Antsy McClain

Inside the I Heart Radio studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with one of this nations funniest! Antsy McClain performing June 23, 2014 McGlohon Theatre - Charlotte, NC Antsy McClain is about to embark on a 20-date tour that will launch June 12th in St. Louis, Missouri as the opening act for headliner Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. This tour will include stops at landmark cities like New York, Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Charlotte, where Antsy McClain will perform unaccompanied for audiences across the country. Antsy McClain is an American humorist singer from Kentucky whose stories are told and performed through country music with jazz, swing and rock influences that have given Antsy his signature sound. Antsy, who has performed with his band The Trailer Park Troubadours for two decades, breaks away as a solo act during this tour. Given the name Antsy as a child because of his hyper activity (otherwise known as Ronnie Joe McClain), Antsy is a true artist in more ways than one. Art became a fascination to Antsy at the age of four, where he copied cartoon characters out of newspapers. As he grew older, his artistic direction took a mature turn when Antsy McClain graduated from simple drawings to pastel paintings and later become an award-winning illustrator for magazines and books. As a do-it-yourself guy, Antsy took control of his artistic ability and began playing the guitar where he would compose his own original music. In 1999, Antsy McClain became one of the first artists to independently release his own music after recording, mixing and producing the material himself. Antsy applied his artistic ability in his music by designing his own merchandising from CD covers to tour shirts. Antsy McClain has received critical acclaim from artists like Guy Clark, Lindsay Buckingham and even Willie Nelson, and that’s only just to name a few. Antsy's fans call themselves “Flamingoheads,” a term taken from the iconic pink birds that adorn many lawns in mobile home communities. Antsy McClain frequents the Flamingohead Family Facebook page where he engages with his fans about life, music and upcoming projects. Antsy McClain has released 12 studio albums with his band The Trailer Park Troubadours which had standouts like “Living the Dream,” the latest, and “New Good Old Days” a fan favorite. In these albums, Antsy McClain and the Troubadours have poked fun at pop culture with songs like “I Was Just Flipped Off by a Silver Haired Old Lady,” and frustration with modern day technology, as in “Upgrade,” all produced by Antsy McClain himself. In 2006 Antsy released the Christmas album “Merry Christmas From the Trailer Park” which featured the popular Holiday track “Christmas at the Trailer Park.” Songs by Antsy McClain feature a balance of humor and personal insight into the human condition. Turning a critical, yet winking eye to the foibles of modern society, Antsy gives audiences an escape from their own daily lives where they can enjoy upbeat music and positive energy by an artist who never takes himself – or life – too seriously. Antsy McClain Tour Dates: June 12, 2014 Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis, MO June 14, 2014 Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN June 16, 2014 B.B. King Blues Club - New York, NY June 17, 2014 Ram’s Head - Annapolis, MD June 19, 2014 B.B. King Blues Club - New York, NY June 20, 2014 B.B. King Blues Club - New York, NY June 21, 2014 Carpenter Theatre - Richmond, VA June 23, 2014 McGlohon Theatre - Charlotte, NC June 24, 2014 Newberry Opera House - Newberry, SC June 25, 2014 Newberry Opera House - Newberry, SC June 26, 2014 Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA June 27, 2014 Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA July 17, 2014 Orpheum Theater - Wichita, KS July 18, 2014 Holland Performing Arts Center - Omaha, NE July 19, 2014 Orpheum Theatre - Sioux Falls, SD July 21, 2014 Rusmore Plaza - Civic Center Rapid City, SD July 23, 2014 Wilma Theatre - Missoula, MT July 24, 2014 Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA July 25, 2014 Tower Theater - Bend, OR July 26, 2014 Britt Pavilion - Jacksonville, OR http://www.antsy.net https://www.facebook.com/thetroubs https://twitter.com/AntsyMcClain https://soundcloud.com/thetroubs https://www.youtube.com/user/antsymcclain