Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind when the words spoon and music are combined is the tapping of water-filled glasses. The Spoon playing a free show at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Chi Omega Greek Theater on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, however, must be a little more appealing. The [...]
“American Idol” may be on a break right now, but its performers certainly are not. Kellie Pickler, who appeared on the show’s 2006 sesason, is among those who didn’t win but found fame anyway.
Following her sixth-place finish, she inked a deal with series creator Simon Fuller’s record company, and the resulting album, “Small Town Girl” [...]
It appears the conflict that forced ZZ Top to cancel their appearance in Northwest Arkansas just an hour after it was scheduled wasn’t such a big deal after all.
As of 9:45 a.m. Sept. 17, the concert is back on, Bikes, Blues & BBQ reports.
According to a press release issued by Shark Media, the concert’s promoter, [...]
The annual Masque and Veil Festival continues through Saturday at the Dartroom and Urban Table, both in Fayetteville. Featured at the event - which is billed as a collection of dark, independent music - are DJs and musicians who specialize in trance, industrial, electro and other genres. Scheduled are Los Angeles-based The Last Dance, Baltimore’s [...]
In e-mails received at 9:27 a.m. Thursday morning, Bikes Blues & BBQ announced that classic rockers ZZ Top would be the headlining music act at the October event.
Tickets were to go on sale Sept. 17 through Ticketmaster, except…
According to the Louisiana-based concert promotion company involved with the show, in an e-mail sent to the [...]
As for big-time reunions, first came the Police, then Van Halen and now, the granddaddy of them all…
Led Zeppelin. Sellers of around 200 million albums, the heavy rock titans are officially playing at least one show, a tribute show honoring Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records. An announcement of the event can be read here.
Zeppelin [...]
Lynam is southern rock but only in the sense that the three brothers who make up the band are from Alabama. The trio from Birmingham are more reminiscent of ’80s glam rock than any other genre. But it’s a style that has worked for them: Their debut album, “Slave to the Machine,” landed them tours [...]
New Mexico rockers Soular have nearly made Fayetteville their surrogate home, stopping by at least three times this year alone.
Perhaps Fayetteville has learned what many critics have already voiced: Soular makes infectious, Brit-pop influenced rock ‘n’ roll. Kind of a lighter version of Muse or Radiohead, Soular is nothing if not catchy.
They’re scheduled to perform [...]
Although the Shop Boyz keep encouraging us to “Party Like a Rockstar” every time we turn on the radio, a new study alledges — and here comes a shocker — the rock star life is bad for your health.
How bad? Well, according to the study, a charted hit triples the risk of death for stars [...]
Trisha Yearwood is much more than just Mrs. Garth Brooks. The country singer has an impressive collection of music awards of her own, including three Grammys and eight No. 1 singles, and memorable songs such as “She’s In Love With the Boy,” “Thinkin’ About You” and “XXXs and OOOs (An American Girl).” She kicks off [...]