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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
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Country music superstar eager to perform for ‘rabid' fans at Mass. shows
After playing an acoustic tour last year, Lee Brice is looking to turn things up a notch when he plays for 'rabid' fans at several Massachusetts venues later this week. 'The country fans up there are so rabid. I love them. I mean they're crazy and so they always show up and they show up with bells on,' Brice told MassLive in a phone interview from his South Carolina farm home. 'We love playing up there.' The chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling country music sensation said his upcoming shows will be 'full on Lee Brice' as opposed to the intimate setting he created on his 'Me & My Guitar Tour' in 2024. 'This will be 'come out and kick the footlights out,'' Brice, a CMA and ACM award winner, said. The Grammy-nominated artist will play three shows in Bay State. Brice will play at South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset on Friday, Indian Ranch in Webster on Saturday and at Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis on Sunday. When he's not performing, Brice likes to spend some time eating at local seafood restaurants or hanging out by the lake at his friend's house in Lowell. 'We've been coming there for so long. We've been everywhere, man. You know if you want the best wings. He's like, well, 'we're gonna go over here if you want that, you know. But if you want some fish and chips, we're gonna go over here,'' Brice explained. 'So it's good stuff.' The shows will serve as a precursor to Brice's 'What You Know About Tour,' which starts Sept. 11 in Clearwater, Florida. The tour comes on the heels of Brice's latest singles — 'Cry' and 'Said No Country Boy Ever' — that both came out earlier in 2025. 'Said No Country Boy Ever,' a collaboration with The Traler Park, was released July 3 and is Brice's most recent song. Brice said the song came about during a separate writing session for another song. 'In the middle of the write, one of us just said, 'Said no country boy ever.' I said, 'Stop what we're writing now. This is what we're writing right now.' After writing the song, Brice called up his longtime friends who make up The Traler Park. They include Jamey Johnson, Jerrod Niemann, Randy Houser, Rob Hatch and Dallas Davidson. 'They've deemed this as The Traler Park, I guess, after all the years of us kind of raising hell,' Brice joked. 'We've done so much together over the years, but we've never all been on one song. And so I said, 'Boys, come on now. We need to all get on one song. Let's do it.' And so they were all in.' A mid-tempo country-rock track, 'Said No Country Boy Ever' lists everything that southern gentlemen could not live without from their mother's fried chicken to wide open pastures. However, the lyrics are presented ironically, as shown through the main chorus 'Said no country boy ever since we been around / Said no country boy ever since the beer's been iced down / I wish my baby's kisses didn't last so damn long (so damn long) / Said no country boy, country boy ever, yeah.' 'It kind of, really, became a cool thing, that song,' Brice said. 'We just love the song and I was just glad to have my boys on over me.' Brice, who has been making music since he was 10 years old, said writing and producing go 'hand-in-hand' for him — especially with a music career spanning roughly two decades. He joined a songwriting session at his home studio right after his MassLive interview. Brice expected to finish most of the track that same day. 'We'll record a lot of this song today,' the musician said. 'I'm kind of producing as I'm writing, even if it is just us and a guitar. But, it's nice to be in the studio to go ahead and get some of those parts out of your head while you're going.' Brice's songwriting chops have not only earned him more than 10 billion streams, they have also earned him a coveted spot at the Las Vegas Songwriters Festival. The country music superstar will participate in the four-day event at House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino from Aug. 21-24. 'There's going to be so many songwriters that are a part of a lot of my songs through the years,' Brice explained. 'I'm thinking about just bringing them all up one by one and kind of have them be a part of whenever I play the song and they're playing it with me or singing a verse or whatever. So it's going to be a really interesting, cool, unique show.' Fans can expect to hear Brice perform hits from his catalog at the festival. Tickets starting at $69, can be purchased online. Meanwhile, tickets for the 'What You Know About Tour' are also on sale now. A full list of shows is below: Sept. 11 — The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida Sept. 12 — War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sept. 13 — The St. Augustine Amphitheater in Saint Augustine, Florida Sept. 18 — Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre in Youngstown, Ohio Sept. 19 — Meadow Brook Amphitheatre in Rochester Hills, Michigan Sept. 20 — Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois Sept. 25 — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana Sept. 26 — Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa Sept. 27 — Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota Oct. 16 — Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Connecticut Oct. 17 — Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York Oct. 18 — Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine Oct. 23 — EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia Oct. 24 — The Dome in Virginia Beach, Virginia Oct. 25 — Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina Brice, 46, is a chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling recording artist who has released five studio albums since his debut in 2010. The South Carolina native has earned eight No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart: 'Hard To Love,' 'Memory I Don't Mess With,' I Hope You're Happy Now,' Rumor,' 'I Don't Dance,' I Drive Your Truck,' 'A Woman Like You' and 'One Of Them Girls' — the latter which cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020. More Country Music News Country music star cancels shows 'to rest and focus on my health' Country star once signed fan's fake leg at concert: 'That was kind of fun' Country music legends line up to pay tribute to 2 stars who just died Country music legend known as 'Miss Country Soul' dies at 85 Country star runs into crowd mid-show to defend his dad from security Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Country star once signed fan's fake leg at concert: ‘That was kind of fun'
Lee Brice — like many other celebrities — has had his fair share of strange fan encounters. However, there was one instance that happened in recent years that stands out to the country music sensation. 'People always ask [for] maybe unexpected things or maybe they have a sign or something that's kind of different,' Brice told MassLive. 'I did have a guy take his leg off and hand it to me on stage and have me sign it. It's a prosthetic leg, so that was kind of fun.' While Brice could not remember the exact show where it happened, an Instagram post from April 20, 2023, captured the moment. At the time, the artist was playing shows across Canada, some of which were part of the 'Beer Drinking Opportunity Tour.' Brice is currently on a string of shows — including three in Massachusetts — that will serve as a precursor for his 'What You Know About Tour.' The tour, which starts Sept. 11 in Clearwater, Florida, comes on the heels of Brice's latest singles — 'Cry' and 'Said No Country Boy Ever' — that both came out earlier in 2025. Tickets for the 'What You Know About Tour' are on sale now. A full list of shows is below: Sept. 11 — The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida Sept. 12 — War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sept. 13 — The St. Augustine Amphitheater in Saint Augustine, Florida Sept. 18 — Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre in Youngstown, Ohio Sept. 19 — Meadow Brook Amphitheatre in Rochester Hills, Michigan Sept. 20 — Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois Sept. 25 — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana Sept. 26 — Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa Sept. 27 — Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota Oct. 16 — Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Connecticut Oct. 17 — Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York Oct. 18 — Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine Oct. 23 — EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia Oct. 24 — The Dome in Virginia Beach, Virginia Oct. 25 — Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina Brice, 46, is a chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling recording artist who has released five studio albums since his debut in 2010. The South Carolina native has earned eight No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart: 'Hard To Love,' 'Memory I Don't Mess With,' I Hope You're Happy Now,' Rumor,' 'I Don't Dance,' I Drive Your Truck,' 'A Woman Like You' and 'One Of Them Girls' — the latter which cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020. Brice is also a Grammy Award nominee as well as a CMA and ACM award winner. More Country Music News Country music star cancels shows 'to rest and focus on my health' Country music superstar eager to perform for 'rabid' fans at Mass. shows Country music legends line up to pay tribute to 2 stars who just died Country music legend known as 'Miss Country Soul' dies at 85 Country star runs into crowd mid-show to defend his dad from security Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
NZ Herald
10-08-2025
- NZ Herald
Edinburgh landmark Arthur's Seat on fire
'And I could just see a plume of smoke coming up from the other side of the ridge. I thought, 'that's quite a lot of smoke'. I started walking down from the top, and I looked back over in the plume of smoke was quite big. 'And you could see licks of flames starting to come up. And I thought, 'oh, this is actually quite a serious fire that's starting'. And the wind was blowing towards us quite fiercely from there, yeah. And so I started walking quite quickly.' Brice, who is producing a show at the Edinburgh Fringe, said he warned people still walking up to the top of Arthur's Seat about the blaze before stopping to watch the fire from a safe distance. 'In the next 45 minutes or so, it literally worked its way all the way down the slope and spread out, and then we were asked to move on,' he said. 'And suddenly there was smoke everywhere. It was literally spreading all the way across the whole side of the mountain.' Brice estimated that the flames were as much as 4.5m high when a bush caught fire and he could hear the 'crackling'. However, he said there was no panic, with 'nonchalant' people continuing to head up Arthur's Seat. He also said the fire brigade had moved a pump into the nearby loch to prepare to fight the blaze. Another witness told Edinburgh Live: 'People are running down the face of the hill to get away from it, and smoke is spreading really fast.' Scotland experienced the biggest wildfires in its history this summer. Two blazes broke out within a few miles of each other and tore through Dava Moor, in Moray, and near Carrbridge, in the Highlands, in June. Arthur's Seat is an ancient volcano that lies 251m above sea level, offering views of the city. The park is home to four hill forts, which have stood for two millennia, as well as a 15th-century mediaeval chapel and Duddingston Loch, which attracts a wide variety of birds.
New York Post
08-08-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Man caught on video attacking pro-life activists handed slap-on-the-wrist sentence
A 28-year-old man who was caught on video attacking two pro-life activists outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Baltimore was sentenced this week to a year of home detention and three years of probation. Baltimore Circuit Judge Yvette M. Bryant rebuffed prosecutors' calls for a 10-year sentence against Patrick Brice, 28, after he was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in relation to the May 2023 incident, according to The Baltimore Banner. Advertisement 'What about my rights and my well-being?' one of the victims in the attack, Mark Crosby — who was 73 years old at the time — reportedly shouted at Bryant on Thursday as she left the bench. Brice said on May 26, 2023, he intended to debate Richard Schaefer – the other victim, who was 84 – about the concept of sin outside the Planned Parenthood facility, but then lost it after Schaefer made what he perceived to be a racial remark, The Baltimore Banner reported. Surveillance video showed Brice shoving Schaefer into a flowerpot and then assaulting Crosby when he rushed to his aid. 'I just snapped one day,' Brice was quoted by The Baltimore Banner as saying in court Thursday before apologizing to both men. Advertisement As part of his sentence, Brice must complete anger management classes, undergo drug and alcohol screening, and remain in therapy, the website added. It also said Crosby suffered permanent damage to his right eye as a result of the assault. 4 A 28-year-old man who was caught on video attacking two pro-life activists outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Baltimore was sentenced this week to a year of home detention. Youtube/WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore 'This was not a minor altercation between two parties with differing views on abortion. It was a vicious, targeted assault on two senior citizens whose only 'offense' was praying for expectant mothers and offering life-affirming alternatives to abortion,' Tom Brejcha, the President and Chief Counsel of the conservative law firm Thomas More Society, said in a statement. Advertisement 'One of the victims was knocked unconscious. The other suffered broken facial bones and a lifelong eye impairment. This was an act of cowardice and cruelty, and sheer mayhem. This crime deserves far more serious consequences than a 'get out of jail free' card and a one-year home detention that amounts to nothing more than a slap on the wrist,' he added. In May 2023, images posted on the Facebook page of Jay Walton, the president of the Baltimore County Right to Life chapter, purportedly showed Crosby wearing a shirt with the message 'Pro Life,' with swelling over his eye and blood covering his face following the attack. 4 Baltimore Circuit Judge Yvette M. Bryant rebuffed prosecutors' calls for a 10-year sentence against Patrick Brice, 28, after he was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in relation to the May 2023 incident, according to reports. Youtube/WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore 'One of our volunteers, Mark Crosby, was brutally beaten on May 26, 2023, while he was praying in front of the Planned Parenthood in Baltimore City,' Walton wrote on a GoFundMe page at the time. 'Mark is currently in the hospital being treated for the serious injuries he sustained.' Advertisement 'For years, Mark has prayed in front of the Planned Parenthood in Baltimore City to let the scared, young abortion-minded women know that they are loved, that their baby is loved,' Walton added. In a redacted police report, a Baltimore police officer said one of the victims, later identified as Crosby, told investigators he was standing outside the Planned Parenthood clinic 'in support of Pro-life ideals when an unidentified [white male] attacked another member of the same beliefs as [him].' 4 Police released video that they said shows an assault of two men outside the Planned Parenthood offices in Baltimore. Youtube/WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore The individual 'stated that he immediately went to assist and was struck by the suspect and fell to the ground, where he was struck in the face,' the report said. Police say the other victim, later identified as Schaefer, 'advised the suspect had approached volunteer members of the Planned Parenthood and spoke with them before directing his attention to him. That victim said 'the suspect spoke with him in an aggressive manner, opposing [his] pro-life ideals and without warning tackled him into a large flowerpot,' the report added. 4 One of the victims of the violent assault at the Planned Parenthood. Youtube/WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore It also noted that several witnesses saw the assault unfold, with one telling investigators that the 'conversation between the suspect and [victim] was a debate over their ideas about pro-life and pro-choice viewpoints.' Advertisement Crosby's attorney Terrell Roberts read a statement in court on behalf his client, saying that the incident demonstrated a 'gross disregard for the law and human decency.' 'We were in no position to defend ourselves,' Crosby wrote, according to The Baltimore Banner. 'To treat elderly folks with that kind of brutality is shocking.'
Yahoo
29-07-2025
- Yahoo
Village responds to ‘speed trap' accusations from Columbus
BRICE, Ohio (WCMH) — The Village of Brice responded to accusations from Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin that the village is acting as a 'speed trap' and putting a strain on the court system. Hardin criticized the village on social media this month over its use of automated traffic cameras to enforce the speed limit. His criticism comes six months after he was ticketed there for speeding. Hardin was ticketed for driving 30 mph in a 20 mph school zone, according to the traffic citation, and was ordered to pay a $236 fine — $111 of that went to court costs, with the village collecting the remaining $125. Groveport Madison school board members sued after appearing at committee meeting Hardin said the village of 93 people is operating as 'little more than a speed trap,' accusing the police department of using its automated cameras like slot machines to collect revenue for the municipality. 'Despite the Village of Brice's modest size, over 7,500 vehicles per day travel through the Brice Road school zone,' the village said in a statement. 'Speeding through our school zone is a voluntary activity, and the citizens of Brice expect their public safety representatives to mitigate and deter the speeding activity.' The village said that the speed limit signs are highly visible, and there are signs that the school zone is photo-enforced. Brice also said its speeding fines are 'relatively modest' compared to other school zone fines in Ohio, but said the Franklin County Municipal Court's fee is almost five times higher than other courts. The village suspended its use of the automated cameras in mid-2021 but resumed the program last fall. Since then, Hardin said the village has taken in nearly half a million dollars in speeding fines, something he said is putting a disproportionate burden on the Franklin County Municipal Court. Lori Tyack, the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk, agreed with Hardin. Tyack said 4,680 citations have been filed with the clerk's office since the start of 2025, which has 'caused a drain on office resources by requiring deputy clerks to focus on the processing of these citations instead of their assigned tasks.' Additional funding has been requested for staff 'specifically designated to process the Village of Brice citations,' Tyack said. 'The Village would argue that the safety of our children should not be described as 'a loophole' as previously reported, and we would invite everyone driving through our community to do so with care and consideration,' the village said. A 2022 news release from the Ohio Auditor of State said Brice did not have 'adequate controls to ensure traffic citations issued and fines ultimately collected from automated speed enforcement cameras were in proper order.' The release said the village would include increased reporting requirements in its third-party contracts with the administrators. As of Thursday morning, the village had not responded to an NBC4 email with follow-up questions on whether the increased reporting requirements were implemented when the program resumed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
