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Highway 101
From the moment they formed, Highway 101 presented a new approach to country music. The group’s blend of country roots and tradition with rock ‘n roll energy helped to catapult the country genre forward, tapping a whole new audience and paving the way for such mass appeal artists as Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw.

Their appearance at Blazing Saddles was a high point of our Summer Concert Series.They put on a show that all who attended will remember for quite awhile. It is not often you get to see a band of this caliber up close and in such an intimate setting. They were fun and musically exciting and totally enjoyable.

Trent Tomlinson

Singer/songwriter Trent Tomlinson is one of those rare performers whose music is as straight-ahead and unpretentious as he is. "My songs," he says simply, "are real-life situations with kick-ass guitar." "It's 'open a beer, sit in a lawn chair, let's have a party' country," he says of his music. "At the same time, the songs are saying, 'I have the ability to love you, to understand,' and at the end of the day all that matters is Mama and Daddy and going to heaven. That pretty much sums everything up."Trent honed his music to perfection in countless demo studios over the years. "I've had five publishing deals," he says. "I've practically lived in the studio, creating and honing a sound of my own. And it turns out that five of the songs on the album record are actually my demos -- Lyric Street loved them so much as is that we just went in and re-sang and tweaked a little, instead of re-recording."

Danny O'Keefe

In the 1970's, Danny O'Keefe put out a string of albums that cemented his reputation as being among the best songwriters of his generation. These days, casual fans know him best for his Top Ten hit "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" or Jackson Browne's version of "The Road" from the classic Running On Empty album. But the story didn't end in the 70's. He continued to release the occasional album and recently returned with In Time, his first solo release in nine years.

ERIC CHURCH

Eric’s first release has three hits already. “”HOW BOUT YOU”  “TWO PINK LINES”  “GUYS LIKE ME" 

When asked about placing 11th on Country Weekly's poll for Country's Sexiest Man, Eric says he's not showing off, not falling behind. We just wanted to thank everyone for getting out there and voting to get Eric on this list. When asked about his position on the list Eric said, "If I was married to Faith Hill we definitely would've been top 10!" Thanks again for the support and rockin' the polls! See you on the road.

JULIE ROBERTS

With her deep, blues-soaked voice that poignantly captures the pain of the wronged and forgotten, Julie Roberts quickly became a favorite of the fans and fickle music critics alike.

Entertainment Weekly awarded her 2004 self-titled debut CD an ‘A’, calling it “one of the most auspicious debuts in years.” The New York Times said Roberts’ aching and resolute hit, “Break Down Here,” was “one of the year’s best country ballads.” Spotting her talent early, CMT selected Roberts to be the first artist ever to appear in In the Moment, the music network’s hour-long documentary on the making of a star.

The album was certified gold and led to two Horizon Award nominations from the Country Music Association, as well as a Top New Artist nomination and a Top New Female Vocalist nomination from the Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as a Breakthrough Artist nomination from the CMT Awards. She delivered two memorable performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and was chosen over artists in all musical genres to sing the “Good To Go” theme song of the television show Good Morning America. “It’s been amazing,” she says of her success. “We’ve played so many places and I’ve been to so many places. But I haven’t really had time to sit back and reflect on all we’ve done.”

With her debut CD, Roberts was country music’s Cinderella, a stunning blonde from Lancaster, S.C., who stole everyone’s heart with her honest music, cover-girl looks, exuberant personality and irresistible laughter. And now with her second album, Men & Mascara, Roberts proves she’s in it for the long run.

Dan Baird
Daniel John Baird was born on 12 December 1953 in San Diego, California, USA. Later on, his family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, USA. In 1980, guitarist Rick Richards, bassist Keith Christopher and drummer David Michaelson got together. After a couple weeks, Baird sat in. They became Keith & The Satellites. Eventually, Christopher and Michaelson left the band. Baird and Richards went on and recorded a six-song EP called Keep The Faith for the British Making Waves label in 1984.

Shortly thereafter, Baird split to hook up with Woodpeckers which featured Terry Anderson. That spelled the end of the original incarnation of the Satellites. Richards hooked up with bassist Rick Price and drummer Mauro Magellan to form the Hellhounds. Eventually, Baird came back home to jam with his old buddies. Elektra Records noticed the EP - and the band quickly reformed as the Georgia Satellites.

The band released its aforementioned self-titled debut in 1986, which contained the hit single "Keep Your Hands To Yourself." After that brush with 15-minute stardom, however, the mainstream public moved on and the
Satellites floundered. The 1988 follow-up, Open All Night, tanked, despite being only slightly weaker, and 1989's magnum opus In The Land Of Salvation & Sin was basically ignored, despite being one mother of a rock record.

In 2005, Dan Baird realised a new band, Homemade Sin with Dan Baird, Ken McMahan, Keith Christopher and Mauro Magellan. A live CD ´Feels so Good´ was released. More touring, also with The Yayhoos, was done, especially in Europe. In 2007 Ken McMahan was replaced by Warner E. Hodges of Jason and the Scorchers fame. The Yayhoos released ´Put The Hammer Down´, a splendid CD with song writing contributions from all the members. In 2008, the self-titled CD of Homemade Sin was released, another great record, followed by an extensive tour in Europe. In 2008, Dan Baird has created his own MySpace page.

Trent Summar

Not that labels in music matter much — at least they shouldn’t — but Trent Summar has an evocative and altogether hard-to-resist term for the music he makes: Farm rock.

Trent BWThat probably says it well enough. But in case further explanation helps, we’re talking about that intersection where Chuck Berry rock and George Jones country converge. We’re talking about love songs that veer off the beaten path with honest slices of rural imagery and humor. It’s a place on the musical map that’s entirely familiar but just a little too rowdy, a little too much fun (and in truth, too rooted in tradition) to be called mainstream country.

Local Artist that we have worked with or shared the stage with!

Broken Trail Formed in 1996, Broken Trail has been gaining popularity across the Northwest and just released their first album. Broken Trail members include Andy Vance from Spanaway, Mark Medalen from Olympia, Mike Anderson from Lakewood and Barry Bernier from Napavine.

Brooke Pennock "I don't know where this stuff comes from. The songs write me, I don't write them. I certainly have tons of life experiences and a great imagination, but sometimes the beauty or perfection of a line I've just written can surprise me."

Buckaroo Blues Band Hang on to your hats and put your dancin' boots on, it's time to get Buckarooed. The Buckaroo Blues Band is available for your dancing and listening pleasure with their mixture of new and classic country, rock, blues and the occasional surprise song(cow-funk, anyone?).

Bullitt County Bullitt County is a band born of the triple flames of OCTANE, LIQUOR, and DAMNATION. The bastard offspring of rednecks and punks, of hillbillies and headbangers, these boys are out to give ya a damn good reason to park yer debauched butt in that church pew come Sunday mornin'. Mixin' elements of Southern Rock, Punk, Outlaw Country, and even a little Rockabilly here and there, they aim to make even the most prim and proper among us wanna shake their butts to the beat and belch out loud at a big ol' barbecue. Grab a couple o' sixers, folks, 'cause it's all down hill from here...

Chance McKinney Recently named the #1 "unsigned artist" in the Nation by CMT (Country Music Television), KMPS's very own Chance McKinney was the winner of Music City Madness. CMT's MCM is a competition of all the nation's unsigned singer/songwriters. Out of thousands of entrants, Chance was selected to the Top 64. After seven weeks of grueling competition and national voting, Chance was selected as top artist acruing over a million votes in the last round alone. The Pacific Northwest boy is now off to Nashville to film a Studio 330 Session to be aired on CMT and meet with Big Machine / Valory Music executives. To see his winning video click HERE and come along for the ride as Chance takes the opportunity you (the voters) have given him. The addition of top musicians Paul Schille, Ray Neyens and Brian Bujacich (the boys of CrossWire) have made this a magical music experience! Welcome to Chance McKinney & CrossWire Country...

The Coats Vocal band started on the street corners of Seattle, Washington's famous Pike Place Market. Singing for tourists, locals, fish vendors, and fellow buskers, their humble ambitions of earning a few clams to fight off the tuition bills quickly evolved into a full-time international performance career.

Country Rock Association CRA is a hard hitting band of pros that brings a little bit of crazy, a little bit of wild and whole lot of fun to the stage. If you like your country with a lot of ROCK, you have come to the right place.

The Fabulous Wailers The Boys from Tacoma hit nationally while still in high school. "Tall Cool One" reached the national charts at #36 in June of 1959. Fame called the band to the East Coast for some appearances, including the Alan Freed Show and American Bandstand.

The Fabulous FloTones The FloTones consist of a group of veteran, talented musicians who play in several NW bands, including The Buckaroo Blues Band, and Seattle radio personality Flo from KMPS 94.1FM! Flo’s been singing since she was a youngster and the band The FloTones was created to provide fun, danceable music for special occasions, including opening for Nashville Recording Artists Deana Carter and Phil Vassar, KMPS events and private venues.

Hannah Weeks Hannah Weeks is currently traveling back and forth to Nashville working with Tim Johnson on a CD. They are writing and recording and should have a CD done in the next few months. She has a 4 track demo on her website; all the tracks she wrote or co-wrote and played all the acoustic guitar on them.

Jake Jefferson Jake is all about having his priorities in the right place. He is devoted to his faith and lives and works by the Golden Rule. He respects people unconditionally and is not afraid of hard work.

Jo Miller and Her Burly Roughnecks To hillbilly music fans, Jo Miller and the Burly Roughnecks are a new favorite. For those who aren't already fans, JMBR will win you over with a musical display of rockin' hillbilly swing that is sure to make you holler!

Joe Slick Growing up in a home filled with music, Joes father was a professional musician hosting jam sessions in their home most every weekend. Joe, dreaming of being a musician, learned to play the guitar at a very early age and has been singing his entire life.

Jonathan Harris Jonathan's local success has allowed him to open for some of the biggest names in country music: Jo Dee Messina, Trick Pony, Gary Allen, Blackhawk, Merle Haggard and more.

Kierston Roslington I'm Kierston Roslington, I'm a Singer/Song writer, and I play guitar, both acoustic and electric! I'm on my way to moving to Nashville as soon as my Kingston WA house sells! So exited about that! I love my Country music! It’s my Heart and soul! I put my every emotion and my sweat and tears into my music. Original Album is now out!! To pick up your copy just visit www.KierstonRoslington.com *All songs on "Hick Chick" Are written by me (Kierston Roslington) (exept for the one song "Turn To Me") "Turn To Me" was written by Peter Spencer. Stay here with me yall, cause soon very soon new Albums will be out!

Knut Bell "They're my songs, right or wrong. I feel a little corny saying it, but my best description is Gut Music. Yeah, I know the connotation isn't exactly delicate, but then, neither am I. Least that's my opinion, which we're all entitled to."

Loni Rose In the last few years, Loni's songs have been featured all over primetime television in shows like Meet My Folks, America's Top Model, Queer Eye for The Straight Guy, Providence, and Roswell to name a few.

MARION WESTON BAND In 2007, after Marion Weston went to Nashville to record her independent release "EVERYTHING", the Marion Weston Band (MWB) was born and started its career by opening for Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire at Canada's huge Merritt Mountain country music festival. The band has been steadily gaining fans in B.C. Canada and northwest Washington since then and in August '08 will open for country music icon Randy Travis. Check out live video clips of Marion and the band online. http://www.myspace.com/marionweston

Megan Munroe Megan is a prolific writer and has spent several years incubating her talents and creating a rich library of original songs.  Her first full-length recording, Married to the Melody, is an album which reflects her small-town roots, blending bluegrass, mainstream country and classic rock with a Nashville-flavored twist.  Her music has been featured on MTV's "Laguna Beach" and in the film "Lost on the B Side" where she co-starred as an actress...plus she co-starred on WB's "Everwood".

Patti Hall Patti's voice, described as being "like velvet" and a beautiful contrast of subtlety and power all at the same time shines through on Sooner or Later and Never Ask Why.

Nathan Chance & North Coast What started as just a couple guys from Montana and Canada gettin' together to combine followings soon took off into regional phenomenon. Since the inception of "Nathan Chance" in May of 2006, the boys have opened for National-caliber Acts such as Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Shedaisy, Brooks n' Dunn, George Strait and most recently.... Rascal Flatts. Their following continues to grow in the northwest due in large part to the support of major market stations like KMPS of Seattle. Their style of country music has been labeled "Industrialized Country" by producers in Nashville.  Fans from all over the Pacific Northwest continue to flock to shows as they've come to expect the best "regional" entertainment around. Come see for yourself how two small town boys have managed to capture the attention of big crowds. Welcome to Nathan Chance Country...

Rae Solomon If you hear hard rockin' country that's true to its classic roots, you are probably listening to Rae Solomon! This Washington state native has a talent for captivating audiences, winning many awards including First Runner Up for TV Beauty of the Year and Singer of the Year at the International Presentation of Performers, out of 2,000 possible candidates.

Rain Posse Rockin' country, blues, and original songs.  That's what you'll hear from Rain Posse.  This band from Renton, Wa. will have you dancing and singing along in no time!  These local musicians with their diverse backgrounds love playing music and having a good time.  You will too!

Reggie Miles The intensity and excitement he generates reflects the raw emotion of the rural Delta blues that rocked the juke joints of the twenties and thirties.

Roy Kay Trio Is a hard working traditional rockabilly band from the Northwestern United States. The line-up of the trio is the same today as it was when they formed in late 2001.

The Swains From heartbreak and honky-tonk to boogie and ballads, The Swains deliver authentic songs and songwriting inspired by taditional American music.

Wes Jones

Selena Tibert
Debut CD from this 13-year-old singer/songwriter featuring powerful
moving vocals and infectious acoustic melodies and rhythms.
Get her music at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/selenatibert

Electric Barnyard         Jim Leslie

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