Wednesday news: that bullet's back, Riverfront Concert Series returns to GAC, stunning scrapbooks and more...

By request, Bucky Covington on stage at the Ryman in Nashville during the Grand Ole Opry, 1/12; photo by our talented friend Danna. You can see more of Danna's beautiful Opry shots here--thanks again! Bucky Covington's debut CD is in stores now, and his music videos for "It's Good to Be Us" and "A Different World" are available for online viewing at CMT.com and Yahoo Music. You can buy Bucky's album at Amazon, Best Buy , iTunes, WalMart Music and Target, hear the full version of his singles at CMT and GAC, or enjoy samples of songs from the CD at Bucky's official MySpace. A copy of Bucky Covington can be ordered at his official site or via his official fan club.

A quick news roundup for a very quiet Wednesday morning:

Chart news: "It's Good to Be Us" is #20 with a bullet on both the weighted and Top 500 charts--yes, that bullet's back on the former listing, and we couldn't be happier! Momentum is back on Bucky's side--and as we mentioned yesterday, there's some lovely room opening up at the top. Keep those requests flying, y'all! We are still aiming for that next big milestone; Top 10 will be a beautiful thing...

Upcoming shows: After a bit of personal time, Bucky Covington and his excellent band will be following that red zigzagging Gruvr line across the country again--his first public perfomance this week happens in York, PA and it's bound to be an exciting night! Here are the details on Friday evening's concert:

Friday, 1/25/2008
Pullo Performing Arts Center
1031 Edgecomb Avenue
York, PA 17403
(Penn State York Campus)

Website: Pullo Performing Arts Center
Ticket info: Tickets ($27 for the general public, $15 for Penn State students) available online at Seat Advisor, in person at the Pullo Center Box Office, or by phone at 717-505-8900.
Directions: Available at venue site.
Other Info: The show is sponsored by WGTY--be sure to tune in for more details.

Rocky Covington and Bucky Covington share a smile on stage at the Glass Cactus in Grapevine, Texas, 1/19; photo by the very kind AmaTexMom. Click the image to see more of her gallery at her site, Bucky Fan Pics. Thanks, AmaTexMom!

After that, Bucky joins forces with two country superstars for much of the rest of the winter: catch him with Trace Adkins at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA on 1/31 (see ad in sidebar), and on 2/1, he'll open for Trace in Johnstown, Pennsylvania ; tickets can be purchased at the War Memorial Arena box office (ticket request form available here, or charge by phone at 1-800-243-8499.) His dates on Dierks Bentley's Throttle Wide Open tour begin on Valentine's Day, with a stop at Gainesville's O'Connell Center--tickets at Ticketmaster. Bookmark that concert calendar at his official MySpace and get ready for some live music to warm up those late-winter evenings!

On the tube and around the net: A reminder for those lucky DirectTV subscribers--look for that "The 101" Sawyer Brown concert featuring Bucky as special guest tonight at 8 p.m. ET.

Bucky's 2007 CMA Fest performance on the Riverfront stages was a wild delight, according to the many happy fans who were there--and if you'd like to relive it, GAC-TV is repeating their Riverfront Concert Series specials this winter. The episode featuring Bucky, Trent Tomlinson and Sarah Buxton airs on February 8th at 10:30 p.m. ET, with a couple of repeats following. Mark your calendar!

You can enjoy Bucky's video for "It's Good to Be Us" twice today on GAC-TV--look for him at about 6:10 p.m. ET and again at 10:02 p.m. Watch "It's Good to Be Us" online at CMT.com, and vote for Bucky at GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown, CMT's Top 20 Countdown. and CMT Pure Country Pure 12-Pack.

Today's edition of The Covington Times features a beautiful shot of Bucky and Shaun Bayles from last year's CMA Fest, along with some helpful request tips and a Rocky Covington concert photo that'll make you smile.

Finally, a lovely slide show awaits you at the Scrapping the Music blog, where that "It's Good to Be Us" scrapbooking challenge has inspired some very beautiful visual representations of the mood behind Bucky's optimistic and happy love song. Keep an eye out for Nikki's sweet creation...nice! (Via The Covington Times, with thanks.)

More very soon--enjoy your Wednesday!