Photo courtesy of Show Dog Universal.

Earlier this year I had the chance to sit down with the staff at Toby Keith’s Show Dog Universal record label to hear some new music from artists on their roster.  They were particularly excited about a brand new artist they recently signed, JT Hodges.  When they played his debut single, “Hunt You Down,” I understood all the excitement.  It’s a catchy, up-tempo track that will have you singing, or maybe even whistling along after just one listen.  JT co-wrote the song with singer-songwriter Mark Collie and Rivers Rutherford.  The song is currently making its way on to the Billboard charts and I’ll bet you’ll be hearing it on your local radio station soon, if you haven’t already!

The video for “Hunt You Down,” shot on Beale Street in Memphis, was just released on VEVO and we have it here!  Check it out then leave us a comment below and let us know what you think! Continue Reading

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Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox (l) and Marty Raybon at the 2010 Country Radio Seminar on February 24 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Wendy Newcomer.

With the release of his new album, At His Best, Marty Raybon finds himself at a unique point in life. The CD, released Tuesday, is stocked with songs that grapple with the transitions one encounters as time moves ahead. On Saturday, he’ll travel back in time, a bit, when his old band Shenandoah performs together for the first time in a dozen years.

Much of the album adheres to the changing nature of life and the ways people try to cope. The first single, “Daddy Phone,” struggles with the realignment of a family after a divorce. Other songs recognize the maturing of a son into adulthood, the dreaded mid-life transition and the ultimate segue, the end of life.

Not that Marty intended for At His Best to have a transitional theme when he started working on it.

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