Alltech Fortnight Festival TICKET GIVEAWAYS!

THIS WEDNESDAY, July 27th, we will be giving the first pair of tickets away to an Alltech Fortnight Festival (AFF) show! Accompanying the tickets will be some AFF merchandise and some other fun stuff. Now, here's how you enter for your chance to win:

Every Wednesday from July 26th through October 6th, 2010 we will be giving away tickets to the best AFF shows. We will post a question on our facebook (facebook.com/alltechfestival) and our twitter account (twitter.com/alltechfestival) at 12pm on those Wednesdays. Everyone that responds to that question within 24 hours will be entered in a pool to win the prize. The drawing will take place on Thursday at 12pm and will be announced immediately. **IN ORDER TO WIN, you must "like" our facebook page or follow us on Twitter.**

We are excited about these shows and hope you guys are too!

Wednesday July 27th GRAND PRIZE:
2 Tickets to see Charlie Daniels Band at the Lexington Opera House October 8th, 2010
PLUS Alltech Fortnight Festival Gear

GOOD LUCK!!

WHAT? You Haven't Seen Our Lineup Yet?

Here it is, folks. The 2010 Alltech Fortnight Festival lineup. Shows all over the state of Kentucky during the Alltech World Equestrian games this fall. We will be adding a few more big shows and announcing those closer to the time of the festival. For all kinds of information including tickets and event details, visit www.alltechfortnightfestival.com!

GET THE GOOD SEATS WHILE THEY LAST, THESE VENUES ARE SELLING OUT QUICK!

9/23 – Little Feat @ Opera House

9/24 - Wynonna Judd @ Paramount Arts Center Ashland
Christ the King Oktoberfest: Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys

9/25 - The Temptations @ Grand Theatre Frankfort
Christ the King Oktoberfest: Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band

9/26 - The Temptations @ Grand Theatre Frankfort
Tim Brumfield @ First Presbyterian Church Lexington

9/27 - Vienna Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel @ Norton Center Danville
American Spiritual Ensemble @ First Presbyterian Church Lexington

9/28 - Chubby Checker @ Kentucky Theatre Lexington
Bo Skovhus @ Singletary Center Lexington

9/29 - American Spiritual Ensemble @ First Presbyterian Church Lexington
Ronan Tynan @ Lexington Downtown Hilton
Tim Brumfield @ First Presbyterian Church

9/30 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with Lexington Philharmonic @ Singletary Center Lexington
La Boheme @ Lexington Opera House

10/1 - La Boheme @ Lexington Opera House
Arnett Hollow @ Louisville Glassworks
Louisville Trolley Hop (Various Locations in Louisville)

10/2 - Marvin Hamlisch and UK Symphony Orchestra @ Singletary Center Lexington

10/3 - La Boheme @ Lexington Opera House

10/4 – Tony Bennett @ Norton Center Danville

10/5 – John Lithgow @ Lexington Opera House

10/6 - Beach Boys @ Singletary Center Lexington
Lexington Bach Choir @ First Presbyterian Church

10/7 - Kenny Rogers @ Lexington Opera House

10/8 - Charlie Daniels @ Lexington Opera House
Loretta Lynn @ Renfro Valley

10/9 – Dave Sanborn @ Singletary Center Lexington
Loretta Lynn @ Renfro Valley

Again, visit www.alltechfortnightfestival.com for more information and tickets!

Top 30 "Summer" Songs of All Time

Billboard.com recently hit the worldwide web with their choices in the best 30 summer songs of all-time. Here's how they messed up, the songs had to have lyrics about summer and the top 30 songs are ranked by a point system for their performance on the billboard chart. Music isn't about math, and it's summer time, nobody does math during summer. The only summer school requirement is looking at the summer reading book list and going to Joseph Beth and grabbing the sparknotes for it.

I will say that there are some classic hits on Billboard's best summer songs, but just because every one of the beach boys songs was about surfing and California doesn't make them all the best summer songs of all time. You can find Billboard's list at http://www.billboard.com/#/features/top-30-summer-songs-1004101310.story?page=1

Now, more importantly, I present to you my "I Went On Vacation Last Week and These Songs Were Amazing While I Was Laying on the Beach" Top 30:

30. "Tell Me Something Good": Rufus and Chaka Khan
29. "I Just Want You Around": Anuhea
28. "Sweet Inspiration": The Derek Trucks Band
27. "And the Birds Sing": Tyrone Wells
26. "Kiss Me When You Come Home": Hanson
25. "Good Life": OneRepublic
24. "Dancing In The Moonlight": Toploader
23. "Put Your Records On": Corrine Bailey Rae
22. "Little Secrets": Passion Pit
21. "Hot Air Balloon": Owl City
20. "My Time": Minus The Bear
19. "The Frog Prince": Keane
18. "Still": Matt Nathanson
17. "'Til Summer Comes Around": Keith Urban
16. "Sunday Morning": Maroon 5
15. "The Songbird Athletic": Lushlife
14. "Revelry": Kings of Leon
13. "You Make My Dreams": Hall & Oates
12. "These Are The Days": Jamie Cullum
11. "Good Vibrations": Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
10. "Dreamgirl": Dave Matthews Band
9. "What's The Drawback": The Silver Seas
8. "Hurricane Waters": Citizen Cope
7. "Little Lies": Dave Barnes
6. Entire Vampire Weekend album, "Contra"
5. "I'm Yours": Jason Mraz
4. "Africa": Toto
3. "Traffic In The Sky": Jack Johnson
2. "Is This Love?": Bob Marley
1. "Summer Breeze": The Isley Brothers

-JAI