Wet Midwest Weekends Don't Deter Dierks Bentley

Rain may be a good thing for Luke Bryan, but the wet stuff sure tried to deter Dierks Bentley from performing his full set of songs during the last two weekends in Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois.

While a St. Louis storm under The Arch forced Dierks and Dude Inc. off the stage about four songs in (see DBTV below), The sweet release of rain on Friday (the 13th) night in Wisconsin didn't slow him down. According to one fan in the crowd, Dierks told them their equipment could handle it so they all proceeded to get soaked to the bone.

Dierks tweeted after the show:

"crazy night here in wisconsin. played in the rain til the gear stopped working. many little (wet) white tanks and t's!" 

One of our new followers on Twitter, Matthew Kessel Lyon‏ @mcklyon, tweeted:

"I've been to literally hundreds of concerts, but @DierksBentley just played the BEST. SHOW. EVER. In the rain!!! ‪#JeffersonCounty"‬

In DBTV - Episode 70, Dierks and the guys travel from Canada to St. Louis, where they get rained out.  Maybe doing their pre-show all hands on "Fifty Shades of Grey" wasn't such a good thing! Could Dierks be studying to play the lead role in the movie? Nah!



Dierks finishes out this weekend with The Taste of Chicago this afternoon in Grant Park.

Dierks Bentley Records "Little Boxes" for Showtime's "Weeds" Theme Song

If you're a fan of Dierks Bentley, you know how much he loves old things.  So it should come as no suprise that he's recorded the 1962 Woody Guthrie classic folk song, "Little Boxes."  The tune is the theme song for the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning Showtime series Weeds.  Dierks' rendition of the song will be featured on the upcoming last season of the show.

“When they approached me about recording the theme song for ‘Weeds,’ I jumped at the chance…I’m a fan of the show and thought the guys in my band could put a cool country spin on it,” said Bentley. “I think the only other country singer to try this was Willie Nelson…of course.”

"Little Boxes" has also been recorded by artists such as Elvis Costello, Ben Folds, Steve Martin, and the Decemberists.

To preview Bentley’s version of “Little Boxes,” click here.

"Weeds" airs at 9 p.m. CT Sundays on Showtime. The comedy-drama series is now in its eighth and final season. Dierks' version will be heard during the opening of episode nine.

Makayla Lynn Performs Cavendish Fest with Dierks!

Eleven year old, Makayla Lynn, posted an open letter to Dierks Bentley on dierks.com.  The singer/songwriter will be playing tonight at the Cavendish Fest on Prince Edward Island, Canada.  She feels it would be inspiring to meet Dierks and get advice on her music career! Let's hope he reads this!  Good luck, Makayla!

Performing with you in Cavendish (and I am only 11 years old)

Submitted by Makayla Lynn Music on Wed, 2012-05-30 18:28.

Dear Dierks Bentley,

My name is Makayla Lynn and I am an 11 year old singer / songwriter / guitarist from Nova Scotia, Canada. I have been asked to play this summer in Cavendish Beach, PEI with you! This will be my second time performing there and I am SO EXCITED!!! I am the youngest performer ever to play there. Last year I was hired for one set but ended up playing 3. I am back again this year playing all 3 days as well.

Next week I will be releasing my second cd. “The Music In Me”. It is an acoustic collection of my favourite songs I wrote over the past year. I play all my own guitar and piano on the cd this time as well. I recorded it to have to take to Nashville when I go in October!

I know I will probably bump into you in Cavendish but it would mean the world to me to actually get to meet you and talk to you in person. I work so hard everyday and last year I was fortunate enough to have gotten the chance to talk to all of the headliners. I felt so comfortable with them and I truly felt like that was where I was meant to be!

I am not sure you will ever get to read this letter but I just thought it was worth a try since we will be only feet from each other and I don't want to take for granted I will get to say hello. I would rather be able to meet you at a meet and greet if you have one. It would be so inspiring to meet you and listen to any advice you may have for me. (Plus I have a lucky guitar that has been signed by everyone I have played with so far and I hope you will too!)

Sincerely,
Makayla Lynn
www.makaylalynnmusic.com
info@makaylalynnmusic.com

Happy July 4th from DB Congress!

Happy birthday, America!  We hope everyone enjoys all their freedoms today in a safe and fun way! About 6 years ago, Dierks performed on The White House lawn on Independence Day and it was broadcast on PBS!

Here's our DB Congress president, Dierks Bentley, singing his patriotic #1 hit, "Home," from The Grand Ole Opry stage!



"God Bless the USA...God bless The Grand Ole Opry...and all you country fans."

 Leave a comment and let us know how you'll be celebrating today!