Parmalee to Make Their Grand Ole Opry Debut

This Friday night, Matt Thomas, Barry Knox, Josh McSwain and Scott Thomas, the country-rock foursome known as Parmalee, will set foot for their first time on the fabled circle of the Grand Ole Opry. Though first announced onstage by Matt during the North Carolina stop of their current Country Gone Wild Tour, the official announcement was not made until today.

According to their label, Stoney Creek Records:

Parmalee is set to make its debut on the legendary Grand Ole Opry, The Show That Made Country Music Famous, this Friday night, March 1^st at The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN.

Parmalee will perform on the renowned stage with a bill that includes Opry members Blake Shelton, Josh Turner, Steve Wariner, Montgomery Gentry and more at 7 p.m. that evening. Tickets to the show are available at Opry.com and 615-871-OPRY.

Hailing from North Carolina, Parmalee has been influenced by many of the musical heavyweights who have graced the Opry stage throughout the years. Now, it is finally the band’s turn to cross a Grand Ole Opry debut off its bucket list.

 “We are completely blown away!” said Matt Thomas, “What an honor to be invited into the ‘Circle’. This is definitely a lifetime achievement for all us.”

“My first thought when I heard we were playing the Grand Ole Opry was, ‘My family is gonna be so proud!’” said Barry Knox.

Tickets are still available to see the band's Opry debut, click here to purchase. If you cannot make the show in person, you can listen live on WSM here beginning at 7:00 pm CST.

Video and Photos from Part 2 of the Country Gone Wild Tour

The second weekend of the Country Gone Wild Tour starring Parmalee started at the Altar Bar in Pittsburgh on Friday night.  From there, the tour, which included Bush Hawg and Zach Lockwood, headed to The Bluestone in Columbus, Ohio before finishing up at a sold-out show at the Dusty Armadillo in Rootstown, Ohio.  Click HERE for a great review of the Dusty A show.

A few fans managed to hit all three shows and, despite the combination of euphoria and exhaustion, have been posting photos and videos from the shows which we are happy to share with you here.  It's not too late to catch the Country Gone Wild Tour, as it continues Saturday night March 2nd at Phase 2 in Lynchburg, VA, then concludes with two shows March 15th at Joe's on Weed Street in Chicago and March 16th at The Rave in Milwaukee.  Find out more and get your tickets here.

VIDEOS:

     The Altar Bar

      The Bluestone

      Dusty Armadillo

PHOTOS:

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Brittany Rees

Photo courtesy of Bill Peipers

Photo courtesy of Bill Peipers

Photo courtesy of Bill Peipers

Photos/Videos from the Country Gone Wild Tour

Parmalee launched its month-long, eight-city Country Gone Wild Tour with two stops in the Carolinas. First up was a Friday night show at the Ocean Club in Ladson, SC and then next night they went back to a favorite old haunt, Bucked Up Super Saloon in Kernersville, NC.  Parmalee was joined on the tour by Bush Hawg and special guest Zach Lockwood.

Both shows were a huge success, with fans new and old alike blown away with the music.  Parmalee played some brand news songs including "Dance" and "Love Someone" as well as some songs that made the long-time  fans very happy to hear like "San Diego" and "Complicated."

We have photos and videos to share those of you unable to make the shows, so enjoy!  And remember, the tour continues on with six more dates, so don't miss them if they're coming your way!

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VIDEOS

PHOTOS

Photo courtesy of Gina Turner

Photo courtesy of Gina Turner

Photo courtesy of Gina Turner

Photo courtesy of Nanci Furr

Photo courtesy of Nanci Furr

Photo courtesy of Nanci Furr

Photo courtesy of Ben Barnhill

Photo courtesy of Ben Barnhill

Photo courtesy of Chel Justice

Photo courtesy of Chel Justice

Photo courtesy of Morgane Taylor

Parmalee Performs Special Acoustic Show Live @CMA

The Country Music Association in Nashville invited Parmalee to participate in Live@CMA, a special program where performers play for college students interested in the music business and chat about their careers, part of CMA EDU.  Parmalee played acoustic versions of "Carolina," "Can’t Tell My Heart," "Already Calling You Mine" and their first top 40 hit, the party anthem "Musta Had a Good Time." They also discussed their country music roots, playing live and the crazy video shoot for the "Musta Had a Good Time" music video.

 

While they were at the CMA offices, Parmalee was honored to have their visit memorialized in a plaque on the wall.  Check out the video here:

Check out some photos from the event:

@brookehirschy Thanks @cmaedu for getting to see @parmalee today! They were awesome!

@elombardi1216 Just met @parmalee at CMA! Check out their new single "Carolina"!

@lil_denz07 Private performance by @parmalee thanks again @cmaedu

To keep up on the latest in Parmalee news, follow them @parmalee on Twitter and on Facebook at ParmaleeMusic.

Parmalee on GAC Headline Country

When Parmalee undertook their crazy one-day Carolina Coast-to-Coast Tour, they were joined in their adventure by Storme Warren of SiriusXM The Highway and GAC-TV.  Last week, the national country news show Headline Country included a segment on the band and the whirlwind tour to promote their new single, already #57 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart.

Check out the episode from GAC here (Parmalee's segment begins at 11:30):

To download Carolina on iTunes, click HERE.  To request it on your favorite radio stations, click HERE.

Parmalee Headlining Country Gone Wild Tour

Starting next Friday, Parmalee will be headlining the month-long "Country Gone Wild" tour with Bush Hawg and special guest Zach Lockwood.  This tour promises to be a good time with kick-ass country rock spread across eight cities, where Parmalee will bring the music to fans from South Carolina to Wisconsin.  Check out the schedule below for dates near you.

2/15 Ladson, SC - Ocean Restaurants and Events
2/16 Kernersville, NC - Bucked Up Super Saloon
2/21 Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar 
2/22 Columbus, OH - The Bluestone
2/23 Rootstown, OH - Dusty Armadillo
3/02 Lynchburg, VA - Phase 2
3/15 Chicago, IL - Joe's on Weed St.
3/16 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave

Parmalee will be giving away two pairs of tickets for each show to the winners of a trivia contest they will post the morning of every show date to their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/parmaleemusic) and Twitter page (@Parmalee). The trivia question will be posted at 11:00 am local venue time for each date. The first participant to respond with the correct answer on each page will win a pair of tickets to that night’s show.

Don't miss you chance to see Parmalee live at some great, intimate venues!

Parmalee Featured on CNN

CNN, the nation's leading source for news, featured Parmalee today in a segment about the surging popularity of country music.  The band was shown visiting New York as part of their whirlwind Carolina Coast-to-Coast tour and playing at the SiriusXM studios.  The interview touched on the scope of country music as well as Parmalee's long road to get here.  The band was shown playing an acoustic version of two songs, the new single Carolina and another new song, the fan favorite, Already Calling You Mine.

Check out the video to see and hear the future of country music.

Check Out the New Lyric Video for Carolina

Parmalee just released the lyric video for their new single "Carolina."

In its first week, Carolina had the second most radio station adds, behind only Kenny Chesney!  Some of the stations spinning it the most the first week are WJVC in Long Island, WSOC in Charlotte, KRTY in San Jose, KNIX in Phoenix and WZZK in Birmingham. 

Jim Asker of the industry website All Access raved about the new song in his review: "This one is just starting to make its trek up the charts, for the boys from Parmalee, North Carolina. Hooky, and bright, and full of tight little harmonies, this one has 'hit' written all over it. They deserve it too—the band has been working hard together for over 10-years now. That part shows too, as they come off well-seasoned and soulful. In its own right, that's pretty refreshing these days."

On the heels of their first two singles, Parmalee has been hailed as one of Country Weekly’s “Ones To Watch 2013” in this week’s edition of the magazine, on stands now. View the online version HERE: 

If you want to hear Carolina on your favorite stations, request it!  You can find all the necessary info on your local stations HERE.