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The best albums of the 2011
December 25th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
After 11 1/2 months of listening to some pretty solid albums, here are my thoughts on the best albums of the year. I recently lamented I was having a difficult time deciding on a top record — there were a … Continue reading
Sowing his Solo Oates: John Oates Band at Uark Bowl
November 3rd, 2011 at 1:33 pm
When John Oates plays in Fayetteville on Thursday (Nov. 3), he won’t have his longstanding musical partner beside him, but he will have a full band and a host of new songs with him. Oates is one half of the … Continue reading
Hello, Harvest Fest
October 12th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
The lucky ones are on their way right now. For artists and those with early-entrance passes, the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival begins today (Oct. 12). For the rest of us, the events begin in earnest tomorrow (Oct. … Continue reading
Festival on the Border announces headliners: Dierks Bentley and The Fray
August 15th, 2011 at 9:19 am
Festival on the Border officials earlier this month announced the lineup and confirmed the event that will take place on Sept. 9-11 in Fort Smith. I went to the press conference. I wrote a story about it. And, then, I … Continue reading
Remembering the Ramones, with C.J. Ramone
July 20th, 2011 at 11:21 am
Got 2 and a half minutes? Listen to this then. And, while you’re at it, ‘Hurry hurry hurry, before I go insane!’ That’s right, listen now! The Ramones were so uncool they became cool. In the age of disco, they … Continue reading
The weekend in music, with George Jones and more
June 3rd, 2011 at 5:03 am
Perhaps big music festivals aren’t your thing. Perhaps you’re skipping Wakarusa. No big deal. There’s music in Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding areas, too. Crooner George Jones has hit No. 1 on the country charts several times with songs such … Continue reading
Concert Wrap: Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, April 17 @ WAC
April 18th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Early into his band’s performance on Sunday (4/17) night at the Walton Arts Center, Preservation Hall Jazz Band clarinet player Charlie Gabriel summed up the night quite well. He’d just heard his own band’s improvisational, earnest take on Hank Snow’s … Continue reading
New local music alert: What Army’s “Where The Skeletons Are”
December 15th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Fayetteville hard rockers What Army are preparing to release their third album, “Where The Skeletons Are,” at a show tonight (Dec. 15) at Rogue Pizza Co. The recording is a concept album about a friend’s series of nightmares. Admission to … Continue reading