{"id":23225,"date":"2016-09-22T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=23225"},"modified":"2016-09-21T19:24:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T00:24:21","slug":"platinum-recording-artist-frankie-ballard-to-headline-apsus-2016-homecoming-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/09\/22\/platinum-recording-artist-frankie-ballard-to-headline-apsus-2016-homecoming-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Platinum recording artist Frankie Ballard to headline APSU\u2019s 2016 Homecoming Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Austin<\/a>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> – As a part of the 2016 Austin Peay State University Homecoming week of events, the APSU Govs Programming Council (GPC) presents a concert featuring platinum recording artist Frankie Ballard, featuring special guest Jason Mizelle.<\/p>\n

The concert takes place Thursday, October 20th, at 7:00pm in the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center on the University campus. Tickets are $10.00 for students until October 2nd and $20.00 for students after October 3rd, and may be purchased online at www.austinpeaytickets.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"2016<\/a>

2016 APSU Homecoming to feature concert featuring Frankie Ballard.<\/p><\/div>\n

A native of Battle Creek, Michigan, Ballard scored three consecutive number one singles off of his 2014 release \u201cSunshine & Whiskey,\u201d including the platinum-selling title track, \u201cYoung & Crazy\u201d and \u201cHelluva Life.\u201d The album reached as high as fifth on the Billboard U.S. Country chart in the year of its release.<\/p>\n

Ballard\u2019s latest album, \u201cEl Rio,\u201d came out of a need for the country musician to hit the road. Leaving his Nashville home behind, Ballard traveled to the world-famous Muscle Shoals Sound Preview<\/a>Studio in Alabama for a series of rehearsals before continuing to the Granada Theatre in Dallas, Texas \u2014 ultimately arriving at the Sonic Ranch recording studio, just outside of El Paso.<\/p>\n

Once there, Ballard and his band threw themselves into the music, eating and sleeping at the studio with the goal of creating a bona fide album. The end result was \u201cEl Rio,\u201d a collection of 11 songs with a sonic through-line, invocative of Ballard\u2019s inspirations, including Bob Seger and the Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spur myself sometimes \u2026 (El Paso) is as far away as you can get. I was trying to get my blood moving,\u201d Ballard said, of his grueling road trip to El Paso.<\/p>\n

Taking the stage before Ballard is Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jason Mizelle. An up-and-coming performer, Mizelle\u2019s first single, \u201cMotown\u201d is now available on Spotify.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s concert is just one of the many events that will take place the week of October 17th-22nd in celebration of 2016 Homecoming: \u201cHome is Where The Govs Are.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on this, or any homecoming event, visit the APSU Office of Student Life and Engagement online at www.apsu.edu\/student-life\/aphomecoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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