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Court Yard Hounds ‘Sunshine’ – Single Review

If you’ve somehow managed to miss them, the Court Yard Hounds are comprised of Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, the two members of the Dixie Chicks who aren’t Natalie Maines. The duo released a self-titled album back in 2010, and are back in 2013 with new music. While their next full-length album(‘Amelita’) is not due until July 16, they released a 4-song EP on June 11 and the lead single ‘Sunshine’ on June 10.

Baby news! A Dixie Chick is pregnant

Oh I love me some good baby news.  

Emily Robison, the dark haired Chick of The Dixie Chicks and Court Yard Hounds is pregnant with her fourth baby, but first with her boyfriend Martin Strayer. 

Emily's rep confirmed the news to Us Weekly on Thursday, saying, "She's excited!"

Emily is due in early September.  The new baby will join Emily's other children, twins Juliana Tex and Henry Benjamin, 7, and Charles Augustus, 9.

Congrats to Emily and the rest of the family. 

Dixie Chicks nearly smooshed in Canada

 

Wow, scary stuff.

Last weekend, July 17th, during the Ottawa Bluesfest in Canada, the main stage dramatically collapsed on rock band Cheap Trick during a severe thunderstorm.

Perhaps someone upstairs wasn't a fan?

Luckily no one was severely hurt in the collapse and all of the Cheap Tricksters made it out alive.  The group later took to their Facebook page to say, “everyone is okay and we are so lucky to be alive and hope that all the fans are okay too."

But Cheap Trick wasn't the only band nearly squished in the freak accident, two-thirds of the Dixie Chicks, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, who make up one-whole of the band Court Yard Hounds, were also there when the stage collapsed.  

The duo had just finished their own set on the main stage and were standing on the sidelines watching Cheap Trick when the stage came tumbling down.  Luckily Martie and Emily were also uninjured and went on to perform at the Musikfest Café as scheduled Monday.