When LOCASH wrote the song “You Gonna Fly,” which became a # 1 hit for Keith Urban in 2011, they had no clue how close those lyrics would hit home to them this year. The Reviver Records duo are indeed ready to fly high, and they are already, as indicated this week with the # 1 chart-topping position of their latest single “I Love This Life,” on SiriusXM The Highway‘s Hot 45 Weekend Countdown.
“This means a TON to us,” said the duo’s Chris Lucas from a LIVE telephone call Monday, July 13th with The Highway host Storme Warren.
“It’s unbelievable. Our fans, they’re diehard fans, man… They’re great. We owe all of them for everything in our career and for getting us here to this point. We’ve always dreamed about getting a number one. I know our team, Reviver Records, is going nuts right now. We thank you guys,” he said.
Going from one #1 songwriting hit, “You Gonna Fly,” right into another smash hit with, “Truck Yeah,” recorded by Tim McGraw in 2012, the duo has proved their writing talent early on in their career. And today they are proving their talent as performers as well.
Warren said to Lucas:
“Having watched what you guys have done as journeymen, rolling up your sleeves, never giving up, and playing anywhere you could plug your guitars and mics in to have the opportunity just to share what you guys do… You’ve gotten better and better as songwriters and as entertainers… and now it comes down to a moment like this.”
Lucas replied:
“The fans keep it going, and people that believe in us, like SiriusXM… they have always believed in us. There were plenty of chances for people to give up on us, and for Preston and I to give up, but we just didn’t. We keep scrapping and clawing and we still have a long way to go, but this is a huge, huge milestone and step in our career right now.”
“So deep in our hearts, we want to thank the fans out there. You guys are the best. I don’t know anyone else better. And thanks to SiriusXM’s The Highway for giving us and all of the new artists in country music a chance,” Lucas added.
“I Love This Life” is currently at the #46 spot on the rolling chart, which measures airplay for the entire week. The song has received over 1.13 million streams on Spotify and has garnered a spot on Spotify’s Hot Country playlist.
LOCASH is currently out on the I Love This Life Tour presented by Kicker Audio.
Upcoming LOCASH Tour Dates:
July 13 – Red Rock Saloon | Madison, WI
July 14 – Red Rock Saloon | Milwaukee, WI
July 16 – WKML 85.77 Parking Lot Party at Crown Complex with Outshyne | Fayetteville, NC
July 18 – El Dorado Springs Picnic | El Dorado Springs, MO
July 19 – Summer Harbor Jam | Boston, MA
July 24 – Country Jam USA | Eau Claire, WI
July 25 – Washington County Fair | Arlington, NE
July 26 – Country Fan Fest | Tooele, UT
July 28 – New Cats of Country 5 | Fort Myers, FL
July 29 – BB&T Atlanta Open Post-Game Concert|Atlanta, GA
July 31 – Pickerington Violet Festival | Pickerington, OH
August 1 – Taste of Nashville Tour | Hagerstown, MD
August 2 – William Haskell Invitational | Oceanport, NJ
August 6 – Decatur Celebration Kick-Off Concert | Decatur, IL
August 7 – Bevier Homecoming | Bevier, MO
August 8 – Creek Fest Country Music Festival | Cherokee, IA
August 14 – Picklehead’s Roadhouse Event Center | Sunrise Beach, MO
August 15 – Easyriders Rodeo | Fowlerville, MI
September 5 – Best In The West Rib Cook-Off | Sparks, NV
September 26 – Country On The Beach with Montgomery Gentry | Key West, FL
October 3 – WPOC’s Weekend in The Country with Brantley Gilbert, Sam Hunt | Columbia, MD
LOCASH knows how to party and put on an entertaining show, having fun when they’re on stage (and off), even cracking jokes at the audience here and there. If you have the opportunity to go to one of their shows, I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
For more information on the LOCASH, please visit their website at http://www.locashmusic.com/ and follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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