Date: March 15
Name: Lady Antebellum
AKA: “Two Beards and a Babe”
Genre: Threesome country
Best Known Song(s): “I Run to You,” “Need You Now,” possible Juice Newton covers
Key Demographic: Country fans who’ve longed for a redneck version of Black Eyed Peas, beginning piano players
Previous HLSR Appearances: 2009
Houston Connections, If Any: It seems unlikely any of the band are fans of Slim Thug
If You Like This, Chances Are You’ll Like: Civil War reenactments, singing about drinking whiskey when your bedtime routine actually consists of a cup of green tea and the latest Nora Roberts
Odds of Wearing a Hat: None
Because He/She’s Bald? Mostly because, like Rascal Flatts and other of their modern Nashville brethren, Lady Antebellum doesn’t seem like they want to claim any kinship with real country music
Odds of Onstage Injury: We wouldn’t be that lucky
More Compelling Acts at This Year’s Rodeo: Just about all of them. Except, of course, for the Black Eyed Peas.
This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2010.
