Touring on the strength of the band’s August release, “The Altar and the Door,” Casting Crowns will appear at the Fort Smith Convention Center on April 28.
All three of the band’s albums have been certified as Gold-selling, and the most recent debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Album chart. A single from that album, [...]
Scary news from the land of not-real guitar playing.
Gibson, the makers of real guitars (as in the ubiquitous Les Paul models) has filed suit against several retailers, including Wal-Mart and Target, for selling the “Guitar Hero” video games.
The suit follows one already filed against Activision, the company that makes “Guitar Hero.”
The problem? Gibson said it [...]
Now back on land after performing on John Mayer’s Mayercraft Carrier Cruise — a touring, cruising, floating concert — Dave Barnes is already back on the road. The Nashville, Tenn., songwriter will visit Fayetteville’s Dickson Theater on April 2, just one day after the release of his newest album, “Me & You & The World.” [...]
We spoke for about a half an hour with Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys, who will perform at 8 p.m. March 29 at the Alma Performing Arts Center, and he relayed a lot of great information about his life and career that we couldn’t squeeze into today’s edition of “What’s Up!” Here [...]
Kinky Friedman campaigns in Texas in this image from 2006. ASSOCIATED PRESS photo.
As Eureka Springs celebrates culture during the upcoming May Festival of the Arts, it’s going to bring in a cultural icon. Or counterculture icon, depending on your perspective.
Kinky Friedman, a part-time politician and full-time Texan, will appear May 10 at The Auditorium.
Friedman [...]
As H Bros Entertainment works to establish itself on the local market, it announces a new event: a battle of the bands, scheduled to take place April 25 at The Gypsy on Fayetteville’s Dickson Street.
It something that’s needed, argues Brandon Gonzalez, marketing director for H Bros.
“There hasn’t been a well-coordinated battle of the bands for [...]
Part of the proceeds from a Benjamin Del Shreve concert March 27 at the Old Post Office will be donated to a family devastated by a Bentonville fire.
As news reports relay the tragedy caused by a fire early Tuesday morning in Bentonville, several in the music community are readying themselves to help.
The fire claimed [...]
It’s hard to believe, but 50 years ago today scissor snips were heard around the world when a just-drafted Elvis Presley received his regulation Army haircut at Fort Chaffee.
Elvis served most of his duty in Germany, where he met his future wife, Priscilla, before his discharge in 1960.
An observance of the historic haircut was held [...]
The names of the band members are familiar, but perhaps not the band. New group 3 Penny Acre, which debuted earlier this month, will perform at 8 p.m. March 21 at GoodFolk Productions, 229 N. Block Ave., in Fayetteville. The collaboration is new, but the members have previously performed in such local groups as Wildwood, [...]
Live music will be returning to the patio at Jose’s Southwest Grille in Springdale, pictured above, on April 1. Other venues with patios will follow suit in the coming weeks. File photo.
Today (March 20), being the first day of a spring and one of those days where it’s too nice to be indoors, sounds [...]