You missed it, didn’t you? Perhaps you were at the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, which would be a valid excuse. Maybe some more of you were down on Dickson Street, catching a live music event there, and I can’t blame you for that.
But all of you sitting at home, wishing there were cool things to [...]
Koko Taylor
When Koko Taylor appeared onstage at The Auditorium in Eureka Springs on May 29, some 15 minutes after her band started playing, she received an immediate, well-deserved round of applause. A woman of her stature in the blues community has earned such accolades.
I didn’t know it at the time, but my feelings for [...]
It’s going to be a four-man showdown when NoLo, Selecta, Ben Armstrong and Bizar spin in a show that begins at 9 p.m. today at the UARK Bowl, 644 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. NoLo is half of electro-rock duo Miss Triangle and performs throughout his hometown of Springfield, Mo. He has performed with such [...]
The blues are in abundance this weekend in Eureka Springs, beginning this evening (May 29) with a headlining performance by Koko Taylor, the queen of the blues. Trampled Under Foot, pictured, winner of the 2008 International Blues Challenge, will serve as her opening act.
To read more about Taylor’s career, look here.
She is among the 70 [...]
Mr. Nicole Kidman, country star Keith Urban, is scheduled to perform in Fayetteville during the Wal-Mart Shareholder’s Meeting. He’ll be joined by a diverse and star-studded roster. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette file photo.
During the Wal-Mart Shareholders’ Meeting, which officially takes place June 5-6, the fair city of Fayetteville is invaded by thousands of employees from around the [...]
Ryan Tedder, vocalist for OneRepublic, puts some feeling into it. Photos by KEVIN KINDER, Northwest Arkansas Times.
As the Los Angeles by way of Oklahoma and Colorado band OneRepublic wrapped up their set and took a short break before coming out for an encore, one teenage male fan yelled, throwing his arms into the air [...]
The Good Fear
The name The Good Fear might not reverberate with those outside the local music scene. But some of the bands its members have played in might. Members of The Good Fear have been a part of such acts as Lucero, White Whale, The New Amsterdams, The All American Rejects and more.
Each, however, [...]
Those who caught Claire Holley at her performance last summer in Gulley Park in Fayetteville will get another chance to see her, this time in a more intimate setting. The Mississippi-born songwriter will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 29 at GoodFolk Productions, 229 N. Block Ave. in Fayetteville. The concert comes just two days after [...]
Moe., captured in between playing 25-minute-long songs.
Just posted on moe.’s Web site is a July 26 date at the Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville.
Moe. is a staple of the jam band scene and is a regular at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Milwaukee’s Summerfest, Langerado and its own moe.down near the members’ hometown of Buffalo, [...]
Rogers native and blues guitar whiz Kory Montgomery spent some time in Los Angeles recently, further honing his craft. The 19-year-old songwriter returns to play in Northwest Arkansas often, and in January he opened for B.B. King when the legendary musician performed in Eureka Springs. Now back in town full time, Montgomery has two local [...]