The Band Perry, “Better Dig Two” Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars A dark, moody country-rocker in the vein of Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” and Miranda Lambert’s “Gunpowder and Lead,” the Platinum-selling “Better Dig Two” puts a new spin on the “country girl scorned” tradition. For starters, this particular woman — vocalist Kimberly Perry [...]

Last night’s CMA Awards show was an entertaining affair, from Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley’s opening, jokey monologue to Taylor Swift’s show-closing Entertainer of the Year win — her second. Highlights included a stirring tribute to Glen Campbell, who recently announced his retirement due to the onset of Alzheimer’s — deftly handled by Keith Urban, [...]

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At the end of an all-night bus ride from Nashville, Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry look out at the freshly fallen foot of Iowa snow and ponder an unlikely comparison to Lynyrd Skynyrd. “I feel it’s more Southern than Skynyrd,” says Kimberly of the song “Double Heart” from their acclaimed debut album. The song – [...]

2010 has been a whirlwind year for Kimberly Perry and her two siblings in The Band Perry. The group’s current hit, “If I Die Young,” just reached Number 1 at US country radio and the band was in Canada playing a special show for a Calgary radio station when they found out they’d also been [...]