dean and Michael were exceptionally talented and the band as a whole interacted well with the audience.”
--Examiner.com (7/14/12)
LONESTAR is back--and shining.
The multi-platinum country quartet has released their new single, “The Countdown,” currently spinning nationwide at country radio. The melodically sparkling and lyrically urgent track is available for purchase now on all digital retailers and will be featured on LONESTAR’s forthcoming yet-to-be-titled album due out this fall on their own 4 STAR RECORDS, in partnership with The Orchard. Download “The Countdown” now here: http://bit.ly/lonestar_countdown.
2012 marks a big year personally and professionally for LONESTAR--MICHAEL BRITT, lead guitar & backing vocals; RICHIE McDONALD, lead vocals & piano; KEECH RAINWATER, drums; and DEAN SAMS, keyboards and backing vocals--as they celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band and the return of revered original vocalist RICHIE McDONALD.
Of being back together in the studio working on the new album, McDONALD told the Dunkirk Observer (Dunkirk, NY), “The music is still country no matter how you look at it but there are some songs that have more country elements to them. We kind of mixed it up. It's always good to give the fans a little bit of everything.” He went on to say, “The music feels like us more than it ever has in our 20 year career. We think it’s the best album we've ever made." (7/9/12)
SAMS explained the inspiration for “The Countdown” to The Villager (Cattaraugus County, NY), “It’s a great up-tempo song that talks about this guy trying to get home to the girl he loves. It’s about all the miles, all the red lights, all the cities (along the way) just to get to her. Although ‘Countdown’ is one of the most driving songs done by Lonestar as a band, it is a very passionate love song.” (7/5/12)
LONESTAR is currently on a national headlining tour performing the new music for their fans, including “The Countdown,” “Pretty Good Day,” and “I Miss When.” Carly Weber of The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) attended a recent show and noted, “…the catchy ‘[It’s a] Pretty Good Day [to be Me]’ is certainly a potential hit. The new songs fully energized the band, suggesting that the group is excited about the fresh material.” (7/5/12).
Catch LONESTAR out on the road in the following cities:
Thu 8/9 North Bend, OR The Mill Casino – Outdoor
Fri 8/10 Citrus Heights, CA Sunrise Marketplace Outdoor Park
Wed 8/15 Sun Valley, ID Sun Valley Outdoor Pavilion
Sat 8/18 Berryville, VA Clarke County Fair
Wed 8/22 Fremont, OH Sandusky County Fair
Thu 8/23 Rhinebeck, NY Dutchess County Fair
Sun 8/26 Columbia, SC Finlay Park
Sat 9/1 Bethany, MO Northwest Missouri State Fair
Thu 9/6 Santa Ynez, CA Chumash Casino
Fri 9/7 Roslyn, WA Swiftwater Cellars Winery
Sat 9/8 Pendleton, OR Pendleton Round-Up
Mon 9/10 Park City, UT Deer Valley Outdoor Theatre
Tue 9/11 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds
Wed 9/12 Richfield, UT Sevier Valley Center
Fri 9/14 Bellingham, WA Deming Logging Arena
Thu 9/20 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre
Fri 9/21 Ocean City, MD Sunfest
Fri 10/19 Branson, MO Tri Lakes Center
Thu 10/25 Hot Springs, AR Finish Line Theater
LONESTAR left to right: DEAN SAMS, KEECH RAINWATER, RICHIE McDONALD, MICHAEL BRITT
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