Yeeeee-haaaawww. The Edge, 260 California Ave., Palo Alto, hosts a rare country music show on Monday, June 29, with hot newcomer David Kersh.

Kersh first experienced success with his debut single, "Goodnight Sweetheart," and the album of the same name. Now he's back on the road supporting "If I Never Stop Loving You," his second project for Curb Records. Kersh is quickly becoming a road veteran, having spent 90 percent of the last two years touring.

With "If I Never Stop Loving You," Kersh attempted to capture the fire of his high-energy live shows. And the high-spirited Texan believes he has achieved that with tunes such as the rocking "The Faster I Go."

"That song reminds me of myself," Kersh admits. "It's high energy, and it's a little bit on the wild side."

He also wraps his lustrous baritone around aching ballads like "It's Out of My Hands" and "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out."

"When singing ballads, you must find a power within that drives you to deliver the words. In the studio, capturing that live energy is our objective," he explained. "Sometimes, I felt myself just singing the song because there was so much emotion and so much feeling in the lyrics that I didn't consciously feel myself putting a lot of effort into it--it just happened. Other times, I found myself wanting to draw as much as I could from myself, while developing a mental picture from the words."