Kelley plans Opry debut as solo artist
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 – Brian Kelley, who is pushing a solo career with Florida Georgia Line on hiatus, will make his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 19.
"I'm just so grateful to be able to introduce myself and my voice, to the Grand Ole Opry audience," said Kelley. "To have the honor of returning to the circle with my own songs is a dream come true. A big thank you to the Opry family for the invite. Oct. 19 can't come soon enough."
Most recently releasing "American Spirit" as his debut off Big Machine Records, he's performed during his current 20-date Surf Post Sessions' Second Wave of Summer residency. Hosted in the backyard of the Tribe Kelley Surf Post in Grayton Beach, Fla., tickets are on sale now for the last batch of shows including a Halloween bash on Oct. 31.
This Saturday, Kelley will take the stage at GoldenSky Festival in Sacramento, Cal.
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- 11/18/22: Kelley is "Florida Strong"
- 10/14/22: FGL goes for the greatest
- 08/04/22: Kelley rides Second Wave of Summer
- 07/15/22: BK shows his "American Spirit"
- 06/15/22: Kelley returns to Big Machine
CD reviews
Brian Kelley may be one half of Florida Georgia Line (by some accounts, disease-spreading vectors of bro country), but "Sunshine State of Mind" is not a FGL album – not by a long shot. Like his high-profile duo gig, Kelley's solo venture is not at all lyrically deep. This is a party album. But as party albums go, it's a good one.
This is also a thematically consistent album. Most of its songs include sailing, sun, the beach or all three. It's a summer ...
When Florida Georgia Line sing about how much they love their country with "I Love My Country," this lightning rod duo must certainly be aware that not everybody loves 'their' country. 'Their' country doesn't always match the country music of George Strait, after all, who is name-dropped in said song. Strait is just too stylistically straight, for instance, to ever work in the sort of hip-hop cadence that drives "Ain't Worried About It. ...
From the ribbits and Dobro on "Smooth," the lead-off song, one might think that Florida Georgia Line is eschewing its rap rock meets country past for something completely different. While at times that is true - "Smooth" has a swampy beat - Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard haven't veered so far from what brought them to the dance.
That is evident with the title track where the thwack of drum programming from long-time producer Joey Moi meets the soulful, somewhat shiny vocals. ...
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