April 16, 2010
Below Is a video of Uncle Kracker performing "Drift Away" to a group of listener winners of Charlotte's #1 country radio station, 103.7 WSOC. The exclusive performance took place at Morehead Street Tavern on Thursday, April 8, 2010.
April 15, 2010
Uncle Kracker will perform at the Riverfest Music Festival In Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 5:30pm. Kracker will perform at Bud Light stage in Clinton Presidential Central Park.
The Riverfest Music Festival from May 28-30 Is the largest single event In the state of Arkansas with a rich 33-year tradition and has been a leader In the redevelopment of downtown Little Rock.
To purchase tickets and view the current lineup of scheduled acts performing, visit the official Riverfest Arkansas website.
April 14, 2010
Uncle Kracker will perform at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on Saturday, July 10, 2010. He will perform at the Prairie Meadows 200, ARCA Series, one of eight major motorsports events at this years facility and racing season.
Below is the lineup of scheduled performers.
- David Nail at Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown series on Saturday, May 22, 2010
- T.B.A. performer at NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/West Challenge on Sunday, May 23, 2010
- Rehab at AvoidTheStork.Com Firestone Indy Lights; Star Mazda Series; IZOD IndyCar qualifying on Saturday, June 19, 2010
- Jessie James at Iowa Corn Indy 250, IZOD IndyCar Series on Sunday, June 20, 2010
- Uncle Kracker at Prairie Meadows 200, ARCA Series on Saturday, July 10, 2010
- Easton Corbin at USARacing Pro Cup Series stock cars on Friday, July 30, 2010
- Josh Thompson at US Cellular 250, NASCAR Nationwide Series on Saturday, July, 31, 2010
- More info and and how you can purchase tickets can be found on the Iowa Speedway website.
April 12, 2010
Uncle Kracker and Zac Brown band have been added to the list of headliners at the 2010 Downtown Hoedown Music Festival at Hart Plaza in Detroit, MI from May 14-16.
Uncle Kracker will perform on Saturday, May 15, 2010 while Zac Brown band takes the stage the following night.
The festival will also feature dozens of local and national artists such as David Nail, Justin Moore, Steel Magnolia, Randy Houser and Darryl Worley.
For more info on the 2010 Downtown Hoedown Music Festival event visit the official website of 'Detroit's Best Country Station', 99.5 WYCD.
April 7, 2010
If one had to describe Uncle Kracker’s music, the best word would be “indefinable.” Though he got his start as a DJ for Kid Rock, for the past decade Uncle Kracker has cultivated an impressive career of his own by implementing elements of hip-hop, rock and country into a unique amalgam of music. Uncle Kracker’s latest album Happy Hour shot up to the top of the country charts aided by the smash single “Smile,” proving that there’s nothing that Uncle Kracker can’t accomplish if he puts his mind to it. AtlanticRecords.com caught up with him on the road to hear about what he’s learned from his experiences with Kid Rock and how he applies that to his own music and, more importantly, to his daily life.
You’ve co-written some of Kid Rock’s biggest songs. Do you approach those differently than you do your own material?
Maybe a little bit differently and the only reason why I say that is because there are some things that I wouldn’t do or say if it was going to be my own song. I guess it’s only different because the story you’re telling when you’re writing with someone else may not always be one of your own.
Do you know when you’re writing a song that it will be huge or are you sometimes surprised at what gets popular?
Going in you always feel like you know what’s going to happen, like, “Oh, this is gonna be a smash!” and usually it ends up being something completely different than you expected, so you never know until it happens. Also you’re so involved in the process when you’re writing these records that you have a biased opinion—so when the whole thing is over with you think you just wrote Dark Side Of The Moon. You always feel like you just wrote Thriller. [Laughs.]
A lot of people discovered you through Kid Rock but you’ve been able to develop your own career through your solo albums. How do you think you’ve been able to forge your own path?
The only thing that I can credit is everything that I’ve learned from Kid Rock. He’s my best friend and older brother and I’ve learned so much from him. I always give credit where credit is due and I can definitely attribute a lot to him.
Did he teach you a lot about life in addition to what you learned about the music business?
Yes, he’s taught me just about everything. I’ve always looked up to him and still look up to him and really value his opinion on everything. I met Kid Rock when I was 13 and from the time I could learn how to drive to the time I could learn to drink, he’s taught me about how to do every one of those things.
If there were one thing that Kid Rock taught you that you apply to your daily life what would it be?
The thing I’ll never forget is how to take it easy and to try to take things a lot less seriously.
Why do you think that’s so important?
It’s easy to get uptight and cry over spilled milk and it’s easy to ruin your day over something stupid, so I learned to let a lot of things go and accept the things I can’t change. Once you do that, you can handle anything.