Hard Rock Cafe and KWNR present BIG KENNY

Through a joint partnership between “Vegas Country” 95.5 KWNR, Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas and country music recording artist Big Kenny, the local food bank Three Square will have an easier time feeding the hungry in Las Vegas this holiday season. On Sunday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., Big Kenny will perform a special charity concert inside the brand new Hard Rock LIVE music venue inside the Hard Rock Cafe at 3771 Las Vegas Boulevard South next to the Showcase Mall at the heart of the world-famous Las Vegas Strip.

The performance will be Big Kenny’s Las Vegas debut of music from his first solo album The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy. This special concert will take place at Hard Rock LIVE, a state-of-the-art concert venue accommodating 1,200 guests. The new Hard Rock Cafe is a 42,000 square foot multi-level facility featuring several areas for dining including an outdoor patio, two bars, a live music venue, as well as lounges with one of the best views of the city. For more information about Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas log onto www.hardrock.com/lasvegas or call 702.733.ROCK (7625).

Starting Tuesday, Oct 20, tickets will be available through donating nutritious canned good items to Three Square at KWNR hosted donation events. All dates, times and locations of the donation drop off sites are available by visiting www.kwnr.com (code word Kenny). Tickets will be available to anyone who brings a minimum of two canned food items to KWNR donation drop off locations. Everyone is eligible for up to two tickets per person.

As one half of the genre-bending super duo Big & Rich, "Big Kenny" Alphin has sold in excess of five million albums, opened sold-out stadium tours for Kenny Chesney, hit the amphitheaters with Tim McGraw, graced the covers of Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Country Weekly and was featured in such venerable magazines as Rolling Stone, People and many others. Big & Rich has been a mainstay on national TV having performed on every late night talk show, morning show and all things in between. His debut single from his Glotown/Love Everybody, LLC label is “Long After I'm Gone,” from his October 27 release, The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy. Also an accomplished songwriter, Big Kenny was named the BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2005, and has written several top 10 hits for artists such as Tim McGraw ("Last Dollar Fly Away"), Gretchen Wilson ("Here For The Party") and Jason Aldean ("Hicktown" and "Amarillo Sky").