[Porterville]

And Jessica Simpson, Jewel, Hootie, and that Jackass Billy Ray will try and cut something under the banner of:

Country Music!!

May God forgive our souls for reject true country music for this crap.

[Revolting cat!]

For real country, please check out Jamey Johnson.

[Texas Songwriter]

George Strait

'Old Trubadore'

You cannot go wrong there.

[dmz]

My 16 y/o daughter has a subscription to a series of country music shows at Nissan Pavilion. She goes with my d/i/l, who was out of town for the Brad Paisley / Jewel show a few weeks back.

Being a guitar player who likes a bit of twang (a tele player), I took her to the show. Paisley is a way above average guitar player, and did not ruin his show with showmanship. He sang and played.

But, Jewel as a country act?!?!? What a farce. Hey Jewel, you’re no Taylor Swift, even though it’s pretty clear that’s what you’re going for.