Tag Archives: Wakarusa
Wakarusa announces third round of artists, which completes lineup
January 19th, 2012 at 11:07 am
No doubt about it, The Avett Brothers are performing at Wakarusa. Above is their song “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise.” With two of the three Wakarusa lineup announcements already made, the biggest question that remained was in regard … Continue reading
The wonderful, wacky world of the Waka Winter Classic
January 18th, 2012 at 9:53 am
The temperatures outside may not say winter, but the marquee at George’s Majestic Lounge will on Thursday (Jan. 19) night. The Dickson Street venue is the home for the Waka Winter Classic, a battle of the bands competition that will … Continue reading
Guess who is coming to Wakarusa???
January 3rd, 2012 at 10:57 am
A montage of footage from previous Wakarusa fests can be found above. And, yeah, the festival really is this cool. We don’t know either, except for in a few cases. That’s why the headline says guess. But with the part … Continue reading
Want to play at Wakarusa? Here’s how…
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:53 pm
You know about Wakarusa, right? That gigantic, four-day music festival with more than 100 bands and as many as six stages of music happening simultaneously? Well, don’t you want your band to perform there? Here’s how it could happen. Each … Continue reading
Wakarusa announces 2012 festival dates
October 31st, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Wakarusa was a big holiday from real life. It returns this year from May 31 to June 3. Above is headliner My Morning Jacket performing “One Big Holiday.” The video above is from Bonnaroo, actually, because the video and sound … Continue reading
On the way: Beats Antique, Oct. 24 at George’s
September 22nd, 2011 at 9:31 am
Feel a little Middle Eastern? This song and dance will take you there if you don’t. It’s called “Egyptic” and is from the band Beats Antique. This live performance happened at Lollapalooza. Beats Antique certainly made the festival run this … Continue reading
Recapping Wakarusa 2011: Big bands, big deal
June 13th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Six months from now, when we look back at Wakarusa, what will our memories of the festival be? I know what I’m likely to think: I’ll remember the big acts, groups like Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, My Morning Jacket, … Continue reading
Day 3 of Wakarusa 2011 bands, with Mumford and Sons, Ben Harper and more
June 5th, 2011 at 10:21 am
All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. Click on any image for a larger view. Wakarusa festival director Brett Mosiman told me that he hopes to book bands that are peaking when they arrive at the festival. There are many … Continue reading
Day two of Wakarusa 2011 bands, with My Morning Jacket, Sharon Jones and more
June 4th, 2011 at 10:58 am
All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. Click on any photo for a larger version. By about 3 p.m. on Friday (June 3) afternoon, the main stage area was full of campers. By that time, of course, dozens more acts … Continue reading