Kyle Park @ Hurricane Harry’s
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For a lot of people, the week slows down when it hits Wednesday. The week is officially more than half over and a taste of the weekend is always welcome. This Wednesday, Hurricane Harry’s will help kick off your mid-week and set the tone for your weekend with a performance by Texas country artist Kyle Park. Park hails from the Austin area, where he started his career, and he definitely didn’t take the easiest route to establish himself as a musician in the Lone Star. Park didn’t search out a record deal but instead decided to take his career completely into his own hands, creating Kyle Park Music. With his own label, he released his first album in 2005, Big Time, and has been working hard ever since. Park had determination; he wouldn’t turn down a gig and found himself playing in big and small towns across the state. He released his second album, Anywhere in Texas, in 2008. Around this time, he started re-engineering his lyrics and developing his own sound.
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In 2010, Park saw his popularity grow as he released two EPs, one of which contained the single “All Night”, a track that received regular airplay for months. He and his band were playing more than 175 shows a year at the time, mostly in Texas. His most recent album, Make Or Break Me, was released in 2011 and contained remastered fan favorites (voted for online) from his EPs and some new material. With the release of the album, Park and his band got the chance to tour much more nationally, with even a few international shows. Park has performed with or opened for Clint Black, Tracy Lawrence, Randy Rogers, Eli Young, and some other big country names. For more information about Kyle Park, visit kylepark.com.
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