Tuesday news: Bucky Covington's on the road again, and a review from Higher Rock...

Rocky Covington (at left) and Bucky Covington delighted the crowd at the LHS Country Showdown last week in Kansas; many thanks to Judy Lang for sharing this terrific concert shot. Click the image to visit Bucky's official site.

Thanks to an extremely kind elf for passing some great news along; Bucky Covington (along with his upcoming second album) was the subject of some high praise at HigherRock.com, an inspirational site covering music, popular culture and more. Here's an excerpt:

On the new CD he’s got a full range of personality and expression. From the soulful sounds of "Hold A Woman" and a cover of the Commodores "Sail On" to the southern rock tempo of "I Always Said You’d Be Back" to "Mexicoma" with it’s South-of the Border feel this CD will not leave you with a void. When speaking of the song "Evel Knievel", a guitar rocking song, he says, "I couldn’t pass up cutting a song with that title".

Bucky’s nod to traditional country music could be heard in "Giants" which showcases the gratitude this generations singers feel towards greats such as Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Tammy Wynette, to name a few. Says Bucky, "going into my second album, I think it’s something I definitely understand and appreciate even more. You’ve got to pay heed to those who came before you".

Needless to say, we can't wait to hear the whole of I'm Alright, due in stores this fall. The entire article is here--enjoy! Our gracious elf also wanted to make sure that we shared this link to Music City News' coverage of the recent Guitar Smash at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville, as well as a terrific Fisher's ATV World video from back in May that you might have missed. Huge thanks to her for sharing--we love elves around here!

We also love Bucky's "Gotta Be Somebody" video, which is still on the ballot at GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown--as long as it's there, we'll be voting for it at full speed. (Feel free to join in by clicking that button on the left and having your say...ahem.) The last news we heard about Bucky's next single is that the label is considering a March release, presumably to make for a summertime hit. Not sure which song they're going with--lots of good stuff on the new CD to choose from!--but it'll be fun to find out in a few weeks.

In the meantime, the live scene is still in winter mode--Bucky and his band's next shows are happening in Atlanta, where they'll rock the house at Wild Bill's on Saturday, February 6th (tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster now) and in Birmingham, where Bucky and The Band Perry are the stars of 102 Five the Bull's St Jude's benefit concert at WorkPlay on February 9th (tickets on sale now at the WorkPlay box office).

We'll be back with more news--and a special announcement--later today. See you soon!