Tag Archives: Smoke & Barrel Tavern

Kentucky Knife Fight (that’s a band, not an activity) comes to Fayetteville

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

Art Amiss toughens up for latest compilation

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

Carrie Nation invades a whiskey bar… and everything will be fine

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

The best Northwest Arkansas concerts of 2011

January 2nd, 2012 at 5:03 am

Welcome to 2012. Now that we’re through the New Year’s Eve shows, it feels like a good time to reminisce about the best concerts of the year that was. Here were the rules, which were pretty simple: The show had … Continue reading

Get you some Hip Hop History

November 23rd, 2011 at 11:51 am

I’m not the most qualified when it comes to providing a history lesson on hip hop. Thankfully, there are some folks around Fayetteville who can do just that. Specifically, DJ EJ and several of his friends, who gathered a couple … Continue reading

The weekend in music, with Candy Lee and more

November 11th, 2011 at 5:03 am

Hey. It’s fall. You should be listening to live music. That might be a little bit (or a lot) of a non sequitur, but both are true. You should probably also be checking out some art. So… how about some … Continue reading

The weekend in music with 400 Blows and more

October 7th, 2011 at 5:03 am

So, it’s Saturday night. The Arkansas-Auburn game is over, and you’re looking for a place to celebrate (or, and let’s hope not, mourn). What to do? How about some live music? Well… More than dozen years after forming, Los Angeles … Continue reading

The weekend in music, with Jamey Johnson and more

September 30th, 2011 at 5:03 am

If you aren’t finding live music this weekend, well, you aren’t trying hard enough. Just follow the rumble of the motorcycles from Bikes, Blues & BBQ and you’ll end up around some. Specifically, there is music at the Dickson Street … Continue reading

The weekend in music with Robert Earl Keen and more

September 16th, 2011 at 5:03 am

I’ve got a feeling this weekend’s gonna be a good one. Let’s make it so, and with music… On the heels of the release of his 16th studio album, “Ready for Confetti,” songwriter Robert Earl Keen will perform Saturday (Sept. … Continue reading

Tonight in tunes: The Shones at Smoke & Barrel

September 15th, 2011 at 11:09 am

New York popsters The Shondes are back in Fayetteville for a show tonight (Sept. 15) at the Smoke & Barrel Tavern. The quartet is preparing to release a new album, “Searchlights,” on Sept. 20. The concert is free and expected … Continue reading