It’s been over a week since the 2010 WYCD Downtown Hoedown, and in my last post I hashed out a little of what I would be doing there. My life has been nothing short of a whirlwind since then, but unfortunately, no, I wasn’t able to sneak away to Nashville with Dierks Bentley (or even get his phone number, for that matter). Regardless, I had a blast and thought I’d post here a few quick links for those interested in my coverage/activity at the Hoedown.
First off, I want to send a great big THANK YOU to 99.5 WYCD for organizing such an awesome event, and special shout-outs are in order for Terry Phillips and CKC Public Relations . Without you my experience would not have been half as amazing.
The other day I published a reflection on the 2010 WYCD Downtown Hoedown, and what it (and music in general) means for Detroit. It’s a bit lengthy but a quick read, and I’d love to know your thoughts on it in the comments of the post. To make it easier, I’ll just put the other stuff up so far in bullets:
- Preview post: Detroit Rock City goes country for 2010 WYCD Downtown Hoedown
- These girls are a riot, look for them to be the next big chick group: Aussie superstar trio The McClymonts talk to Detroit Unspun
- Homegrown, 17, and on her way to the big time: Meet Ashley Allyson – Metro Detroit native, Nashville recording artist, and rising star!
- This guy is my newest favorite, you gotta check him out: Genre-blending Hoedown headliner Colt Ford talks to Unspun
- Singer-songwriter, Hoedown headliner Steve Azar finds Michigan “a special place”
- Flickr photo set of shots I took on my BlackBerry (there are more pix but I was limited on space and time. I left out pictures of me and will upload them in my Facebook pictures eventually)
- There’s more on the Detroit Unspun YouTube channel I haven’t written about yet, including an interview with everybody’s favorite singing newsman, Stephen Clark from WXYZ, and a great spot from radio personalities Edwards & Lee of WYCD)
I’ve been contacted by a few people (readers old and new) about certain content that has yet to be polished and published, and believe me, I’ll let you know as soon as it’s up. We’ve got a great montage on the way of footage I took with our FlipCam, including interviews with attendees and a couple special guest apearances, so stay tuned!
In the meantime, take a look at this kickass montage that WYCD put together, which is a very healthy nutshell of the awesomeness that ensued Hoedown weekend:
And of course, DEFINITELY head on over to WYCD’s special Hoedown section on their site to check out all kinds of great content, including interviews with ALL the performers (all audio, most video, too), lots of great event photography, and some exclusive backstage footage. They’re still adding more stuff, so country fans — bookmark it and check back regularly!
Yep, I went there.
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