Category Archives: Concert Wrap
Harvest Fest day two in photos
October 15th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. Click on any image to see a larger version. While the music is great, that’s not all there is to see and do at Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival. Above … Continue reading
Harvest Festival returns: Photos and reviews from the first day
October 14th, 2011 at 10:51 am
Click on any image to see a larger version. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. About 30 minutes into a two hour set by his band, Yonder Mountain String Band bassist Ben Kauffman spied the swirling masses in … Continue reading
Concert Review: Needtobreathe and Ben Rector, Oct. 7 at the AMP
October 8th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
In what will serve as the sendoff party for the Arkansas Music Pavilion as we know it, one of the largest crowds in recent AMP history watched two up-and-comers in the pop rock world on a near-perfect evening, weather wise. … Continue reading
The Ozark Blues Challenge winners are…
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 am
Play that harp, Ray. The song is “Roll It Down.” He’ll be playing at the International Blues Challenge as a representative of the Ozark Blues Society. On Wednesday (Sept. 7) night at George’s Majestic Lounge, about a dozen acts competed … Continue reading
Concert review: Girl Talk and The Fray at Festival on the Border in Fort Smith, Sept. 10
September 11th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Let me tell you this: I’d hate to be on cleanup duty for the Festival on the Border. Specifically, I’d hate to clean up after the evening’s headliner, Girl Talk, was done with the crowd of about 4,000 who gathered for … Continue reading
Concert review: Huey Lewis and The News, Sept. 9 in Fayetteville
September 10th, 2011 at 11:27 am
In honor of the LPGA golf tournament that brought Huey Lewis and The News to Dickson Street for a free concert on Friday (Sept. 9), let’s use a golf analogy to describe it. Lewis’ front nine effort was a bit … Continue reading
Concert review: Charlie Daniels Band, Sept. 2 at the AMP
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:23 am
The setlist was a little short. Charlie Daniels may have required a chair to sit on late in the set. And even then, there were extended moments, such as a lengthy instrumental band showcase, that afforded Daniels a break. But, … Continue reading
Concert Wrap: Chris Young and Colt Ford at the Arkansas Music Pavilion
July 30th, 2011 at 9:07 am
The too-warm-for-comfort temperatures accomplished only one thing: It made sure the clothes that accompanied the cowboy boots and hats were kept to a minimum. It certainly didn’t keep the crowds away from the show by Chris Young and Colt Ford … Continue reading
Concert review: The B-52s at the Arkansas Music Pavilion
July 15th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
The same thought kept coming back to me as I was watching The B-52s, who performed Thursday night (July 14) at the Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville. I wished I had watched them about 20 years earlier. That’s not to … Continue reading
The best of 2011 (so far)
July 6th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
You like Death Cab for Cutie? Yeah? Well, I do. So there. It’s seems like we do this every year at the same time: Taking a look at the Best of 2011 at the halfway point and hoping for the … Continue reading