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Your guide to Yonder's Harvest Festival
October 12th, 2010 at 11:11 am
It’s got a new (lengthy) name — Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival — and a new date, but organizers of the festival that begins on Thursday (Oct. 14) say it’s very much the same festival it has been … Continue reading
The Blue Man Group has arrived
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:13 pm
We know that the Blue Man Group is not strictly live music. But what exactly is Blue Man Group, then? It’s comedy, music and drama in equal parts, and it’s coming to our area for the first time. And for … Continue reading
On the Way: Kenny G, Sept. 19 @ WAC
July 29th, 2010 at 9:54 am
What’s cooler than a saxophone player? A saxophone player with awesome hair, that’s what. That means we could only be talking about one person. Yes, that’s right. Kenny G. According to his website, he will visit Fayetteville for a performance … Continue reading
On The Way: Ratatat, Sept. 29 @ George's
July 7th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Only one band sounds like Ratatat: Ratatat. The electro-rock duo is coming to Fayetteville in September. On the heels of the release of their new album “LP4,” New York electro-rock duo Ratatat will make a visit to Fayetteville, Pitchfork is … Continue reading
Kris Allen's homecoming
July 5th, 2010 at 10:23 am
Before “American Idol,” Kris Allen was just another singer-songwriter looking for a break — and sometimes, even a gig. The Conway native had struggled to get shows, he told us by phone before a recent concert of his in California. … Continue reading
The blues (and more) of JJ Grey
June 25th, 2010 at 11:19 am
Think you can define what kind of music JJ Grey and Mofro make? Good luck. JJ Grey has trouble putting a name to it himself. “I’m not good at playing the music genre game,” he tells me from Ann Arbor, … Continue reading
Ray Johnston: A survivor
June 25th, 2010 at 8:17 am
The chance of Ray Johnston — a walk-on player at the University of Alabama — playing in the NBA did not look good. Improbably, after months in a gym long after his college playing days were over, Johnston attended an … Continue reading
Joe Bonamassa's got the blues (and other genres, too)
March 26th, 2010 at 9:39 am
“Stop” what you’re doing and have a listen. Joe Bonamassa, who comes to the Walton Arts Center on Saturday, can play the guitar. He swears his concerts are not all guitar, all the time. But one listen to a Joe … Continue reading