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JUNE 3
Allison Moorer
Birchmere, $25
Allison Moorer may be more well known for the musical com- pany she keeps than for the mu- sic she makes (she is married to Steve Earle, and her older sister is Shelby Lynne). But that’s not to say her music isn’t noteworthy, her most well-known song being “Alabama Song.” Moorer, who’s opening for Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar, released the album
“Crows” this year along with a cover album, “Mockingbird.”Her new tunes, with such titles as “The Broken Girl” and “It’s Gon- na Feel Good (When It Stops Hurting),” are mellow, so this show won’t be a throw-down. It’s the perfect concert to ease into a relaxing summer.
JUNE 6
Montgomery Gentry and Jamey Johnson
Jiffy Lube Live, $37.50-$45.50
Looking for a concert chock-
full of good ol’ country boys? The WMZQfest Throwdown is it. Montgomery Gentry, who is known for such hits as “My Town” and “Something to Be Proud Of,” headlines with the lesser-known, but no less talent- ed, Jamey Johnson, whose rich vocals and country swagger are reminiscent of Waylon Jennings. Throw in Jack Ingram with his hit “Barefoot and Crazy” and the more sensitive-sounding Keith
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Kix Brooks, right, and Ronnie Dunn are on their farewell tour as Brooks & Dunn. They appear at Jiffy Lube Live on June 19.
Urban-like Eric Church, and it’s almost a testosterone party. But the ladies of Little Big Town will be there, too, harmonizing on songs such as “Boondocks,” as well as Heidi Newfield with her hit “Johnny & June.” And the list of performers goes on: the Eli Young Band, the Lost Trailors . . . It’ll be a full day for country mu- sic lovers.
JUNE 19
Brooks & Dunn
Jiffy Lube Live, $25-$69.25
After two decades and 27 Acad-
emy of Country Music awards, the duo famous for such hits as “Ain’t Nothing ’Bout You,” “Red Dirt Road” and “Only in Ameri- ca” is calling it quits after this tour. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn were songwriters first, so their repertoire is full of fun, singalong country songs. The fact that this will probably be the last time to see them live makes the show all the more compelling. Check them out to say you did.
JULY 10
Tim McGraw with Lady Antebellum
Jiffy Lube Live, $25.50-$65.50
The prolific Willie Nelson will perform songs off his new album, “Country Music,” Aug. 3 at Wolf Trap.
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Tim McGraw has been married to country star Faith Hill since 1996, and they have three daugh- ters (he told People magazine re- cently that he braids their hair). His music reflects the genuine, faithful man that he seems to be. Hiding under his big, black cow- boy hat, the three-time Grammy winner has recorded 10 albums in 17 years, including such nice- guy hits as “Just to See You Smile,” “Where the Green Grass Grows” and, more recently, “Last Dollar (Fly Away).”His latest al- bum, “Southern Voice,” shows off more of his cowboy side. For this show, semi-country trio Lady Antebellum rounds out the bill,
so expect songs about growing up (Lady Antebellum’s “American Honey”) and a daddy’s love for his daughter (McGraw’s “My Lit- tle Girl”).
AUG. 3
Willie Nelson
Wolf Trap, $25 lawn
AWillie Nelson performance
may be a good thing to add to your bucket list. Nelson has worked with such music greats as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Bonnie Raitt. He has written books, acted in movies, worked for the legalization of marijuana, been busted by the IRS, married four times and has an ice cream named after him. Oh, and he’s cut more records than his 77 years. The man has lived. His new album, released this spring, is appropriately titled “Country Music.”Nelson’s still got it.
AUG. 19
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Wolf Trap, $25 lawn
It’s tempting to categorize
Mary Chapin Carpenter as a folk- sy, sensitive and, well, older sing- er-songwriter (she has been per- forming for more than two dec- ades), but that doesn’t encompass all her accomplish- ments: 12 albums, five Grammys, two Country Music Awards and, most recently, an Americana Mu- sic Association’s Spirit of Ameri- cana free speech award present- ed at the Newseum. (Previous winners include Joan Baez and Judy Collins.) All that living has given Carpenter a lot to sing about, and she does so on her new album, “The Age of Mira- cles,” a highly personal and quiet album. This is her first tour since having a pulmonary embolism in 2007, so it’s a good time to recon- nect with an oldie but goodie.
—Moira E. McLaughlin
For complete listings of summer concerts around the area, many of which are free, go to
goingoutguide.com/music.
THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
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