Quick weekend preview: Bucky Covington live in Illinois and Arkansas, more photos by Kimberly, and a few odds and ends...

Kimberly graciously shared this shot of Bucky Covington (and Rocky Covington on drums) in concert at Keller's in Castalian Springs, TN--mega thanks to her! Click the image to check out more Bucky Covington concert dates at his official eOne site.

We'll keep it short and sweet--if you're online now, get offline ASAP and head over to Bunkers (220 Old Route 36. in Illiopolis, IL) immediately! Bucky Covington and his band are opening for Craig Campbell , and the the music kicks off soon with Chelsea Bain. Click that address link for directions, and have fun!

On Sunday, Bucky and Help The Good Guys present a special afternoon benefit show at The Electric Cowboy (9515 Highway I-30, Little Rock, AK) honoring Jacksonville, AK Fire and Police officers Captain Donnie Jones (LODD), Engineer Jason Bowmaster and Officer Daniel DeMatteo and their families. The event begins at 4 pm, and tickets are available online or at the door.

Can't be there? Nothing rocks like a Bucky Covington live show, of course, but there's a stunning concert shot gracing your local newsstand even as we speak. People Magazine has a massive special American Idol edition covering every finalist to date, and Bucky's Season Five profile features a glossy recent full page concert photo, along with a cute blurb about how he met his fiancee Katherine Cook, and much more. A nice keepsake for any Idol fan on your spring and summer gift list!

We love hearing Bucky on the radio, too! On the Music Row Country Breakout Chart, his latest single, "I Wanna Be That Feeling" moved up--you guessed it--one more spot from last week's #53 to tonight's #52. (Keep requesting Bucky at your local country station, and we'll keep it heading in the right direction...)

Finally, a treat from the very kind Kimberly (aka @msBuckyfan on Twitter), who posted this link to her Bucky Covington concert photo galleries at Flickr. Sweet shots, Kimberly--thanks for sharing!

Meet me at Buckytown USA, where Fran will keep you up to date on all the news this and every Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning. See you here again on Monday--have a great weekend!