Happy Birthday Any jerk can start a blog, but it takes a particular kind of jerk to keep one going for two years. I recently became that kind of jerk. Country California began in late April of 2008, and here we are in late April of 2010. Over the last two years, I've become less precious about this blogging thing - less concerned with how I might be perceived, more willing to simply be myself and suffer the consequences. If I lose interest in a particular feature, I'll stop doing it until … [Read more...]
Win New Music from Marty Raybon
April 6, 2010 by 15 Comments
Update (4/16): Sorry for the delay. Finally drew our winner for this one. Congratulations to Leeann! With apologies to the three vocalists who've headed up the band since his 1996 departure, Marty Raybon is still the defining voice of Shenandoah. It was his voice that made hits like "The Church on Cumberland Road" and "Two Dozen Roses" so irresistible - a rare point on which Gary LeVox and I agree. Raybon's latest solo album, At His Best, was just released by GrandVista/HiFive today, so … [Read more...]
Win Gary Allan’s Get Off On the Pain
March 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I wasn't planning on doing another giveaway so soon - Kyle Schmidt just won that Easton Corbin CD hours ago, for Pete's sake - but Gary Allan showed up unexpectedly in my mailbox yesterday and I figured I'd better post this while the maximum number of people don't already own it. We've got one deluxe edition of Get Off On the Pain up for grabs. The album hits stores next Tuesday (March 9), but I want it to be on its way to the winner (you?!) by then, so you only have through Sunday to enter. … [Read more...]
Win Easton Corbin’s Debut Album
February 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Good news, Strait fans! We've been charged with dispatching a copy of the self-titled debut album from Easton Corbin, whose "A Little More Country Than That" is currently sitting pretty at #9 on Billboard, into the wild. It doesn't hit stores until Tuesday, but I've got your copy in hand right now. Well, maybe. I've definitely got a copy in hand... I'm just not sure if it's yours yet. To find out, let's stir up a bit of activity at Country California's Facebook page. Once you click over … [Read more...]
Sugarland’s Gold and Green Giveaway
November 19, 2009 by 18 Comments
Edit 11/30: Thanks to all for making me hungry. The winners were Jethro and Rick, and they should expect emails shortly. With Thanksgiving just a week away, you can now safely break out the Christmas music without appearing to be a lunatic. To help you kick the season off in style, Sugarland has charged us with the task of releasing two copies of their new Christmas record Gold and Green into the wild. And by the wild, I mean the elaborate mess of Christmas decor already beginning to consume … [Read more...]
Go Green with Big Kenny: Quiet Times… Album Giveaway
November 13, 2009 by 14 Comments
Edit: Thanks to all who entered. Kimberly was chosen as the winner and will be contacted via email. We're pleased to be able to offer one copy of the new album from Big Kenny, the cooler half of Big & Rich, to a lucky commenter. The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy, released this past Tuesday as a joint venture of Glotown/Love Everybody/Bigger Picture, overflows with the vibrant personality of its singer, who wrote or co-wrote every song, co-produced all the tracks in his own home … [Read more...]
Whitney Duncan’s iPod Shuffle Giveaway
October 13, 2009 by 39 Comments
You might know Whitney Duncan from "My World Is Over," the 2004 duet with Kenny Rogers; the music video saw a fair bit of play on CMT. Or you might know her from the 2007 season of Nashville Star, where she parlayed a fifth place finish into a Warner Bros. Nashville record deal. Most likely, though, you know her from the three singles she has released for the label over the past year or so: "When I Said I Would," "The Bed You Made," and "Skinny Dippin'." Well, here's a new way to know Whitney … [Read more...]
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