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WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT
Chicago’s hottest country and barbeque festival. It is in a huge
parking lot on the middle of downtown Chicago, and has a load
of restaurant vendors serving their best barbeque and beer.
There were two stages, and in between were bags games, picnic
tables and cut-outs to take a picture behind. The coolest thing
was that the parking lot was right next to the Chicago River, so it
was a picture-perfect spot and we saw a bunch of people on a
kayak tour. What a summer night!
FRIDAY: JAKE OWEN
I mean a SMOKIN’ hot country boy who performs barefoot and
covers Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love,” what more could you expect? You
might remember him having shoulder-length hair from his earlier
years, but post-divorce he chopped it off, looks amazing and sings
even better. Honestly, I couldn’t handle how great he was and had to
leave the crowd to stuff my face with some ribs as some
spontaneous emotional eating adventure. The one song that got
everyone hyped was “Anywhere with You,” which has a good drop in
the beginning of the chorus which builds up to the end.
SATURDAY: Jana Kramer
Yes, the Jana Kramer from the television show One Tree Hill. She was
one of the only women at the entire festival, Jana Kramer knew how
to command a crowd through personal interaction. She was
constantly waving to people, talking to people and taking pictures
with people while performing. If she wanted everyone to clap, she
called out every single person that wasn’t to join her. Also, what a
perfect woman! She was fit, fun and flirty. Her most recognizable
song is “I Got the Boy” and “Why Ya Wanna,” both slow, powerful
ballads.
SUNDAY: Lee Brice
In my opinion, this guy has the most emotion-driven lyrics in country
music. With hits like “I Don’t Dance,” “Love Like Crazy,” and “Hard to
Love,” from a lyric point of view, I can’t see a reason why anyone
wouldn’t like his music.
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