February 3rd, 2012 at 5:03 am
Punxsutawney Phil may have spotted his shadow yesterday, but if it means more 60-plus-degree days, we’ll take it. And as the winter blazes on (with the threat of heavy storms today, even!), things will be hot inside Legacy Blues tonight, … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: GoodFolk Productions, jazz organists, Joey DeFrancesco, Legacy Blues, Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart
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February 2nd, 2012 at 9:57 am
Perpetual Groove plays a “Sweet Oblivious Antidote.” What kind of poison/malady they are saving people from, I’m not sure. If you’re looking to preview one of the artists performing at this summer’s Wakarusa festival, tonight (Feb. 2) is a good … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: George's Majestic Lounge, Perpetual Groove fayetteville, PGroove, Wakarusa lineup 2012
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February 1st, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Kentucky Knife Fight — a quintet from St. Louis, and not Kentucky — make a sound combining elements of punk, blues and rockabilly. The band, according to its website, “create(s) songs about desperate people doing desperate things in places they … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: Kentucky Knife Fight band, Smoke & Barrel Tavern
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January 31st, 2012 at 8:59 am
Negotiations continue to keep the Arkansas Music Pavilion at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in future years, but for 2012, the venue will be elsewhere. AMP owner Walton Arts Center announced Monday afternoon that because lease negotiations between mall management and … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: AMP 2012 concert schedule, Arkansas Music Pavilion, Arkansas Music Pavilion moves, Big Gigantic, Northwest Arkansas Mall, Washington County Fairgrounds
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January 30th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
In addition to being a really good percussionist, Mickey Hart is a drum scholar who has studied rhythms all over the world. Above is one of those stories. Wakarusa created a little bit of a buzz when it announced that … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: Dave Schools, George's Majestic Lounge, Grateful Dead members, Mickey Hart Band, Mickey Hart tour, Widespread Panic members
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January 27th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Art Amiss has released several compilation albums that chronicle the various genres in Northwest Arkansas. This one stands to be the heaviest of them all, and for several reasons. The newest compilation “The Hills Have Amps” will be released tonight … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: Art Amiss, Lightbulb Detective Agency, Northwest Arkansas metal, Potions, Smoke & Barrel Tavern, vinyl albums, Vore
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January 27th, 2012 at 9:03 am
Take a whiff. A good deep one… What’s that wafting in? Hopefully, breakfast, with coffee… but there’s something else, too…. it’s…. the weekend. Which means you should enjoy it, which further means you should watch some live music. Where, you … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: Art Amiss metal album, electronica in Fayetteville, Evan Dando, George's Majestic Lounge, Glory Bones, Lightbulb Club, The Crystal Method, The Lemonheads, Well Well Well
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January 25th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
The Kansas outfit Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy, named after the famous temperance crusader, will return to Fayetteville for a show Thursday (Jan. 26) at Smoke & Barrel Tavern. The group mixes bluegrass and brass instruments for a sound the … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy, Smoke & Barrel Tavern
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January 24th, 2012 at 11:33 am
Life is good for musician Keb’ Mo’. He has a family. He has three Grammy Awards. And yet, he plays the blues. “I love the blues, but I don’t have the blues,” he tells Northwest Arkansas Media features editor Becca … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: Anders Osborne, contemporary blues, Keb Mo, Walton Arts Center
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January 23rd, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Fitz and the Tantrums are coming to Wakarusa. The name of the song, “Moneygrabber,” is not a commentary on the band or the festival. In my rush to get the full Wakarusa lineup online last last week, I didn’t take … Continue reading →
Author: Kevin Kinder
Tags: Avett Brothers, George's Majestic Lounge, Girl Talk, Primus, Wakarusa 2012 lineup, Wakarusa artist, Wakarusa facts
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