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. Staind's Aaron Lewis brings his solo country act to the Fillmore Detroit on Saturday, Nov. Tickets $29.50-$59.50; 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com. Lead singer for heavy metal band Staind, Aaron Lewis continues his journey into country corners with this tour to support last year’s recording, “Sinner,” in a B-93 Radio-affiliated show at 20 Monroe Live. Lewis, 45, knows he’s bucking the establishment by setting aside metal for Nashville. Selected concerts: Macklemore, Ryan Lewis coming to the Fox Theatre. Just 35 minutes north of Sioux Falls, SD, Royal River Casino fulfills every entertainment and relaxation need with a casino filled with the loosest slots, highest payouts, black jack, roulette and poker!

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Known for his outspokenness, impassioned live show and Outlaw Country tunes, Aaron Lewis is back with a new album, the Buddy Cannon-produced STATE I’M IN (The Valory Music Co.). Lewis wrote six of the 10 tracks, which also features cuts by acclaimed songwriters Dan Tyminski and the late Keith Whitley, among others. STATE I’M IN is the follow-up to SINNER, which went No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums, Top 200 Albums, and Top Digital Albums Charts upon release chart and blasts through today’s Country music doldrums like a shot of 100-proof whiskey, with the singer making zero compromises with either himself or the restrictions of a format that seems to have abandoned its rougher tendencies in favor of pop and ‘70s rock inclinations largely lacking in grit. Lewis, who fronted the wildly-successful Rock group Staind, has sold 13 million albums worldwide and four consecutive top three debuts on Billboard’s Top 200, including the single “It’s Been Awhile,” which remains the most-played rock song of the decade.