Lisa Jeffries Nobling – Raleigh, NC

Tag: JMC

  • Country for Kids Concert on Thursday Night!

    Thursday night… be there! Only $25.00 – proceeds to visit this amazing place: http://www.ncchildrenshospital.org/

    Buy tickets online at http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=19&objId=371.

    Details:

    Country for Kids concert at DPAC to benefit N.C. Children’s Hospital

    Curtis Media Group announced the addition of a charity concert, dubbed ’Country for Kids,” to the ninth annual N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/Telethon with proceeds benefiting North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

    Presented by 94.7 WQDR, Country for Kids will feature live performances from four artists, Rodney Atkins, James Otto, Clay Walker and North Carolina’s very own Jason Michael Carroll. The concert event will be the celebratory culminations of a day full of miraculous stories being broadcast live from the N.C. Children’s Hospital lobby on nearly 20 Curtis Media Group radio stations and Time Warner Cable’s News 14 Carolina as part of the N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/Telethon, UNC Health Care’s largest fundraising event each year.

    PS: Jason Michael Carroll also has a new five song holiday album out from his very own label – Stray Records. Download it on iTunes today! (I can certainly approve the playing of his holiday music prior to Thanksgiving. ;-))

    PS #2: Jason is the Grand Marshall at this year’s Raleigh Christmas Parade taking place on Saturday. Get excited!

    {Image: http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=19&objId=371}

  • Local Country Music Events to benefit Nashville Relief Efforts

    Two posts in one day? Looks like somebody (this girl right here) is back on the bloggin’ wagon!

    Just a quickie for country music fans who’d like to do something to help our country neighbors in Nashville, courtesy of local country radio station 94.7 WQDR:

    Stop by tonight (Thursday) 8p-10p at the Longbranch for Throwdown Thursday. $5 gets you in to see JMC perform an intimate acoustic set and the LCI truck will be there to accept item donations. Also 100% of the door goes straight to Nashville! Also have a chance to win tickets to the Country Throwdown on May 28th and we will auction off a JMC autographed Cowboy hat from the Country Connection.

    Friday night JMC will be helping Marty co-host Party Radio at City Limits! The guys with LCI will be on hand with the truck for item donations and City Limits is donating $1 for everybody through the door, so let’s pack the place! Also, you have a chance to win a signed hat by JMC donated by Country Connection and qualify to win a trip to the CMT Awards!!

    I will either be at Altar Ego at the NC Museum of Art or JMC’s benefit concert tonight… so many worthy events going on, so little time!

    {Image: examiner article “Historic flooding a true disaster“}

  • Lincoln Theatre is Adding Liquor to its Lineup!

    Downtown Raleigh’s Lincoln Theathre – Awesome.
    Only serving beer – NOT Awesome.

    Just received an email today that they will be adding liquor to their lineup, but now they must become a “members only” club (NC law), so be sure to sign up for their membership/email list online.

    This is one of my favorite live music venues in the area because the main level is a bit slanted, so there’s pretty much a good view for everyone (which, as you know, is important for those of girls who are 5′ 2”). I’ve seen several shows there including Shooter Jennings (son of Waylon Jennings, better known as the “Fourth of July song” guy), Jason Michael Carroll‘s album launch party, the Zac Brown Band street concert, etc.

    {Images: LincolnTheatre.com and CityVoter.com}

  • I Hate the Cold

    Never fails, when the fair makes it to town… it’ll get cold! (Usually, it’s warm in the the day and cold at night – meaning you have to drag a coat around all day to avoid evening freezing, but it’s downright cold in the day already. BOO!)

    Just FYI, I heart the NC State Fair. Nick and I will be going at least twice. NEB, Grubey, Mom, Mandy, and I started off the 2009 State Fair last Thursday with Jason Michael Carroll. He had a great opening act – Patrick Davis (@pdmusic).

    Friday NEB, Adrianne, and Adrianne’s YM (reference: Yankee Manfriend), and I left for Charlotte. We stayed with Bri and Drew (can’t wait for them to move to Raleigh!) and Cole and Lindsey met us on Saturday afternoon.

    The race would’ve been great, if I wasn’t FUH-REEEEZING. Seriously, I had LOTS o’ layers on and was too cold to drink more than 1 Beergarita. Lame.

    Here’s hoping for warmer weather for Eric Church’s show!

  • Thrilled!

    This fall is going to be one heck of a concert season, all in one NC State Fair’s span, too!

    If you don’t want to watch the whole video, here’s the country-heavy (and very much Lisa approved) lineup:

    Thursday 10/15 – Jason Michael Carroll($5)

    Friday 10/16 – Third Day ($15)

    Saturday 10/17 – Kellie Pickler ($10)

    Sunday 10/18 – Nat and Alex ($10)

    Monday 10/19 – Jamey Johnson ($5)

    Tuesday 10/20 – The Temptations ($10)

    Wednesday 10/21 – Julianne Hough ($5)

    Friday 10/23 – Jeremy Camp w/ 10th Avenue North ($10)

    Saturday 10/24 – Blake Shelton ($10)

    Sunday 10/25 – Eric Church ($5)


    Tickets go on sale Aug. 3rd at 10am. You will also need admission tickets to the fair to get into any show.

    Seriously though, DO NOT MISS your chance to see JMC, Jamey, Blake, and Eric for $25. Might as well get Julianne, Kellie, and Temptation tickets, too since you’ll be saving so much 😉

    PS – Thursday, Oct. 22 is intentionally blank because the artist has backed out of their contract. The State Fair is working on a replacement.

  • Did You Get JMC’s New Album Yesterday?

    I did! And I got five at Best Buy (for everyone in the family who hasn’t hopped on the iPod bandwagon).

    The girl at the store looked at me a little funny and then said “I’ve heard some of his stuff… I like him!”

    That’s what I thought. 😉

    I had the chance to hear the whole album last week on iLike before it officially was in stores – and I liked it then – but listening to it in the car with the windows down, sunroof open, on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon… 100 times better! I’ve been rockin’ ever since.

    And since I’m convinced you all will love it too, I’m giving two of you a chance to do it for free!

    Just comment here or send me an email at NCSULilWolf (at) gmail (dot) com and you’ll be entered to win. I will give you your choice of having it physically in your hands or via iTunes, whatever floats your boat. Contest ends on Tuesday, May 5th (Cinco de Mayo)!

    Your comment will get you one entry and re-posting this (and letting me know where – your blog, MySpace, facebook, whatever) will get you a second entry.

    Check out Jason’s website for the latest updates and be sure to get your tickets online ($5 cheaper!) for Saturday’s Boots, Bands, and Bulls benefit concert, featuring Kevin Lee, Brian Davis, and Jason Michael Carroll here in Raleigh!

    {Image: iLike.com}

  • Growing Up is Getting Old

    Want to know what’s kept me so busy lately? Among other things, helping one of my favorite non-profits put together a FANTASTIC event happening here in Raleigh on May 2nd.

    Here’s the scoop:
    Bring the family out to City Limits Saloon on May 2nd as Brittany’s Battle presents “Boots, Bands & Bulls“, a benefit concert with Kevin Lee, Brian Davis and Arista recording artist Jason Michael Carroll, whose new cd, Growing up is Getting Old, comes out on April 28th!

    Gates will open at 1pm, and the show kicks off at 2pm with activities for the whole family and the best country music you’ll find anywhere, so be sure and visit BootsBandsandBulls.com and get your tickets today!

    PS – Holy crap. I almost forgot to thank Tyler for shooting, editing, and producing that video for us! You need video? You need my good friend Tyler who has started his own local company – Red Wire Video!

  • Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me About This Before??

    During one of my previous posts directed at XM Radio (and my current lack of satisfaction with the constantly increasing rates handed down to loyal customers), Gracie left me a comment encouraging me to check out Pandora.

    I’m. In. Love.

    Why didn’t any of y’all ever tell me about this before?????

    It is the definition of amazing.


    (Click to enlarge.)    All I did was create a nice little account, start with my first “station” by typing in the country band “Lady Antebellum”, and it keeps building songs from there. The navigation and tips it gives you along the way are SO polite with a little snarky worked in – just the way I like it.

    So far, I’ve only “X”ed one song (Carrie Underwood’s “Just a Dream” – I don’t do songs about soldiers who don’t make it home) and it promised it’d “never play it again”. I’ve even discovered some great country songs I’ve never heard before – songs that haven’t been released as singles!

    I can’t wait to create a station based on the following two artists: Jason Michael Carroll and Flo-Rida. I think it’ll be very interesting to see where that one leads.

    For those of you who are in my Gmail contacts, who I didn’t think would mind the invite, you got an invite from me yesterday. (Sorry – I forgot to include the personal message.) Another sweet feature is that it shows your friends who are members and you can share you favorites, etc.

    Long story short: Goodbye XM!

    The only thing I need to figure out now is how exactly to hook it up so that I can do Pandora in the car and on the boat 🙂

    Feel free to add me if you’re on Pandora – I’m ncsulilwolf by way of ncsulilwolf@gmail.com.

  • Making Tuesdays a Little Better

    I am known for saving my weekend shopping for Tuesday… especially when it comes to Best Buy and iTunes. Here’s why: New Music (or Movie) Tuesdays! New music and movies are released on Tuesdays (except in-theater movies, we know that’s reserved for Fridays and holidays).

    Here’s a look at my personal picks this week:

    Tuesday – February 3rd, 2009
    {Country} Dierks Bentley – Feel That Fire (snag a deal)

    {Rock} The Fray – The Fray

    Don’t even bother looking for lists elsewhere, Billboard has the most comprehensive cross-genre lists available (by week). If you’re looking for country in particular, RoughStock has a much easier to navigate list of those releases.

    I’ve had February 3rd on my list of dates to be excited about for a long time now and I can’t wait to listen to both albums. And yes, my picks are wildly different… but that’s how I roll.

    March 24th (Jason‘s Where I’m From album) and March 31st (Keith Urban and Rodney Atkins) are going to be great dates as well!

  • NC Childrens Promise – Post #2

    There are two things I neglected to include in the previous post, which I wanted to share separately to make sure they get some good attention!

    1 – Here’s the online schedule for the radio-thon performances (pdf). Jason is on at 5:30pm, sorry for previously noting 3:30pm. The other artists are amazing, too: Heidi Newfield, Darius Rucker, Jo Dee Messina, and more!

    2 – I got into quite a few bidding wars (with mom and dad’s financial backing – thanks guys!) last year over some of the great auction items. I would love to go head-to-head with any of you over any of these items.

    Check it all out!