Posts Tagged ‘Johnny Cash’
Concert Wrap: George Thorogood, March 7 @ WAC
Monday, March 8th, 2010
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
“I know I’m full of (crap), but I’m having a good time,” George Thorogood told a crowd gathered to watch him perform March 7 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
And that pretty much sums it up.
George Thorogood, approaching 60 years of age, is still full of vim and vigor. He’s still got chops on guitar. He’s still got a few moves, too, as he spent a good part of the evening wriggling about onstage, shaking his hips or spinning in circles while playing his white Gibson guitar.
But Thorogood isn’t the best guitarist you’ll ever see. His stage show isn’t the most advanced, although the LED video boards that flanked him on both sides of his spot in the middle of the stage had their moments. And, heck, he doesn’t even play that many of his own songs, making hits instead of blues standards by John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley and more.
But, you know what? He’s on to something. When you’re having as he was on Sunday night, it’s hard not so share some of that enthusiasm.
Tags: Bo Diddley, George Thorogood, Hank Williams, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Cash, Moreland & Arbuckle, Walton Arts Center
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Climbing the rungs with The Avett Brothers
Friday, August 14th, 2009
The Avett Brothers are moving onward and upward. Here, they sing a song called “November Blue,” a tune about leaving. They perform tonight at the Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival.
It’s been a slow and steady climb to success for The Avett Brothers.
They started gigging in their native North Carolina as a rootsy respite from a more straight-ahead rock group. They started to get a following and went on tour. As an independent band, they saw their 2008 EP “The Second Gleam,” hit No. 82 on the Billboard album charts when it debuted, quite a feat for a band without major-label backing.
They’ve also established themselves as a major concert draw. They will headline tonight’s (Aug. 14) festivities at the Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival near Ozark. They are scheduled to perform from about 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
The group, composed of brothers Scott and Seth Avett and friend Bob Crawford, have taken what they hope will be the next move upward. Since releasing “The Second Gleam,” the brothers have signed with American Recordings, owned by Rick Rubin. Rubin’s producing credits are extensive, and he is credited with helping revive Johnny Cash‘s career in the late ’90s.
Crawford recently spoke with the Northwest Arkansas Times about the band’s ascension, which he compared to climbing a ladder. He also talked about touring and the band’s new album, “I And Love And You,” which will be released on Sept. 29.
He also chatted about the band’s performance at last year’s Harvest Festival.
You can read the story here.
The festival continues through Aug. 15.
Tickets are still available and are $94/two-day pass, $59/Saturday-only pass. Get them on the festival Web site or by calling (866) 667-1919.
Click on the ‘more’ link below for a schedule of the remaining performances.
See you there.
Tags: Johnny Cash, Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival, Rick Rubin, The Avett Brothers
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Read More Here — Ben Nichols' busy days
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Lucero
The boys of Lucero are no stranger to Fayetteville.
And they’re coming back. The Memphis-based band will perform tonight (Jan. 23) at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.
Lead singer and Little Rock native Ben Nichols recently chatted with the Northwest Arkansas Times, offering a status report of sorts about his band and his NUMEROUS projects.
Read more about that here. For exclusive content, which wouldn’t fit in our newspaper story, click the ‘more’ link below.
The concert begins at 9:30 p.m. Songwriter Cory Branan opens. Tickets are $13 and available on the venue’s Web site.
We’ll see you at the show.
Tags: Ben Nichols, George's Majestic Lounge, Johnny Cash, Lucero, Social Distortion, The Hold Steady
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How (not) to become a rap star
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
This type of post isn’t normal fare for this blog, but something this sad and ridiculous all at the same time doesn’t happen very often.
Actor Joaquin Phoenix, clearly, has at least some music talent. He played Johnny Cash, after all, in the 2005 movie “I Walk the Line.”
Still, it was a little bizarre when Pheonix announced he was quitting acting to become, of all things, a rapper. And, stranger yet, that his transition to rap superstardom would be chronicled for a documentary by Casey Affleck, brother to Mr. Jennifer Garner.
Here is a clip of a the heavy-on-beard, light-on-rap-talent star’s debut performance, which took place recently at a club in Vegas.
Caution: There might be swear words in the videos, but it’s really difficult to understand anything he’s saying. REALLY DIFFICULT.
And here is him falling from the stage (and grace). No, really.
I’m thinking this is all one terrible, and terribly funny, joke.
Tags: Joaquin Pheonix, Johnny Cash
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