Author: Jennifer Pernicano

My name is Jen, and I live in San Diego, California! I am a mom of two, a wife, a Girl Scout volunteer, a former college soccer player at Santa Monica College and Cal State San Marcos, and a passionate country music fan. I married a fellow country music lover, and our first dance at our wedding was to “I Cross My Heart” by George Strait, sung live by Country Rebel artist Dawn Beyer.

My first country concert experience was at Stagecoach in 2011. I remember vividly when Rascal Flatts announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed and led the entire crowd in a USA chant. I still have chills!

Since then, I’ve been hooked. San Diego might have a shortage of live country music, but I know where to go to find it. I have seen some of the biggest names at the biggest venues and won’t stop until I see my bucket list of country artists. I have seen Luke Bryan at Dodger Stadium, George Strait at Gillette Stadium, Luke Combs at Soldier Field, and Morgan Wallen at Petco Park. Some of the other live shows I’ve attended are Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Alabama, Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Riley Green, Maren Morris, Sam Hunt, Lady A, Brad Paisley, and many more.

My kids are being raised on country music and they even came to see Luke Combs with us! It was quite hilarious to watch a 3-year-old and 5-year-old scream the lyrics, “Long neck ice cold beer never broke my heart!”

I enjoy watching the Food Network and visiting Guy Fieri’s chain of restaurants and restaurants that have appeared on “Diner’s, Drive-Ins, and Dives.” As a huge women’s soccer fan and supporter of the US Women’s National Team, I am a season ticket member for the San Diego Wave FC pro team. My family and I are also on a years-long quest to visit every MLB ballpark. 13 down, 17 to go!