Conan hosts Thompson Square
Monday, March 21, 2011 – Thompson Square will perform their hit single, Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not, on Conan next Thursday, March 31. The following Saturday, April 2, the husband-and-wife duo will perform for The Academy of Country Music's two day all-star concerts at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas.
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not, the break-out single from their self-titled Stoney Creek Records debut, cracked the top five on the airplay charts reaching the #3 spot and climbing. Recently certified Gold by the R.I.A.A, digital sales have exploded landing the single on the number one spot on iTunes Top Country chart for multiple weeks at a time.
This summer, Thompson Square opens for Jason Aldean on his 2011 My Kinda Party Tour.
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The ever-so-happily married Keifer and Shawna Thompson, equal halves of the duo Thompson Square, wasted no time taking the world by storm on their debut record. That disc went on to spawn 2011's most-played song on country radio, Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not. The curse of the sophomore jinx looms large, and many bands have fallen trying to hammer out a follow-up while navigating newfound stardom. Not, however, these two.
Thompson Square has put together yet another bouncy set of country »»» |
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Real-life couple duets carry an honorable tradition in country music. Who could forget the flirtatious sparring of Carter/Cash, the hard-times love of Jones/Wynette or swooning of Hill/McGraw? But rarely does a married couple enter into a musical partnership quite like Keifer and Shawna Thompson, aka Thompson Square. After two respective solo careers failed to catch fire, the Thompsons are now a full-time personal and professional team with a debut record.
The lead single and hit, Are You »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: Music City goes (Boston) Pop(s) –
On the face of it, the idea of top shelf country songwriters coming up from Nashville to play with the Boston Pops may seem incongruous. The idea of the venerable Boston institution and fixture on the July 4 scene, playing patriotic songs doesn't have all that much to do with country.
The idea isn't without precedent, of course.... »»»
Concert Review: O'Donovan goes home –
Aiofe O'Donovan had plenty of reason to be filled with good cheer. This was a hometown gig, after all, and only three days before the release of her first full-length solo debut, "Fossils."
Joking that the audience was filled with people she knew from high school and her parents' friends, O'Donovan made it clear that Boston... »»»
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