When he isn’t performing as the lead singer of his two Austin, Texas-based bands, Grass and Groovin’ Ground, Mo Pair likes to try something different. As a solo performer, Pair blends guitar, bass, recorder, American Indian drums and vocals into his folksy, down-home Americana sound. Pair has released four solo albums, his most recent of [...]
Wade Ogle’s voice was once a familiar one in Northwest Arkansas’ music scene. He performed as the frontman of many groups, including Dali Automatic, Delta Spacemen and Honey Died. But it has been seven years since the owner of The Lightbulb Club and Dickson Theater has stepped behind a microphone and sang. He’ll change that [...]
Hilly Kristal probably didn’t know he would become a major player in the American music scene when he opened a small bar and music club in New York City in 1973.
In fact, his venue was called CBGB because he wanted it to feature country, bluegrass and blues. Instead, it became the home for punk [...]
Before embarking on a national tour opening for bands such as Saves the Day, Senses Fail and New Found Glory, Chicago-area rockers Dr. Manhattan will headline a local show. The band will join Nightlife for Superheros for a 7 p.m. show Aug. 24 at The Music Hall, 2147 N. College Ave., in Fayetteville. It seems [...]
Classes began Aug. 20 for most schools, including the University of Arkansas, thus spawning events with back-to-school themes that are geared toward introducing the next crop of students to life in Fayetteville.
Here, then, is some Rock 101:
Fayetteville’s own Benjamin Del Shreve will help initiate Dickson Street neophytes into the local music scene with a Back-to-School [...]
The compact disc. It was 25 years ago Aug. 17 that the first CDs rolled off the assembly line. A story about the anniversary appears here.
Although CDs are still the recording industry’s No. 1 moneymaker, the speed at which they leave shelves is fading fast.
I do have plenty of digital music files, but until something [...]
During the Nace Brothers Band’s happy hour concert Aug. 17 at George’s Majestic Lounge, a Kansas City-based filmmaker will capture video and audio for an upcoming project. The band said that five cameras are being used in the process, so it’s possible someone can show up and find themselves captured in a live DVD of [...]
After another sweltering day, it sounds like a perfect time to treat yourself to some grape-flavored ice cream and the just-as-sweet sounds of one of the country’s best bluegrass musicians.
Tonight at the Tontitown Grape Festival, mandolin player/fiddler/guitarist/uber-talented vocalist Rhonda Vincent and her backing band, The Rage, will perform a free concert at 9 p.m.
Vincent has [...]
Fans of Van Halen - and not Van Hagar - can hope this time is the one. Because after a few false starts, the hair-metal titans have announced that this time, for sure, they will be touring with lead singer David Lee Roth. This tour was originally scheduled for earlier this year, but Eddie Van [...]
Not so long ago, Noah Earle was in Hollywood, Calif., working for a subsidiary of Disney. But the pop songs he was asked to created weren’t a good fit for the Kansas native who was raised on gospel and the blues. He returned to the Midwest in 2005, settled in Missouri and began to create [...]