Why intern Jess likes country music

Posted by Jess Kasza, ArtsQuest’s marketing intern and proud country fan

Country Music.

I have come to find that those two words have the tendency to make people cringe.  Others, such as myself, get excited to when they hear anyone talking about country music.

The thing is, country music isn’t shallow club music or something created solely by a computer. When you listen to Lady Gaga or Ke$ha (don’t get me wrong, I like me some Gaga now and then) it is just the same thing over and over again to beats created on garage band or something.

What I like about country is that for the most part the songs have heart and a purpose.  Gags and Ke$h may play to the intoxicated college kid but country music applies to real life people and problems. And, despite common belief, not all country music is going to lull you to sleep with slow melodies and painful tunes.

So next time instead of turning on Bruno Mars or the newly revamped Black Eyed Peas (my ears even hurt during the Super bowl and I’m 20, I can’t imagine what poor John Madden was thinking) try some Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert or Steve Azar (5.4 at the Musikfest Cafe) instead!