(Nashville, Tenn.) – Oklahoma female Country Rocker Shawna Russell and S.W. Missouri-based Country band LiveWire will co-headline in concert at The Vanguard, 222 North Main in Tulsa, on Saturday, April 27. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show starts at 8:00 PM. General admission tickets to the “all ages” concert are $10.00 and may be purchased in advance online at www.thevanguardtulsa.com or at the door. The show will be Russell’s second at The Vanguard this year.
Russell’s unique vocal style has been compared to Stevie Nicks and Martina McBride and she possesses impressive skills on the electric slide guitar akin to Bonnie Raitt. Her music blurs the lines between Country, Red Dirt, Americana, Pop and Rock music and she blends those influences into a show that appeals to a wide range of ages. Since 2008, Russell, who hails from Okemah, OK, has released two critically acclaimed albums which have produced a string of charted singles in the U.S. and Europe, including “Should’ve Been Born With Wheels,” “Fire In The Desert,” “Get Right Or Get Left,” “Waitin’ On Sunrise” and “Sounds Like A Party.” Her music has been singled out for praise by some of the top music industry critics and publications in the world, including Country Weekly, MusicRow, Maverick, and many others. Russell’s busy touring schedule has included recent performances with Randy Rogers Band, Dustin Lynch, Rick Springfield and others.
LiveWire has been performing together for over a decade and recently released its debut album, LIVIN,’ which has won critical acclaim from Music News Nashville, CMA Close Up, Roughstock, and other tastemakers in the music industry. LiveWire’s edgy sound has been likened to the Marshall Tucker Band, Hank Jr. and Charlie Daniels – with harmonies reminiscent of Rascal Flatts. With the release of several successful U.S. and European singles including “Tater Fed,” “Miracle Of The Human Spirit,” “Gone” “and Lies,” LiveWire’s homegrown style of Southern Country Rock has been embraced by contemporary Country audiences and appeals to Red Dirt music fans as well. LiveWire has appeared in concert with Kix Brooks, Casey Donahew, Diamond Rio and others.
Both Russell and LiveWire are signed to Way Out West Records, an Oklahoma and Nashville-based company co-founded by Russell in 2008.
For more information about Shawna Russell, visit her website at www.shawnarussell.com
For more information about LiveWire visit: www.livewirecountry.com
*Shawna Russell photo credit: Melinda Norris
*LiveWire photo credit: Dave Summerlin
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About Shawna Russell:
Singer/songwriter and performer, Shawna Russell, hails from Okemah, Oklahoma, the home of Woody Guthrie. And like the legendary figure, Russell has spent a good deal of her life writing songs and traveling the roads of America performing her music. Russell has been performing since she was a child – but she first came to prominence on the national and international music scene with the release of her debut album GODDESS in 2008 and followed that with her self-titled sophomore album in 2011. Both were released on Way Out West Records, a label which she co-owns. Russell’s music has received acclaim from COUNTRY WEEKLY, BILLBOARD, CMA CLOSE UP, MAVERICK MAGAZINE (UK), MUSICROW, ROUGHSTOCK, DREAMWEST (France), THE OKLAHOMAN, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE, THE CURRENT and others. Her songs have charted in the U.S. on the Texas Music, Texas Regional Radio Report, Billboard “New and Active” and MusicRow charts, and internationally on the Hotdisc and New Christian Music charts. Her videos have been featured on The Country Network, Yallwire, CMT.com and GACTV.com.
About LiveWire:
Since forming in the mid-’90s, LiveWire has forged a reputation as one of the top-draw live acts in the Midwest by regularly packing venues in the band’s home state of Missouri and in the surrounding states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas. Along the way, this homegrown talent has taken the members of the sextet across America. The group performed at the Ryman in Nashville as finalists in the 2009 Colgate Country Showdown and released a self-titled EP in 2011 which included its debut radio single, “Tater Fed,” a stirring backwoods rocker that quickly became the band’s anthem. After signing with Way Out West Records, LiveWire released a video for “Tater Fed” and a benefit single and video of “Miracle Of The Human Spirit” which benefited the group’s tornado-ravaged hometown of Joplin, Missouri. In late 2012, the band released its debut album, LIVIN,’ which has won critical acclaim from MUSICROW, CMA CLOSE UP, THE CURRENT, Roughstock and other outlets. LiveWire’s music has found success at Country radio, both in the U.S. on the Billboard “New and Active” and MusicRow charts, and in Europe on the Hotdisc chart. The band’s videos have received airplay on CMT Pure, The Country Network, Yallwire and other outlets.
About The Vanguard:
Have you ever sat in a HUGE music venue and looked down on the stage from a distance that made your favorite band look like toy soldiers? Doesn’t it make you think to yourself “I wish I had seen them in a small venue before they got so big?” That’s what the Vanguard is all about. The word Vanguard means to be in front on the edge and that’s what you’ll find here. Bands, DJ’s and everything in between that are at the forefront of today’s music scene. Artists that are on their way up and great independent artists that like playing intimate venues – this is the place you can catch the “Next big thing,” before they’re so big you can’t get a seat within 200 yards. At the Vanguard, every seat is great whether you’re on the floor right in front of the band or comfortably seated in the balcony where you can still see what the band looks like. We’re located in the historic Brady district in downtown Tulsa, OK. You can find us in between two other great music venues: the Brady Theatre and Cain’s Ballroom. The Vanguard is not just another bar. We’re only open when we have shows because we’re just a music venue, nothing else. For more information: https://www.thevanguardtulsa.com/
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