18 November 2016

Back where it all began, George Strait returned to New Braunfels’ Gruene Hall Wednesday night (Nov. 16.) and performed a nearly two-hour set in celebration of Strait Out of the Box: Part 2, available Friday, Nov. 18. Taking the stage just after 7 p.m., The King of Country Music with his band, The Ace in the Hole Band, kicked off the surprise performance with Here for A Good Time, a song Strait co-wrote with his son, Bubba Strait, and Dean Dillon. For the first time, Strait performed the two brand new songs from Friday’s upcoming release, Kicked Outta Country and You Gotta Go Through Hell, both of which he co-wrote. As awareness of the surprise show grew, a frenzy erupted in the historic township with fans flocking to the dancehall to see and hear Strait through the dusty side screens of Gruene Hall. As the show came to a close, Strait paused for a moment – taking it all in – before walking one final time along the stage’s rim thanking those fans that helped celebrate his return to the storied hall. Fans wanting to see Strait live will be able to purchase tickets to 2017’s newly announced 2 Nights of Number 1’s, a limited-engagement concert series at T-Mobile Arena across four weekends (April 7-8; July 28-29; Sept. 1-2; Dec. 8-9), with tickets on sale beginning Friday.

ACM award-winner Sylvia will bring her heartfelt music to the hit TV show, ‘Country Classics.’ Beginning this week, the country chart-topper will guest host four upcoming episodes. The program focuses on classic country from the 70s, 80s and 90s, highlighting some of the genre’s biggest hits. Sylvia will be promoting her latest project, It’s All In The Family, which is available now. “Academy of Country Music’s ‘Female Vocalist of the Year’ 1982, Sylvia, has a chain of hits to her credit,” said ‘Country Classics’ executive producer Jeff Moseley. “It was a special treat to have Sylvia guest host ‘Country Classics.’ Her talent and charm made for some very special Country Classics.” ‘Country Classics’ will air new episodes beginning this week on the Heartland TV network. Additional all-new episodes will air on November 21, November 28 and December 5. Along with Heartland TV, the show airs on The Family Channel, AMG TV, Angel Two Network/Dish TV and Keep it Country TV – UK. Sylvia’s latest project was released in October, and was met with high critical praise. The hitmaker is back, and generating a lot of buzz, recently being featured in Southern Living, The Huffington Post and many more! She also took fans inside her project, with in-depth videos detailing the inspiration and process that went into recording each song. The exclusive videos were featured by Roughstock, Digital Journal, The Country Note, The Daily Country and more.