Jake Owen shreds with his guitarist last Wednesday. Owen performed to a sold-out crowd. (Lauren Olsen | Photo Editor)
Wednesday night Oxford was treated to yet another popular recording artist at Oxford's own Brick Street Bar & Grill. Jake Owen, who currently has two songs and his latest album on iTunes' top charts, was joined by Florida Georgia Line and newcomer Chancie Neal.
Owen drew a sold-out crowd to Brick Street and did not disappoint his fans. He referred to Oxford as a "badass" town, and provided the audience with an anecdote about his first introduction to Miami University through one of his former girlfriends deciding to attend the school.
"Crowds like this make you want to wad them up into a little ball and stick 'em in your pocket," Owen said.
It appeared he was enjoying the show as much as the audience was. A wide, toothy grin was rarely absent from his face the entire concert.
Another part of the show that helped him to win over the crowd even more was his incorporation of "Oxford" or "Ohio" into his songs whenever he could, replacing the names of other states and cities typically heard in his songs.
Owen played a 15 song set including fan favorites "Anywhere With You," "Apple Pie Moonshine," and "Startin' With Me," along with his current hits "Alone With You," and "Barefoot Blue Jean Night."
Fans were also treated to a collaboration between Owen and his opener, Florida Georgia Line. They performed a mash up that included Sublime's hit "What I Got," the Ying Yang Twins' "Get Low," the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song, Tyga's "Rack City," and even a bit of freestyle rapping from Owen.
Owen and company also incorporated a few other covers into his set. These included "That Smell" by Lynrd Skynrd and "Mountain Music" by Alabama - which was part of Owen's encore, merged with his hit "Eight Second Ride."
While concerts such as these are mainly geared toward the Oxford and Miami University communities, they draw crowds from all over.
"[The Concert] was amazing. Probably the best country concert I have been to in a while," Molly Schwab, a sophomore at Ball State University, said. "Jake Owen is sexy."
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Brick Street has had a successful year with concerts, hosting Gavin DeGraw and Three 6 Mafia already this semester and Gretchen Wilson and Taking Back Sunday earlier this school year. Brick Street has four more concerts on its calendar before the academic year comes to an end.
The remaining shows include Clayton Anderson Wednesday, April 11, Yelawolf Wednesday, April 18, Cris Cab with special guest The Movement Thursday, April 19 and the highly-anticipated Timeflies Wednesday, April 25.
While these four artists span many genres and each offer something different to the concertgoer, the one thing they all have in common is they promise to perform unique, entertaining shows.
Tickets are still available for all four shows and can be purchased in-person at Brick Street, or online at Brick Street's website www.brickstreetbar.com.
More information on all of these artists, their shows at Brick Street and other events the bar will be hosting can also be found on the website.
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