Want to go to the Three 6 Mafia show on Oct. 24?
Don’t want to pay $38 for a ticket?
Does $30 sound a bit more reasonable?
Here’s how to get the discounted price: Go to 36tickets.com. After selecting how many tickets you’d like to purchase, you’ll be prompted to enter a special promotional code.
Type in ‘36′ to [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 29, 2008 at 11:58 am
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If there were stars in this show, they were inanimate ones.
The two most interesting things at Friday night’s headlining Bikes, Blues & BBQ concert by The Allman Brothers Band were the guitars of Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, a sunburst-colored Gibson and a red Gibson, respectively.
Together, those two instruments cast an intriguing, compelling cascade of [...]
Filed under: Concert Wrap, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 27, 2008 at 12:55 pm
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A veteran of the Vans Warped Tour and labels such as Tooth & Nail and Capitol Records, the Virginia-based band Mae will make an appearance in Fayetteville as the University of Arkansas’ Fall Free Concert. The event takes place at 9 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Chi Omega Greek Theater on the university campus. The [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 26, 2008 at 6:01 am
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Above, The Allman Brothers Band performs “Midnight Rider,” with the current lineup.
If you live in Fayetteville, you’re already well aware of what is going on. The constant rumble of motorcycles has announced the arrival of Bikes, Blues & BBQ, which continues through Saturday (Sept. 27).
As for the music, the event’s headlining concert takes place tomorrow [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 25, 2008 at 4:33 pm
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By Tuesday evening, Bikes, Blues & BBQ was already bearing down on the quiet burg of Fayetteville. Many vendors were already set up in a sea of white tents, and the extra exhaust rattles were already undeniable.
But it was a very un-motorcycle crowd that showed up for the Sept. 23 concert by indie rockers Conor [...]
Filed under: Concert Wrap, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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In the world of indie rock, there aren’t many names more instantly recognizable than the tandem of Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis.
Oberst was the front man of Bright Eyes; Lewis, in addition to her work with Rilo Kiley, is a solo artist. Her new album, “Acid Tongue,” debuts today (Sept. 23).
Their much-talked-about joint trek across [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 23, 2008 at 11:39 am
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It’s already been tough year for the Arkansas Music Pavilion, and it just got a little more so.
An e-mail sent this morning confirms that the Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby concert scheduled for Oct. 3 at the Fayetteville venue has been canceled.
This comes after a lightning storm canceled Pat Benatar’s concert at the venue just [...]
Filed under: Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 23, 2008 at 10:06 am
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Although no one from our newsroom was at the Robert Cray show Sept. 18 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Michelle Parks, from our sister publication the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette, was.
Read her take here.
Filed under: Concert Wrap, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 22, 2008 at 9:23 am
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The Allman Brothers Band is not into nostalgia.
It’s why guitar whiz Derek Trucks describes the seven-piece outfit as a “living, breathing band,” one that takes the stage with a new set list each evening and one whose goal is to be spontaneous every night.
The 29-year-old guitarist and nephew of Allman Brothers drummer and founding member [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 19, 2008 at 6:05 am
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In addition to the rumble of the thousands of motorcycles that will invade Fayetteville during the ninth annual Bikes, Blues & BBQ, there will be other sounds, ones that won’t be so monotonous, hopefully.
The ‘blues ‘element of the motorcycle rally begins 7 p.m. Sept. 24 with a performance by Ocie Fisher and the Hipp Doggs [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: September 19, 2008 at 6:03 am
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