Poyen's Moore to sing

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

LITTLE ROCK — Justin Moore knows about the small-town life he celebrates in his hit "Small Town U.S.A."

He's from the small town of Poyen, population 272, in Grant County.

Moore is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Friday at The Village, Asher and University avenues. Doors open at 7, and tickets are $16 in advance, $20 at the door. For information, go to www.thevillagelive.com or call (501) 570-0300.

"Small Town U.S.A." has broken into the Top 20 of Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Moore also has a new six-song extended play recording, You Asked For It (Valory Music). It includes "Small Town U.S.A." and his previous hit, "Back That Thing Up." The EP is available exclusively at iTunes.

For more on Moore, go to: thevalorymusicco.

com/justinmoore or www.

myspace.com/moorejustin music.

Weekend, Pages 35 on 06/25/2009